There have been 19 replies & no one has yet mentioned the fact that it would be difficult to make that grand getaway after raping & pillaging the nearest port when THERE IS NO WATER AROUND TO SPEAK OF.
no self-respecting pirate would even think about using a ship like that. he would get his ass kicked, doesnt anyone know the story of the first wooden leg? he tried to use a peter pan ass ship like that and got owned.