Sometimes, Corra’s winds are not enough. In some places, her waters are too unforgiving. A captain must then find a way to draw outside power – power from the elemental planes. This is not easy. Or affordable. But the awesome raw power of the elemental planes cannot be rivaled by any man-made locomotion.

Water elementals do not slow while turning.

This is part of a unique naval combat system developed for D&D 3.5 by Benjamin D. Lynch.