This is a plug for my age of sail minis rulebook,
Captaincy, here (
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cursdcaptain/captaincy-second-edition) through 22/10/31, and on Wargames Vault after that.
Captaincy is game for small actions with 1 or 2 ships per player – so it asks little in terms of buying and painting – and it covers the whole era of sailing warfare from the Iberian galleons to the British ships of the line.
It's an attempt to throw out all the conventions of the sailing wargame and start over with a fresh take on movement and combat.
It is a commercial venture for me but not in a big way. I hope I break even! I am really trying to contribute to the discussion in historical games. So, feel free to ask me a question about the age of sail . . .