Yup can confirm, 'fixed' so I went sailing. 10 mins in, saw 5 ships and instantly sank.
There was no chance once it saw me, it just auto targets you till you die.
So according to this position of sails create different types of ships, but does it matter how far back or front you put sails? on the actual placement on the ship that is.
Honestly, there's no reasonable way to play Atlas in small teams or solo because you simply can't without a giant circle of friends.
A level 30 can barely unlock half a tree.
This is simply not understanding the player base and making changes that make no sense.