Game is now impossible?

[Davy]

All you have to do is observe them. Jack Sparrow wouldn't sail right by Davy Jones' ship and say "Hey Davy, don't shoot at me, I'm just passing through mate!" He'd avoid Davy's ship and take extra time to go around it.

[Peggo]

Matey, you need a bigger ship! Do some of the quest around Port Royal and earn yourself some gold.
And join the crew of another player to get a little revenge on those scurvy ships that keep sinking you. Besides you makes some nice coin to boot. As you level up you get more gold too.
The teleport quests are a big help. Finish them up as soon as possible.

[WDSnav]

I have a light galleon but I don't even make it as far as I do with a sloop.

[Talion]

i use a light sloop all the time if im just running from one place to the other, and i never have these problems unless i stop to look at the ships or try to attack them. even if i just set a cores and go strait through the middle of them. you can for sure sail around them. if all else fails hit your full sail and dodge the cannanballs.