[@Elle Santiago] Nah, it's not a problem. But that's how literally all the ships looked back then - Brass is currently holding onto a Jacob's Ladder, an instrumental part of any large boat using sails - given they had to actually be able to [i]reach[/i] the cross mast (the part parallel to the ground) to tie it.

(And I like Rowan's trenchcoat too. Flowy clothes are always awesome.)