and as for turning circles, im not much of a sailor at all, but ships could turn could they not? i found the turning circles quite a nice big arc and not violent quick turns. in my attempt at the naval battle i sailed my line past theirs then began turning back with my lead ships and it took a nice big arc to spin round, i still dont see the major issue with the turning or was it just that i didnt exploit tiny turning circles at all? like i said not a sailor so enlighten me pls :)
They seemed to turn nice & slowly when in a group, but selected individually they turn very quickly.
Or at least the frigate in the Tutorial does.