After you have used the blue candle on the Governor's parchment, return to the telescope atop Fort Ridley. Although previously there was only a pirate ship visible, now there will be a raft.
The raft belongs to the husband of the woman on the beach near the Governor's house. Get the broken mirror from the upper right shelf of the General Store and you can signal him at the telescope. He will come ashore and give you his ship.
(see related question)
Just dock in an island and your ship (or raft) will fully heal.
The cannons on your ship!
You go into any harbor.
The ship you signal is the ship that gives you the island medallion.
To signal a ship with a mirror, it takes a little skill. It is just like the reflection that hits off of your phone at the roof. To get your target, you have to calculate the position of the sun to find the angle that you have to place the mirror. All it takes is a little practice.
No. To sail a ship, go to Skullduggery Island.
You can trade your ship in when you buy a larger one.
you have to get doubloons by trading grain silk medicine and spice (go around all of the islands on skullduggery)
You repair your ship by pulling into any harbor. You can upgrade your ship at the ship builder's at Dragon Cove.
It's in the store for free. Yeah, you didn't think of that did you?
You get your first vessel, a raft, when the man returns to Fort Ridley after you signal him with the mirror. When you have enough doubloons, from salvage or trade, you can buy a bigger ship at the Shipbuilder on Dragon Cove.
you dive to were your ship(raft)is and you swim till you get to sand