Any tips for starting crews?

[wmah]

I'm a newbie player and right now I'm just joining any crew that has the door open for those to join. I think I am at level 7 on the cannon and level 15 overall in the week I have been playing. I tend to shoot at anything that shoots at the boat first unless it is the clear target the captain is going for or what the captain says to go for but that hasn't come up yet. The crews I don't like being with right now are the ones that sail on a ship to go to a certain area to sword fight. I'll do that more later. I do give it my all when boarding a ship to fight though as if I die I just TP back to the captain.

I do like doing the cannons on top of a a bigger ship and I go from side to side as needed. I can't see staying at one cannon if the attack is on the other side. And since I am on the top when up close the only real target to hit then is the sails and mast and with a good captain steering I can take them out pretty quick. I have even targeted the captains at the wheel on the target ship for more gold although it can be hard when they are on fire.

After two days as a basic player I payed out the yearly fee as the game is easy enough for me to play without getting annoyed cause I can't play.