Sailing Styles and What Players Prefer

[Shhlatkinz]

Circle or Galleon style when I'm alone or with a crew who doesn't want cannon rep.

Frigate style when both I and my crew mates (or just my crewmates) want rep (for the captain and gunners).

[Eliza Shipwrecker]

When I'm saliling alone, I often use what I think of as Stalker style. I get behind the enemy ship, and swing back and forth to hit them with my broadsides. It keeps me out of their range of fire, and I get extra damage for hitting the back of their ship.

[quill_fire]

When sailing alone I tend to get behind the ship and fire at the rear, quickly turning to get to my other broadside. When I have a crew, I fire my broadside from a fair distance, stop in the water and my crew fires at the ship as it turns to face us. We usually sink it before it has time to line up its broadsides and fire back. (The only downside to this is when you are in a spot where ship spawn regularly right next to you...)