Thank you for letting me know how to reset the save file. I wanted to give it another shot.
However, within the first 30 seconds I encountered a bug that made laugh a lot, but every time I got back on the boat it happened again. So I deleted my save a third time and tried again, only to have it happen again.
(This bug can be replicated by moving the ship forward from its starting position along the coast, turning right while keeping close to the coast, the vessel will put it's anchor down automatically for being too close, lifting the anchor will cause the vessel to spin extremely violently). 
As soon as I stepped back on the vessel it launched the character straight into the sky and all I could see is blue.
Very funny, perhaps I am not meant to be a sailor haha.
I'm glad other people have been able to enjoy it, I did enjoy the contemplative moments between islands.