Nose

The Nose, or Bowsprit, is a long piece of mast timber which extends out of the front of the ship, connecting the jib foresail to the rest of the ship. Its main gameplay use is for ramming.

When your ship is moving at high speed and hits an enemy ship with its front, which is known as ramming, your ship will punch a number of holes in the enemy ship from the impact; the Nose will break off, causing your ship to become immobile until it is fixed.

The nose takes the most time to repair of any ship part. It can be repaired in three parts, either by one person three times, or up to three crew working together.

Small ship noses will create 4 holes in their victim upon ramming, while large ship noses will cause 6.

The Chinese Junk has no nose and cannot deal damage while ramming, however it can still board via the front of the ship if it comes close enough.