Sailing prep that respects your bank and your time.

Unlock timeline

Unlock timeline

• 1 - 15: Raft, Port Tasks and quests only. About 2,115 XP total. Ignore upgrades.
• 15: Skiff unlocks, but you hold until 17 so you are not overbuilding instantly.
• 17: Build your Skiff and lean into Salvaging with hook, hold, anchor and station.
• 28: Bronze cannons. Early combat, not worth massive investment yet.
• 30: Bounty Tasks and first Barracuda Trial. Better XP and variety.
• 45: Troubled Tortugans, the highest Sailing requirement quest at launch.
• 50: Sloop unlocks, but you still delay the build.
• 53: Higher tier salvage makes the Sloop more tempting.
• 55: Second Barracuda Trial. This is the real inflection point for Sloop investment.
• 56: Trawling and Fishing. Real money and supplies live here.
• 64: Deep sea fishing and extended routes.
• 78: Eternal Brazier and fourth boat slot. Natural stop point until future updates.

How you train

The rule is simple: invest when it pays back in XP or GP, not "because it is available". You are bridging unlocks, not building a museum of slightly better boats.

• 1 - 16: Port Tasks and quests. Raft is a forced tutorial hull, nothing more.
• 17 - 30: Skiff with Salvaging focus. Hook plus anchor plus station, Barracuda at 30.
• 30 - 50: Keep Salvaging upgrades moving. Delay expensive hull and mast tiers until teak or better.
• 50 - 55: Ride the Skiff. Bank materials for a serious Sloop build instead of drip feeding upgrades.
• 55 - 78: Sloop handles combat, trawling and long routes. This is where your sustained upgrades go.

The XP from 15 to 50 is roughly 99k. Throwing heavy materials at early boats is the fastest way to waste value before the skill even opens up.

Raft (Level 1 - 16)

The raft is a key item, not a project. The only goal is to leave it behind as cleanly as possible.

• Use for Port Tasks and starter quests only.
• No upgrades, no rebuilds, no min-maxing.
• If you sink logs and nails into it, that is entirely on you.

Skiff (Level 17 - 54)

Your early game hull. Cheap, flexible and strong enough to anchor you all the way to Sloop territory.

• Setup: best hold, salvaging hook, cannon (steel or below), anchor and Salvage Station.
• Upgrade Salvage facilities steadily from 17 through 50.
• Delay big hull and mast tiers until teak mast and mahogany hull range are available.

Sloop (Level 55 - 78)

This is the launch endgame hull. Combat, trawling, long routes and higher tier fishing all funnel through the Sloop.

• Setup: best hold, twin cannons, range options, Trawling Net and Chum Station.
• Add Eternal Brazier, Teleport Focus and Wind Catcher as you unlock them.
• Upgrade core parts whenever new meaningful tiers unlock. This hull deserves long term investment.

Level 78 gives you the Eternal Brazier and a fourth boat slot. That is a clean checkpoint to park the grind until the next wave of Sailing content hits.

Early port life. This is the calm before you start chaining Barracuda Trials and living on the open water.

Storm routes, crates flying, chaos everywhere. This is where the Sloop and your upgrades start paying you back.