Originally posted by Yojo0o:

The wind angle is pretty generous in this game. Unless the wind is heading directly from the direction you're heading, you should be able to always sail either directly or almost directly towards where you're going. If you can't, just try tacking.

Wind is pretty much necessary, right? Or are you suggesting that your sails should always be full in any direction you're sailing? That would seem pretty silly to me.

It would be nice if it worked that way. You can't tack. I've tried and tried. The wind just shifts to oppose you.

If you have a headwind you can always turn around and go the other way, right? But NOOOOO! The wind wants to be about 15 degrees off your bow (30 degrees total). This is where it doesn't do you any good. You can't go very far before it shifts there. If you have the Moder power you can have the wind at your back for half your journey. The rest of the time you have to row.

If it weren't for the @#$% contrary wind sailing in this game would be fun. People would want to do it and then maybe they could let us teleport metals.