LOL on writers writing about things of which they are clueless.
I’ve read some big name authors books about adventures involving ships. Kind of right off the bat spoils an otherwise decent story.
I can’t wait to read your new book. I’m going to compare it to “Sailing Alone Around The World by Slocum. Very different times.
Thumbtacks on deck are still a cool idea in pirate waters.
In some, such as Ian Fleming, he really did know his stuff as far as spying, mixed drinks, other countries in Europe etc.
When it came to guns he was a bit ignorant but not as much as some. For instance when Major Boothroyd takes Bond’s .25 Beretta away from him he switches to a Walther PPK in 7.62 which would in fact have been a logical choice. He then makes the error of saying “it hits like a brick through a plate glass window”
When Major Boothroyd (who was a real person) saw that he had to correct Fleming again.
Interestingly, Major Boothroyd shot targets with Ian Fleming and he said Fleming was a nautral shot, a very good shot.