Attached Link: Men o' war

I am from Germany and completely new in 3D modelling and animation in general and especially in Carrara 6. I am still working through Mark’s very instructive tutorials and trying out the one or other feature. Deeply impressed by the rich possibilities of the programme obviously a new hobby is born. Now I came across my first – but probably not last – question. I am not sure if this topic has discussed before. I haven't found any post here and in other places: Is it possible to animate the sails of a boat moving in the wind as it was done in the film “men o’ war” (cf. Link) in Carrara? I tried modifier – waves with a spline object, but the result was not convincing. Any help would be appreciated.

Juergen