There are plenty of sailing simulators (e.g. Windward), just none featuring large square riggers. In any case, my beef is more with the misleading headline.

If a game advertised "real weapons handling", and it turned out to have infinite ammo with no reloads or shell drop, wouldn't you feel a bit lead on?

There is a few, from web browser games that still simulate the physics [1] to serious ones that include ropes, navigation and crew management [2].

[1]: https://www.sailrhythm.com/

[2]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/794860/eSail_Sailing_Simu...

It's not fun to spend an hour going zig zag against the wind? What about an hour doing it with a boat full of precious materials that can't go through the portal while you're being chased by some ungodly horror from beneath the waves?

Valheim was a blast.