Ship controls

Can you perhaps make the wheel self centre when it is let go as that is what would happen in real life.
I exploited this the other day when I was fighting a sloop. I raised my anchor and turned full lock on the wheel. This put the sloop into a gentle spin. I was then able to alternate my port and starboard cannons to fight them off. Whilst this worked to my advantage, it shouldn't be possible to do this and when sailing, if you set course and then let go of the wheel, it should straighten up.
Also I would like to see an exclusion zone around outposts to allow interaction with other pirates without it leading to battle!
Just a suggestion for more realistic gameplay.