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Originally Posted by mlratto
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 particularly challenging.
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For light class races, we may need to allow repairs at Port Royal. Sinking shouldn't mean disqualification, it should mean you have to get back to the last checkpoint, before you sunk. (Honor system.) Running to Darby Drydock and repairing is itself a delay - it should be the captain's discretion as to wasting that time or not.
Ever since SvS, I've gotten absurdly good at nailing NPC ships with ramming speed. The "no ramming speed" is a wicked frustration. But obviously better than allowing it...race would just be too silly.
For the war class races, it might be hilarious to see a "victory lap" - all participants line up side by side forming a pirate wall, then bear down on (and sink) all NPC ships in from Hinterseas to Dead Man's Trough.