What is "pirateer"

Pirateer is a board game created by Scott Peterson in 1978 originally named Privateer, and later published by the Mendocino Game Company in 1995. The game's objective is to either return the treasure to home port or to capture all opponents' ships using movement restricted by dice rolls, trade winds, and currents

In 1996, it was one of five games to win the Mensa Select Award for board games. It was also named "Game of the Year" by the Wisconsin State Journal.