that glitch isnt very old... and I'm glad they repaired it. AS much as I spout about them fixing glitches, in the last few months since this glitch has been around I've noticed many pirates getting 'lazy'... not learing how to shoot properly, poor aim, bd choices in cannon ammo picks...
Sailing was nver REALLY hard to begin with - if players took the time to level up gradually, get their lighting and practive with it while doing quests on smaller ships to get the masts, learning to sail properly to avoid ships so when it came time to get big ships they were ready to do it...
Yes, the glitch was fun for exploring NPC ships (like hunting for the infamous Ghost Captain... though many of us only ever found high level Raiders on them boats
) - but besides that it was making a lot of pirates... NOT be pirates!
So 'pirate-up', learn your skills, and in a short time you wont even miss the glitch
There are bigger arguments to tackle than this in the game *whips pen back out for arguing Hex and KH Fence hehe*