Originally posted by electricdawn:

You should not go max speed in a storm. As for the suggestion to use the longship, I just found it:
a. too big for my needs as a single or even two player(s), and
b. too unwieldy, it takes forever to turn and is just too big to maneuver through small rivers.

So, I stick with the karve. Much smaller and much better handling. Just can't go that fast in a storm. ;)

That's silly. the Longboat is better in about all aspects of the game. It's also a lot faster which is reason alone to ditch the karve.

You shouldn't need to use small rivers anyways, just sail around the island or build your base near the open waters.

Sticking to the karve is handicapping yourself big time.