https://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-cursed-sails-update-adds-a-new-player-ship-and-skeleton-ships-today/

The first big Sea of Thieves update hits today. Free to all players, Cursed Sails adds skeleton ships (finally, ships to fight that might actually have loot on 'em), player alliances, as well as the Brigantine, a new ship built for three players.

The latter addition is the most exciting to me, as the Galleon is a bit unwieldy with three players, which also happens to be the largest party I can usually get together. The Brigantine wasn't originally planned, but player feedback set Rare on the task—you can learn more about it in this dev update video.