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Sailing: OSRS Ironman guide

Boats, courier tasks, sea charting and Barracuda Trials. Ironman: courier tasks give loot sacks with supplies.

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Ironman tips

  • Pandemonium unlocks Sailing. Then Prying Times (Smithing 30), Current Affairs (Fishing 10), Crab Quest (40 Sailing), Troubled Tortugans (45 + several skills).
  • Boats: Raft -> Skiff -> Sloop. Better speed and facilities (Salvaging station 42, Chum station, Teleport focus).
  • Ports: Musa Point (10), Summer Shore (45), Rellekka (62), Prifddinas (70, Song of the Elves), Lunar Isle (76).
  • Shipwreck salvaging (15+) is AFK and gives resources. Deep sea trawling mixes Fishing + Sailing.
  • Detailed guide: wiki "Ironman Guide/Sailing". Use the mirror in the Guides tab.

Level progression (1-99)

1→ 30

Pandemonium (quest) + courier tasks between ports + sea charting [wiki]

XP: Rises with distanceReq: Prying Times (12, crowbar), Current Affairs (22). Skiff at 15 (15,000 gp)
💡 Combine simultaneous deliveries with charting objectives. Early salvage gives sawmill coupons, museum finds and a rusty locket.
📍 Port Sarim / The Pandemonium / Land's End / Musa PointSpyglassSpyglassCurrent duckCurrent duck
15→ 50

Shipwreck salvaging (AFK): Small -> Fisherman's -> Barracuda -> Large [wiki]

XP: Similar to courier, less effortReq: Skiff with cargo hold + salvaging hook (bronze 15 / steel 27 / mithril 44). Construction 9-30 for the hooks
💡 Small and fishy salvage give sawmill coupons (free planks), raw fish and museum finds. The ironman method.
📍 Shipwrecks near the portsSalvaging hookSalvaging hook
30→ 72

Barracuda Trials: one-time xp per rank [wiki]

XP: Big one-time bonusesReq: Boat upgrades (iron helm + oak mast; mithril helm + inoculation station; Regicide + adamant keel). Forestry wind motes at high ranks
💡 Do them as soon as you unlock the rank and keep salvaging between attempts.
📍 Tempor Tantrum (30) / Jubbly Jive (55) / Gwenith Glide (72)
50→ 87

Sloop (50) with two hooks + crewmates: passive salvaging. Hooks adamant -> rune -> dragon [wiki]

XP: ~30-85k xp/hReq: 50 Sailing (Sloop). Crewmates
💡 Ironman bottlenecks: planks (coupons, Miscellania, Forestry vouchers), bars (Mining/Smithing, Razmire Builders after Shades of Mort'ton), gold (alch salvage 53+, doubled at 73).
📍 Mercenary / Fremennik / Merchant shipwrecksSalvaging hookSalvaging hook
62→ 99

High-level courier: Rellekka (62) / Prifddinas (70) / Lunar Isle (76) [wiki]

XP: ~66-160k xp/hReq: Song of the Elves for Prifddinas; 84 Sailing = 5 task slots
💡 Crystal extractor (73 Sailing, 67 Construction) + boat upgrades raise the xp. Loot sacks with supplies.
📍 Advanced portsCrystal extractorCrystal extractor

Gear by level

Tools / weapons

LevelItemHow to get it (ironman)
1SpyglassSpyglassSea charting.
1Trawling netTrawling netDeep sea trawling.
15Salvaging hookSalvaging hookShipwrecks.
22Current duckCurrent duckUsed to chart sea currents. Unlocked after finishing the Current Affairs quest (22 Sailing).
73Crystal extractorCrystal extractorConstruction 67. Upgrades Gwenith Glide.

Quests with xp

QuestRewardRequirements
PandemoniumUnlocks SailingNone
Prying TimesSailing xp + charting12 Sailing, 30 Smithing
Current AffairsCurrent duck22 Sailing, 10 Fishing
Crab QuestSailing xp40 Sailing, 30 Fishing
Troubled TortugansSummer Shore45 Sailing, 48 Construction, 34 Crafting, 45 Hunter, 51 Slayer, 40 WC

Temporary boosts

ItemBoostHow to get it (ironman)
Whirlpool surpriseWhirlpool surprise+2Cooking (Sailing)
Trawler's trustTrawler's trust+2Drink (Sailing)
Bottle of Dognose draughtBottle of Dognose draught+3Drink (Sailing)

AFK methods

LevelMethodXP/hAFKNote
40-87Crewmate salvaging~15-30k30 minYour crew salvages.
15Small shipwreck~3k1 min
26Fisherman's shipwreck~6k2.2 min
35Barracuda shipwreck~18k2.4 min
53Large shipwreck~30k2.5 min
64Pirate shipwreck~47k2.6 min
73Mercenary shipwreck~70k3.3 min
80Fremennik shipwreck~80k3.6 min
87Merchant shipwreck~85k4 min

Sources on the OSRS Wiki

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