Originally posted by Gisbert:

At least it should be rewarded if you master your sailing "knowledge". Before Valheim I had no clue that this is a method used in real life. It should be rewarded, but the game doesn't in this case. Was a suggestion in their discord long time ago, high voted, but no one cared.

First of all thank you for your thoughts and the picture, that was interesting to reed!
Second, in real life you are rewarded by tha fact that rowing is more difficult (in terms of efforts and energy) than sailing. In Valheim, however, it is not so important, though you can walk your deck freely while sailing and you can't while rowing.

All in all I think boats are one of the best parts of the game so far. And I hope it will be made even better with the future updates.