Period of history covered by the game

[pward]

Since my Country's navy simple didn't exist during Napoleonic times (mostly due to the fact there was only Warsaw Duchy left out of former kingdom), I'm interested if other periods of history are considered as far as historical scope of the game is concerned.
On BGG site one can read:
Sails of Glory is a series of games that recreates naval combat in the Age of Sails (1650-1815).
Is that still right or we are restricted to the Napoleonic times?

I'm hoping they extend the time frame by a couple of years... to about 1817, this way some of the larger US ships that arrived late in the period could get into the game.

[Bligh]

I'm hoping they extend the time frame by a couple of years... to about 1817, this way some of the larger US ships that arrived late in the period could get into the game.

I would not worry about a couple of years Paul.
No significant changes took place in that time frame other than you can account for within the rules.
Bligh.