@Renlish very helpful thank you, youre making me want to continue playing

Originally posted by 10co SPARTAN 7274:

Longboat = Voyage from continent to continent. Super fast with fair winds. In foul winds, switch to paddle until winds pick up. However, the long boat is very hard to maneuver.

FYI even with foul winds and the lowest wind speed the longboat will still travel faster tacking than paddling. To keep from losing your momentum when tacking start the turn and then raise the sail. When you have fair wind again on the other side lower the sail again.

The Karve also tacks faster than paddling in foul winds in every wind speed except the slowest and it is equivalent to paddling in the second slowest wind speed. So about 80% of the time tacking with the Karve in foul winds is faster than paddling. There is no wind sock to tell you exact wind speed but you can get a good idea of wind speed by watching the clouds on the map view.

Originally posted by spewki:

Stuff and things about stamina and boats

Try modding, with EpicLoot you can get enchanted gear that gives more stam. I bet u can find one for sailing too!

Are you staying rested? Being rested gives you a major regeneration bonus for stamina. In Valheim, you have to stay rested at all times, or you're going to have a bad day.

Can't help you with the stamina without mods, but this will help with the boating: 5CGyu8PI7d

Unfortunately the trader is at the very end of the long walk, but you get 4/5 bosses in order and Yag is not too far away.

2 forsaken powers that help with those issues. Plus stamina meads. If there are 4 of you, you can take turns at the rudder and always have fair winds.

I'm guessing you are not eating the right foods either.

Two HP foods, 1 stamina food covers most bases.
Stamina management is 50% keeping the well rested buff active, 50% power walking. Avoid sprinting and jumping everywhere, and be careful of parry stamina penalty. A well developed base can keep well rested buff active all day long, then portal to base to sleep and refresh.

That's a lot of words for "I don't want to learn how to play the game".

Foods with the yellow fork next to them give you lots of stamina while the foods with the red fork gives you lots of health. White fork foods give you a balance between stamina and health.

Wet and Cold debuffs lower your stamina regen ALOT. So travel during the day, and use a campfire to dry off.

As for sailing:
Raft = Trash, only use for small river crossings about 100-200m wide.
Karve = Fishing / Scout boat. The karve is the most MANEUVERABLE boat in the game because it has a fast turning speed. This makes it great for serpent hunting.
Longboat = Voyage from continent to continent. Super fast with fair winds. In foul winds, switch to paddle until winds pick up. However, the long boat is very hard to maneuver.

P.S.
Please ask questions and check the wiki so you can get to know the game more. Don't just rage post. Have a positive attitude and touch some grass once and awhile. :)

never do running jumps, it a very serious waste of stamina