This was awesome and addictive! I love the ship combat, strafing around enemy ships and shooting cannons at them was immensely satisfying. The controls fit really well, controlling a ship isn't supposed to be trivial, so I liked that it took some actual practice to get the hang of moving the ship and firing cannons at the same time.
The map was also surprisingly big and full of content, it felt like every few seconds I ran into a stronghold or a group of ships which was great. I'd 100% play an expanded version of this with upgrades and some more enemy types. The art also came out really good! Everything was very readable and fit the pirate vibe perfectly.
I managed to end with 5400$ before getting sunk by a group of ships! Well done!