Pirate Ship

At 3,500 metres the path runs along the shore of Storm Coast, and a pirate ship sails alongside, its captain at the stern with his cutlass out.

Where: 3,500 m, Storm Coast
Hits to win: 5 (a heavy ball counts twice)
Best ink: Pen or steel, never fire
Watch out for: A broadside of three cannonballs
First-win badge: Sunk, 200 coins
Every lap: One more hit to win

What it does

The ship keeps pace just off the shore and fires cannonballs from its gun port. Each one flies in a high arc, and red dots show the arc before it fires. Every third shot is a heavy ball that counts twice if you send it back.

How to beat it

Send the cannonballs back into the hull. A line across the dots, tilted back toward the ship, bounces the ball home. Five hits and the ship lists and sinks, and the captain goes overboard.

Step by step

Read the arc: red dots show where each cannonball will fly before the gun fires.
Draw a line across the dots, tilted back toward the ship, and the ball flies into the hull.
Every third shot is a heavy ball. Send it back for two hits.
After the first hit, watch for three arcs at once: a broadside. One long tilted line across all three returns the lot.
When the ship's wake sends waves along the path, wall them off or jump them, then turn back to the guns.

Best ink

Pen or steel. Fire can't stop iron: a cannonball goes straight through a fire line.

Its angry phase: the broadside

After the first hit, every third shot is a broadside: three cannonballs at once, each landing a little further along. You'll see three dotted arcs. One long line across all three catches the lot; tilt it and all three go back.

Its wake also sends a pair of waves rolling in over the path. Break them with walls, or jump them, while you keep an eye on the guns.

Common mistakes

Blocking only the first ball of a broadside. Look for three arcs, not one.
Drawing too close to the ninja. A ball that lands still thumps the ground; catch it in the air.

Reward

50 coins, points and, the first time, the Sunk badge. Next, at 4,000 metres on the Temple Rooftops: the Samurai Lord.