that will add a measure of difficulty to it for sure
now why would i want to make an easy race zeppers?
i was able to make it through with a war sloop okay but received a fair amount of damage. this race is as much about survival as it is finishing first. with no full sail and ramming speed it puts a premium on sailing skill and tactics.
word of advice...use your camera angles to pick a good path especially when sailing through boiling bay.
regular class and light class may find the first 1/2 of this race particulaly challenging.