My post was meant mostly in jest, given that the travel time for the galley would be something like 20 turns one way. At this stage of the game you might as well be trying to colonize Alpha Centauri 
You do raise a valid point though, that for IMP a settler costs less than a pair of axes to capture the thing. On the other hand, an IMP settler plus an axe defender still costs more 
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You do raise a valid point though, that for IMP a settler costs less than a pair of axes to capture the thing. On the other hand, an IMP settler plus an axe defender still costs more ...