User blog comment:Quinton7/Assassins creed rogue/@comment-138.210.203.162-20140921232857

Yes, you can board ships. In the river valley demo, after Shay disables a brig in the beginning, the option to board it comes up. Here this might be helpful, but I'm wondering if the river valley will have heavier and easier waters, like Black Flag did with the north and south.