Naval attrition

[unmerged(2083)]

Could anyone tell me if it is normal that Colon would need at least 16 ships to be able to get to Cuba and go back to Seville?
I have search on the FAQ and could not find anything related to naval attrition. I think that it is too high. Colon crossed the Atlantic and came back with only three ships and he only lost one. Maybe I am doing something wrong, if so please tell me how it is possible to avoid such a high rate of naval losses due to attrition.

 

[hjarg]

Just send yor ships back to port after some time. Explore couple of regions and then return to Andalusia. And after you discuver first island, try to colonize it: you will get a port. That way you can shorten time Colomb has to spend travelling to port- you can explore more with less time.

And i think naval attricion is quite realistic.

 

[unmerged(2083)]

Thanks,

 

[BiB]

The more ships u take, the more attrition u suffer. IF u go with 2 ships, there's a high chance u'll lose none. If u go with 16, u'll lose quite a few in the same span. Go with few boats, do not take it too far though and regularly check into harbours.