[Edward Edgemenace]

Additional data:

Tortuga to Padres del Fuego, no full sail, no ramming speed, light sloop.

Rank 0 windcatcher: 3 minutes 35 seconds.
Rank 5 windcatcher: 3 minutes 41 seconds.


Even more dramatic: two pirates.exe running side by side.

Edward Edgemenace level 40, sailing 25, windcatcher 5. Ship: white warrior light sloop.
Edward Edgemenace level 10, sailing 5, windcatcher 0. Ship: white warrior light sloop.

Logged into both from linked accounts (identical configuration file.) Launched both from PDF on a quiet server, backed up so they were exactly side-by-side pointed at Isla Cangrejos. Pressed up arrow within one second of each other. Edward 10 took sail damage from a revenant, a centurion and a storm reaper. Edward 40 took only minor hull damage. Edward 10 beat Edward 40 to Isla Cangrejos by 37 seconds.