Extremely fun, bite sized gaming. I think as you play further into the game more instruments get played on the song. That is really cool and rewarding. I love the humor and the juiciness of the boat lurching through the waves. I think a broader selection of powerups would add replay. I enjoyed being #1 on the leaderboard. :-P There is a powerup that shows collision boxes - it feels to me like that doesn't belong since it takes me out of the fantasy of being a pirate. ARRRR! I really liked how every powerup also came with it's own downside. 

This was a fun experience, the gameplay felt nice and smooth, I like how the boat animated as it moved left and right, and how it went underwater with the anchor, the text dialog was also comical and entertaining.
It's also nice that every upgrade also adds a new obstacle/enemy trying to take your gold, made the gameplay more interesting.  
Polish looks great, as others mentioned the aesthetic is quite pleasing and feels very arcady. 
I could see this becoming a full game, with more content and challenges 
Congrats on the submission and well done!

I love the aesthetic of this game and I really like the text speech that shakes when the pirate talks, really fun! I also think the different power ups/abilities are really neat and make for some interesting movement options.

damn. i didnt submit in time but this is my fave of the jam, super fun and rlly nice art. i didnt do so well on the leaderboard...

Each upgrade giving a new challenge, as well as very unique benefits and visually adding to the raft is an amazing execution of a really cool concept. The music and pixel art are both very high quality with clever implementations and effects. This game is brutally difficult but super fun!