Originally posted by Hairbear:

Some times you just have to go the long way....After you kill Moder, she will give you the Forsaken Power. This power enables you to always have a tailwind while sailing.

Great, so every 20 minutes I'll get to have a tailwind for 5 minutes then it'll change to a headwind for the next 15 minutes so I'll still take an eternity to get anywhere.