EVERYTHING You Should Know To Solo Sloop In Sea of

Simple strategy that's useful for any battle you want to get your shots accurately fired before they can put them on the defensive and keep them there. Keep the pressure on them the entire time best you can
And be wary of counter-attacks
If you could put them on the defensive and you can keep them there. It's only a matter of time before they go down

I definitely follow people down below hull a lot XD ill have to practice not doing that

I do this every time I start a session for hourglass is I get a storage crate,go to a sea fort,get the wood,cannonballs,and the floor and basement barrels,over 200+balls plus full inventory of pineapples

Good other tips I've also accumulated.

Don't be afraid to not do a death spiral. Sometimes when fighting bigger ships, especially a galleon, if the other crew is even somewhat decent and you get into their broad, it'll be a bad bad time(even for duo players). You can indeed park infront of them but off to the sides to avoid broad. If they are spinning to match angle, you can also stop the spiral to break their angle, then target the wheel to keep them spinning(though might be harder to do both solo). This still works for sloop hourglass.
Also, its not just the grate of the ship that is worrying, its the walk way to mid deck as well that makes it tough. If you are downstairs while your opponent is not, it is ridiculously easy to just sit there and wait the moment to shoot you through the stairs as you run up.

When you're solo, it is especially crucial to NOT die. Don't worry too much on getting back on cannons if you are constantly being pressured there. Take your time, take some snipes, rep holes they're not shooting(front and back). You do NOT need to stay on cannons 100% of the time, especially if it can risk getting you killed(I've done this many times).

Earlier today I made a pretty epic comeback in a 1v1 against another solo sloop in hourglass.
I had my mast broken with my port side facing an island, and my starboard side facing the enemy, who was endlessly firing upon me with their sails raised, so I had to come up with a plan.
I could not recover completely with their constant fire, but what I could do was distract them, so I turned my ship so port side was facing them and repaired the holes on starboard, that meant my hull would fill just that bit slower, giving me time when he needed to restock on cannonballs to return fire between bailing, forcing him to repair as well. My top priority was killing the other player, and eventually, after some well-aimed cannon fire at the points he was firing from and repairing, I did just that, and without any returned fire towards me, I sent a cannonball into every square inch of his hull, which just so happened to be starboard, and thus, he was overwhelmed by the amount of water pouring in, and sunk.
Let me tell you, it felt AMAZING, the fact I was completely immobilised and under constant fire and yet I managed to turn the fight around completely using an improved strategy and win felt like a truly legendary victory.

3:06 could anyone tell me what speaking trumpet this is? it fits my style

I learned those lessons the hard way but man i wish this video was out when i started this is so well put out ima share this to all my friends who pickup the game 👌🏼

the direction a ship turns when hit by a blunderbomb is actually based off its relative position compared to sea dogs tavern. no clue why lol

Terrible vid (I have not watched it)

bro really fell off with 40 views in 13 minutes

thanks for the tips