SAILING
Ability to sail medium to large vessels using sails to catch air currents and thereby propel the vessel forward. It allows single-handed use on medium 1-2 sailed vessels, or as a team on larger or multi-sailed vessels. Without at least 1 Rating point in this skill no sailing may be attempted successfully.

Before Sail Rating can raise above 50, other skills are essential of at least half the Sailing Rating: Navigation, Leadership, Oratory.

Before Sail can raise above 75, Navigation and Leadership must be at least 75% of Sail Rating.

 
1-5 Incomplete training or inexperience, beginners' use. -5 penalty handling alone. Can not lead a team. -2 Manoeuvre alone.
6-15 Limited experience. -2 penalty handling alone. Can be part of team of up to 6 members, of which 50% must have competent Sailing Ratings. -1 manoeuvre alone.
16-20 Competent. Team member of up to 10 individuals of which at least 25% must have Competent Sailing Ratings. No lone handling penalty. -1 manoeuvre alone.
21-30 Advanced Team Member. Up to 10 individuals in team, of which 1 other must have Competent Sailing Rating or else treat as Competent.
31-50 Expert Team Member. Must have 2 other individuals with Sailing Rating of at least Limited Experience Rating on crewed vessels or else treat as Competent.
51-60 Team Leader. May lead Advanced members. May be part of crew of up to 20 others.
61-75 1st Mate. May lead up to 50 others, of which at least 10% must have Competent Ratings. In Medium sized vessels, gain +1 manoeuvre and +2 Handling in good conditions with at least 1 other crew member.
76-80 Captain. May run lone Medium vessel or team of 10+ others of which at least 1 must have Competent Rating. Gain +1 Manoeuvre and +2 Handling.
81-90 Captain of any vessel. Can lead 30+ others of which 10% must be Competent. +5 Handling to large vessels, +10 Handling to Medium vessels (+5 to team crews). +2 Manoeuvre.
91-98 Nelson, Ahab and Blackbeard salute you. +3 Manoeuvres to any vessel under sail and commanded by you. Handling alone +15 (+5 to team crews).
99-100 Can sail through a whirlpool on a pencil with a tissue as a sail. Gain Handling alone +20, +15 to team crews. +3 Manoeuvre to any vessel commanded by you.

Once sail Rating reaches 61 this skill may be used in place of Small Boat Use (Sail).

For each 25% less than the crew needed, Handling suffers a -10 penalty and -1 Manoeuvre.


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