It is by my order and for the good of the state that the bearer of this has
done what he has done.
- Richelieu
> Certainly on the high seas it's a bit difficult to ambush anybody.
> But around coastlands or islands a small (50-100metres) oared vessel
> can make a fair speed - 10+ knots, that's ~1000 metres in 3 minutes.
Even coast-line ambushes will rarely occur under a mile or so. Now, a thick fog, or dead of night, or a river can provide "quick ambushes", but out on the sea you'll rarely stand so close to the shore that a boat can reach you in under 5 minutes. (There's sand bars, and rocks, and beaches, and other nasty-to-ships stuff waiting close inshore). Unless the target ship is in a lee shore in a gale and can't come about, it should be able to make the pirate pursue it, giving time to power up magic.
RR
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