How to Increase Ship Speed in Skull and Bones

Ships are the most essential part in Skull and Bones and as such it is only normal that players would like to have faster ships to help in their adventures.

In this guide we’ll show you some tips and tricks on how you can increase your ship speed.

How to Increase Ship Speed

There are various ways to increase ship speed in Skull and bones, this can go from sailing with the wind, to eating food, and much more. Let’s look at all of the ways to increase your ship speed.

Get Speed Increasing Furniture

One of the fastest ways to permanently increase your ship’s speed is by installing Navigation Furniture that has stamina or speed effects. By using these furniture you will permanently be able to increase your ship’s speed and help you on long journeys. Here are some Navigation Furniture that we recommend:

• Sterile Galley
• Rope Locker
• Balanced Mast

[Sterile Galley] will increase your max stamina by 7%, while [Rope Locker] will give you an amazing 300% acceleration when your trim is activated. Though note that this will instantly take 5% of your total stamina, but with the increase from Sterile Galley you should be fine!

And [Balanced Mast] is just a nice 8% boost to both Acceleration and Deceleration.

Sail with the Wind

When sailing in Skull and Bones sometimes you will find that your speed meter has a green arrow pointing north. This means that you are sailing with the wind and that you can reach a higher speed than normal!

Note that sailing against the wind will in turn lower your speed and make you go slower while also consuming more stamina. In this case the arrow will show up as red to show that you are going against the wind and you will have clouds obscuring your vision.

Eat Food

You can eat food to restore your stamina allowing you to maintain a ship’s accelerated speed without needing to wait for stamina. Note that eating food has a 15 second cool down so make sure to time it correctly!

Going Over Ship Capacity

Going over your ship’s capacity will make you go into an [Encumbered State] which will lower your ship’s speed and maneuverability.

As such it is good that you check your cargo and leave heavy items in your warehouse before setting sail.

Throw Cargo Out

When sailing you can [Jettison] your cargo. To do this you simply go to your storage tab, find the cargo you want to throw out and jettison it.

This way you keep your storage tab nice and clean. A good tip is to throw out flawed materials such as - Rusty Nails and Ruined Sails.

Use Pirate's Bonfire

Pirate's Bonfires can be found in Outposts and when activated they will grant you and your group [Increased Stamina Regeneration] buff that lasts 20 minutes. This means that you will be able to reach and maintain your top speed for the duration of the buff!

Summary

Increasing your speed in Skull and Bones is important as it will help you move faster, be more nimble and have more fun on your journey in Skull and Bones.

The tips we have outlined above are great ways to boost your speed, but having a good and fast ship is also one of the best ways to increase your speed!