The importance of water on the map.

Sometimes it's interesting to sail around, collect resources that aren't guarded by anyone (provided there's a market)... But I really don't like that embarking/disembarking takes a turn, and the Admiral's Hat isn't available everywhere... And I also REALLY don't like it when the entire coastline is covered with enemy ships, and you don't have time to eliminate them all with your main forces... But the opposite situation is very encouraging :) It's sad to lose your troops in whirlpools... But I'm saying, sometimes it's incredibly interesting to sail through a sea/river/lake/or whatever the map creators come up with/muddy/stream labyrinth :) I'm always drawn to the water... but I only explore it when there's nothing left to do on land :)