User blog comment:Captain Dashing/Intresting Thoughts and Theories about AWE/@comment-1984959-20130606045955

Interesting questions...
 * 1) Admittedly, it would be a stretch to say the crew used a longboat. Then again, Gore Verbinski is one for absurdity. Then again we don't know the full extent of Tia Dalma's power (at least before finding out she was Calypso), so it could be possible that she had a hand in this. But I would say it could be the latter, as according to a previous version of the POTC website, two months had passed between DMC and AWE...so that's seems to be plenty of time to sail on a boat, stolen fishing boat, etc.
 * 2) Hmm...interesting thought. It may be possible, but I somehow doubt it. Just a feeling. Plus if Barbossa had a successor, surely Tia Dalma would've went to him rather than resurrect Barbossa, at least I'd think so. Even if Ragetti was said successor, I'd imagine he wouldn't have known, as he was given the eye with the instruction to "keep it safe"; more than likely, he didn't know about its importance until...Now I need it back.

Just my opinion on the matter. Fully speculation and without proof for the time being.