I sail A LOT, and I haven't noticed any decrease in broadside accuracy... When I sail, I form a T with my ship and the enemy ship, as I am parked parallel with the front of the enemy as it sails toward me. Being parallel, I usually never miss and it's usually a matter of distance whether it will hit or not. Actually, at one point I thought they improved the accuracy so you never miss when you're really close.... o_O. But, I think it's because you were on vacation.... stuff like that happens to me too