Amen on the "mechanics" suggestion, Dab. To be fair to the corsairs, I'd give the 'sairs patrols extending between the 47 and 50 holes.. They do need assured access to Mindelo.
As to contracts, in the roleplay sense, maybe they just need to be "reviewed" and rebid occassionally. On the gripping hand, maybe Zoners are ready to take the responsibility of securing 49 themselves.
And my apologies for leaving the Mollys out of the original equation. "You" apparantly have a stake too, now.