Some new details added to the boat...
... and finally some detail to the sails!

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1456/textfloat4tf5.jpg

thanks very much mastone!
and you are very right about the water, thank you for pointing that out!

here is a version with darker water... much better!
...

an update.
(heh... I figured I might as well make it an actual sinking boat at this point)

textured the buoy
used the boat locators to make the buoy and boat actually "float" on the water
added...

thanks neostrider and pbman

I'm looking into those options now.
I'm finding out some helpful things from your suggestions, but it's slow to learn from just the help files in Maya.
I'm getting...

update....

.... but it's still sinking :(

any advice on soft/rigid bodies in order to keep the water out of the boat?

next, I think I need a buoy, or a lighthouse....

any comments or...

ooops... I apologize for not scanning over this thread a bit better before posting.

It really does look great!
excellent work!

yes... very nice start!!!

how much of this was done in Z-brush?

It looks great so far!!!!

incredibly nice work!!!!

the only thing that looks kind of off to me is the insanely large thigh muscles. I guess that it could be humanly possible to have developed to that extent, but maybe...

well, I knew this would was going to be a point that I had to learn something new... I'm just not sure what.

how do I keep the water out of the inside of the boat?

any help in this, or crits in...

it's my first model in Maya!
(but not my first use of 3d)

It's actually my first character, too.
I realize that I have alot to learn.

I'm ok with just having the polygonal hair right now.
I...