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There is a modern-ish simulator here: https://thapen.itch.io/painted-ocean The tutorial level on how to get the ship pointed in the right direction and moving out of the harbour wi…

You can tack, but usually you can't do it just with the rudder. As you are turning towards the wind, keep the topsail braced up (and loosen the headsails). You need to be able to t…

It does! But having the simulation right there helps you learn them. I had two main questions to answer when making this. First, how does ship physics work anyway; second, what is …

I'm glad you liked it. I'd be happy to know about anything from its behaviour that feels badly off from a real tall ship.

The seamanship book was a reference for a lot of this.

Yes, those books were one of the main inspirations for making this, and a lot of stuff in them made more sense after working on it.

This is a simulator of a frigate from about 1800. It has realistic physics, tuned to match historical performance. The UI is based around commands given in period naval language. R…