Lost Ark Sailing Guide – All you need to know about it
Sailing in Lost Ark is extremely important. It’s required to travel between continents and is also used to complete several sea activities that give really valuable rewards.
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How to Unlock Sailing
To unlock sailing you just need to progress through the main story until you reach about level 36. After finishing Blackfang’s storyline she’ll give you your first ship.
Sailing Interface

1 – Ship Skills: mainly used for navigation co-op events.
2 – Ship HP: If your ship loses all HP you’ll be forced to navigate to a nearby port and repair it for a higher fee.
3 – Ship Speed: The speed you are currently sailing in knots.
4 – Ship Anchor: Use Z to anchor your ship. You can anchor it anywhere, but with restricted options if it isn’t at a port.
5 – Auto-Sailing: If you toggle it your ship will continue straight ahead without the need to click.
6 – Rapid Sail: If the bar is full you can press space to temporarily speed up the ship.
7 – Hazard Meter: The higher it is, the more damage your ship will receive.
8 – Ship Horn: Press C to use the ship horn.
9 – Automatic Route: Press M to open the map and be able to set an automatic route.
Ship Attributes
To be able to fully configure your ship you must dock at a port.

Ship Skills
In the current version, ship skills are mainly used for marine events. They are not much more useful.
Ship HP
Ships lose HP just for sailing. You can only repair your ship at a port or by paying a Pirate Coin fee at a
Your ship will lose more HP if you sail through Hazardous Waters.
Hazardous Waters and Ship Resistance
By looking at the sea map, you’ll notice that there are some zones with different colors. These are Hazardous Waters, each one of them has a level which you can see by hovering its icon. If you sail through these waters your ship will lose much more HP.


There are 6 types of Hazardous Waters:
ICON | NAME | DESCRIPTION |
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![]() ![]() | Kelp Beds | Area full of algae. The more time your ship spends here the slower it will become. |
![]() ![]() | Sandstorm Seas | In addition to the extra damage, you’ll also have reduced visibility. |
![]() ![]() | Siren Seas | Your ship may get stunned if you stay for too long. |
![]() ![]() | Cold Snap Seas | These frozen seas will damage and slow your ship. |
![]() ![]() | Tempest Seas | If you sail through this stormy seas, you’ll ship will lose HP and its skills may be disabled. |
![]() ![]() | Dead Waters | Your ship HP and speed will greatly decrease while sailing through these seas. |
Obtaining and Upgrading Ships
Some ships will better resist a specific type of Hazardous Waters. You can also level up these ships to increase their resistance and speed. There are 8 different ships in Lost Ark.
Sailors
Another way of improving your ship resistance and speed is with Sailors. To equip a sailor just dock at a port and select “Sailors” on the bottom menu.
Most sailors are purchased with Sea Coins (
Some sailors can only be used on a specific ship.


Sea Coins
Sea Coins are a special type of currency obtained by completing certain types of sailing activities. These activities include Islands, Marine Events, Island Quests. The most common currency you’ll find is
Sea Coins can be used to upgrade your ship, purchase sailors, purchase collectibles, and many other sailing stuff.
Most things you can buy with Sea Coins are at Merchant Ships.
Merchant Ships
Merchant Ships are a special type of NPC Ships that you can find in each continent’s port. They have the


Ship Fast Traveling
At every port, you’ll find the
If you have the Crystalline Aura subscription you can travel for free.


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This guide covered all the core aspects of Sailing, you may want to check the following guides to know more:
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