Sails Of Glory Scenario
The Battle of Pear Bay

Players: 4, divided evenly into two teams.

Gaming Surface: Length: 90cm, width: 60cm or one game mat. Place an island and lighthouse as shown on the map. The easterly three-quarters of the map is the Baie de Phare. It has a rocky coastline and dangerous within the width of a ruler (as marked in yellow on the map). To invasion barges are anchored as shown on the map facing into the wind (two ships-of-the-line can be used to represent these).

French players: Two frigates in line astern entering at the south-west corner (as marked on the map).

British players: Two frigates in line astern entering at the north-west corner (as marked on the map).

Additional Rules Needed: Special rules below are used. The water is shallow enough to anchor.

Special Rules

Communications
The Senior Naval Officer may give verbal instructions prior to the game commencing. Players may not communicate verbally during the game. During the planning phase a message may be written on a small post-it note (size 50mm x 35mm). The message is placed in the Unused Actions box of the Ship Mat. At the start of the next planning phase it is passed to all friendly players.

Line Astern
Ships can enter the playing area in line astern. When doing so the first ship is placed on the table touching the table edge. The other ships are considered to be off-table in line astern behind the first ship. All ships plan actions and movement as normal but the movement cards of off-table ships are ignored. Instead, at the end of each movement phase, the next ship in line is placed on the playing area in exactly the same position as the first ship. This continues until all ships are on the playing area.

Invasion Barges
These take 12 ship damage and 5 crew damage and have a burden of 1 for boarding purposes. Invasion barges do not fire broadsides, but may choose to fire once per turn with one damage counter of musketry or of continuous fire ball.

Drifting
Ships that have Struck sails will drift unless anchored or entangled/grappled with an anchored ship. Other ships will not drift. Ships that drift should move one ruler width in the wind direction at the end of each movement turn. Ships that would overlap or touch because of drifting become entangled.

Anchoring using the bower anchor
Anchoring can only be performed in waters where it is permitted by the scenario. To anchor, a ship must perform the following three turns in sequence:

1. Play a reduce sail action. Turn so as to sail into the wind.
2. Play & execute the reduce sail action. Play a blank action. Play a straight ahead red manoeuvre card.
3. Play a blank action. The sails will now be struck. Rotate the ship so as to be heading into the eye of the wind and then. Play a straight back red manoeuvre card. The ship is now anchored and may not move.

Weighing Anchor and getting under way
To weigh the anchor and get under way perform the following three turns in sequence:

1. Play a make sail action. Play a blank action. Play a straight ahead red manoeuvre card.
2. Play a make sail action. Play a blank action. Play a straight ahead red manoeuvre card.
3. Play a blank action. Play any rearward red manoeuvre card. The ship is now under way.

British Frigate Orders

By the Commissioners for executing the Office of the Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland &c and of all His Majesty's Plantations &c.

To XXXXXX , Captain of His Majesty’s Frigate XXXXXX.

Willing and requiring you forthwith take upon you the Charge to proceed with all possible speed together with His Majesty’s Frigate XXXXXX to Capture or Destroy the two invasion barges anchored behind the lighthouse in Baie de Phare on the on the west coast of Normandy and there reported by a fishing boat.

Hereof nor you nor any of you may fail as you will answer the contrary at your peril. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given under our hands and the Seal of the Office Admiralty this Twenty-fifth day of May 1804, in the forty-fourth Year of His Majesty's Reign.

By Command of their Lordships Evan Nepean, Secty

Sketch map of Pear Bay drawn by the mate of the fishing boat. They should still be in this position because the westerly winds make it hard for them to beat out of the bay. The quickest route means that you will arrive from the north.

French Frigate Orders

To Capitaine de frigate XXXXXX of the XXXXXX.

Two invasion barges, on their way up the channel to join the National Flotilla located in the port of Flushing in the Batavian Republic, were damaged in a gale and took refuge in Baie de Phare on the west coast of Normandie where they are anchored behind the lighthouse. The current westerly winds making their location unsafe, you are ordered together with Capitaine de frigate XXXXXX of the XXXXXX to proceed with utmost dispatch to give them all necessary help so that they can continue their journey with safety.

By Order of Amiral Étienne Eustache Bruix, conseiller d'État

After anchoring the mate of one of the invasion barges took the jolly boat. The boat was swamped but he made it ashore and upon arriving at naval headquarters made the following sketch map of Baie de Phare showing the position of the barges. The quickest route means that you will arrive from the south.