Ahoy thar!
It's amazing to think that Windward has only been on Steam for just shy of two months, and yet in that time so much has been added! Just take the last five weeks for example, in no particular order: achievements, custom world map creation, new ships (including a very unique one that few people will ever obtain!), ship customization, new items, new skills, reputation system, late-game co-op content, and even the ability to change your faction, including to that of the vicious pirates -- just to name a few!
Some changes were proposed by the community -- people just like you making posts on the forums. The last patch in particular added a way to group skills into shared cooldown timers (all moddable of course) -- and this was a community suggestion! Want to make your own voice heard? Join in!
Speaking of community contributions, did you know that there is a full German translation available, done by your fellow captain MMantz? You can find it here. You are welcome to do add own too, if you like.
As usual, with nearly daily updates it doesn't make sense to release frequent patch notes here on Steam, but you can always get real-time updates by visiting the shared Google Doc, found here, although be warned -- there are now 14 pages of patch notes.
In two months.
Craziness!