Sailing home..

[Olsin]

I often read "when i was sailing home" or "on my return trip" when reading posts and thats got me thinking....
I never sail back to port....As soon as i either have no torps left or my hull damage is down to a level where i can't hide in the depths anymore or i have other damage that effectively limits my chances of carrying on in a sensible manner........yeh..........I get myself on the surface away from any contact and simply hit esc and select "Exit Patrol".

I'm sure i read a while back that collecting renown for successfully making it back to base was bugged and has never worked...but now i'm thinking...."did i read that right, am i missing out on renown by not sailing back to base"?