To RuneScape gold modify the outside of your ship, interact with the upgrade board west of the dock. Here, you can enhance:
Hull – The body of your vessel
Keel – The structural spine of your ship
Helm – Steering capability
Mast & Sails – Speed, maneuvering, and aesthetics
Each component has Sailing and Construction requirements, as well as material costs.
Gathering Materials
Hull & Keel Parts: Craft at the workbench north of the dock or use anvils across Gielinor.
Sails: Spin flax, hemp, or cotton at spinning wheels.
Ironmen: A port with a nearby bank (like Port Gadzard) is ideal for crafting your parts quickly.
Early Sailing Quests (Levels 1–45)
Questing is one of the fastest ways to skip early levels and unlock Sailing tools.
1. The Pandemonium (Level 1–5)
This is your starting quest and Sailing tutorial. It teaches basic navigation, facility building, and leaves you with your first raft.
2. Prying Times (Level 12)
Requires: redberry pie, steel bar, hammer
Teaches you how to pry open floating crates with a crowbar and rewards enough XP to reach Level 15, unlocking the skiff.
3. Current Affairs (Level 22)
A lore-rich quest that unlocks ocean current charting. Finishing it brings you to Level 24 and is required for certain sea charting activities.
4. Trouble Tortugans (Level 45)
Takes you to the Great Kunch, introduces the Tortugan people, griffin creatures, and coral nurseries-a new Farming training option. Completing this expands your exploration options significantly.
Training Methods: What Unlocks When
Sailing offers multiple training routes, each serving different play styles.
1. Sea Charting (Exploration Method)
Not a primary XP method, but every action grants small bursts of experience. This includes:
Using a spyglass on glowing ocean spots
Opening abandoned crates with a crowbar
Following currents with a dock
Documenting weather for trolls
Solving mermaid riddles
Great for exploration and occasional XP while discovering the map.
2. Port Tasks (Level 1+) – The First Main XP Method
Port tasks are your bread-and-butter early on: transport cargo from one port to another. XP depends on:
The task level
The distance between ports
WARNING: Avoid early tasks that go to Zea or other dangerous long-distance routes. Early-game travel can take 10+ minutes and passes through areas with aggressive sea monsters like krakens and sharks. Stick to nearby ports for safer, faster XP.
3. Bounty Tasks (Level 30+)
You hunt aquatic creatures for special drops that must be returned to the port master. The catch:
Drops are not guaranteed
Combat is slow unless using a cannon
Cannon kills Grant Sailing XP
These tasks can be profitable, but they aren't the fastest XP source.
4. Shipwreck Salvaging (Level 1+, Early AFK Method)
If you prefer minimal effort, salvaging is the ultimate AFK method.
How it works:
Sail to a cluster of shipwrecks.
Identify the "active" wreck-usually the one with OSRS gold more debris or a taller mast.
