Cortes - Ship size

"And how, pray tell, do you intend to sail a vessel such as the Grand Barnacle on your own?" Fitzwilliam asked.

"I have my ways, mate," Jack answered.

"It is impossible," Fitzwilliam responded. "A ship like that would require a crew of hundreds. You cannot do it on your own."

"Oh, no?" Jack said. "Watch me." Jack pointed the Sword at the Grand Barnacle and the gangplank lowered. Then he waved the Sword toward the lines and anchor that held the great ship at dock. Both the lines and the anchor snapped back toward the ship, like snakes recoiling from fire. The Grand Barnacle slowly moved away from the snowy port and into the sunny heat of the Caribbean Sea. Jack waved his bandanna mockingly at Fitzwilliam and Arabella as the ship pulled out. And as the figures of his land-bound crew grew smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared in the distance, Jack Sparrow fought to quell any regrets he might have. Jack found sailing the Grand Barnacle a breeze, if a little lonely. He discovered he could make the ship spin just by whirling the Sword in the air above his head. He could steer it, just by pointing the Sword in the direction he wished to sail. He could even adjust the rigging and raise and lower the sails, simply by waving the Sword.

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The Sword of Cortes, Chapter 4