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OSRS Sailing training guide

Sailing is OSRS's 24th skill. It connects navigation, ship upgrades, port tasks, salvaging, sea combat, gathering, and new islands.

Quick tip: Start with charting and unlock-driven progression. Barracuda Trials are fastest, while salvaging is the low-intensity route.

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Training focus

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Training routes

Choose the trade-off that matters

4 routes shown

Route 1

Recommended

Follow quests and one-time charting before specializing.

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  1. 1Complete Pandemonium
  2. 2Courier Tasks and Sea Charting
  3. 3Prying Times at 12
  4. 4Skiff and Salvaging at 15
  5. 5Current Affairs at 22
  6. 6Barracuda Trials at 30
  7. 7Bounty Tasks and higher oceans
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Route 2

Fastest

Complete each Barracuda Trial and rank as soon as it unlocks.

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  1. 1Tempor Tantrum at 30
  2. 2Jubbly Jive at 55
  3. 3Gwenith Glide at 72
  4. 4Use ship upgrades and captured wind systems
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Route 3

Low intensity

Salvage shipwrecks with improved hooks, stations, and crewmates.

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  1. 1Small Shipwrecks at 15
  2. 2Upgrade the Salvaging Hook
  3. 3Build a Salvaging Station
  4. 4Use a Sloop and Crewmates
  5. 5Sort salvage when resources matter
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Route 4

Profit and resources

Use Port Tasks, Bounties, Salvaging, and sea gathering.

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  1. 1Courier Tasks
  2. 2Bounty Tasks
  3. 3Shipwreck Salvaging
  4. 4Deep Sea Trawling
  5. 5Lantern Harpooning
  6. 6Island resources
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Level checklist

Milestones worth planning around

Progression

What this skill unlocks

  • Boats
  • Port Tasks
  • Shipwreck Salvaging
  • Barracuda Trials
  • Sea combat
  • New islands and resources

Cross-skill value

What it helps train

  • Fishing
  • Mining
  • Woodcutting
  • Construction
  • Smithing
  • Slayer
  • Farming

Resources

Useful outputs

  • Salvage
  • fish
  • Lead
  • Nickel
  • ship timber
  • coral
  • sea-monster drops

Before committing supplies

Important method warnings

  • Sailing training guidance is still update-sensitive after its November 2025 launch.
  • Barracuda Trial rates depend heavily on ship upgrades and execution.
  • Salvaging rates must separate active player work from crewmate output.
  • Costs and profit margins are price-sensitive. Recalculate before buying supplies for a long grind.

Connected progression

Related skill guides

Gathering

Fishing

Gathering

Mining

Gathering

Woodcutting

Utility

Construction

Production

Smithing

Combat

Slayer

Gathering

Farming

Use milestone levels when they unlock your next goal. Level 99 does not need to be the first target.