Sylvia
04-17-2012

any tip to grind this skill faster ? 1 prof per day on sea is a joke

Hernan
04-17-2012

buy nc profiency rate boost otherwise wait n moan n whine until next x2 event

Sublime
05-11-2012

I ve heard that if u row with very few sailors the skill ranks up faster, can anyone confirm this?

Mei Hua
05-11-2012

grind this skill by rowing whether you got 225 or 5 crew its how many days at sea with skill on and moving that you gain xp for

upto r6 is pretty easy after that its 1xp per game day at sea ok

the reason players have 5 sailors is because you dont have to make port as often fr supplies

Sublime
05-11-2012

Thx mate , mine is almost r7 and u are right 1xp per day its a hard task...

Jean
05-12-2012

play , eat , sleep ,xxx on row ship all time , ur rowing will rank up

Nina
05-29-2012

For me ... I thinks its quite easy to rank up this skill ...
Actualy sail handling is the harded than rowing to rank it up ..

Wen zhi
05-29-2012

sail handling is easier cause you can only rank row in a row boat but can rank sail handle in any boat

Carla
06-29-2012

is there some kinda formula explaining speed boost per rank / number of oars etc etc

id like to know whether ranking this to r15+++ is worth it or will i get to a stage where the fastest galley in the game wont keep up with trader/adventurer ships of certain lvl

Wen zhi
06-30-2012

Carla
2012-06-29is there some kinda formula explaining speed boost per rank / number of oars etc etc

id like to know whether ranking this to r15+++ is worth it or will i get to a stage where the fastest galley in the game wont keep up with trader/adventurer ships of certain lvl

Ming Mei
06-30-2012

anybody got answer to this even if no formula

is there some kinda formula explaining speed boost per rank / number of oars etc etc

id like to know whether ranking this to r15+++ is worth it or will i get to a stage where the fastest galley in the game wont keep up with trader/adventurer ships of certain lvl ?

Misun
07-01-2012

id like to know whether ranking this to r15+++ is worth it or will i get to a stage where the fastest galley in the game wont keep up with trader/adventurer ships of certain lvl ?

Hernan
07-02-2012

id like to know whether ranking this to r15+++ is worth it or will i get to a stage where the fastest galley in the game wont keep up with trader/adventurer ships of certain lvl ?

in light of the fact, that i been asking this question for 4 days and i still have zero comment let alone any advice or information from anyone!!!

i can only believe that this skill is pretty useless after a certain lvl of ship

Port Official
07-03-2012

wow i think id rather be trolled than ignored

FCB
07-03-2012

In all fairness that was a pretty complex question. Try asking people in game like your company members or friends.

Carla
07-03-2012

here let me see if this helps. non-combat, open seas, long-range voyages, rowing won't keep up.

Combat, board the trader before he can get back up to speed, you're going to see a difference between r10 and r15.

Francine
07-27-2012

1 skill prof each day you are at sea with the skill active.....

Io
12-02-2012

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Miyo
12-02-2012

Row row row your boat
gently down the stream
merrily merrily merrily merrily
Life is but a dream

Natascha
02-02-2013

RowRowRow your boat
gently accross gama
This takes forever to level. Rage quit

Sophia
04-02-2013

How to level this fast?

Lewis
04-02-2013

row, row, row your boat ...

Emma
04-02-2013

lol
btw follow in fleet using row does not rank

Lisa
04-02-2013

I wanted post link but it wont let me ... well, it'll take 1600 hours to grind this to r14 (japan wiki info). Oh and when some skill event is on like 1.5x it wont help you with rowing proficiency but 2x events are good for rowing as you'll get 2 proficiency instead of 1 (after r6? it'll add 1 proficiency each day) while you row

Liza
04-02-2013

you gotta be moving

Laurencio
08-21-2013

works best in sail boat

Hans
10-09-2013

when grinding this skill is it best to use + items or no items?

Nicola
10-09-2013

Skill prof isn't affecting if you wear boosters or not. Most people choose not to wear them because more rowing = more speed = more distance over time. It's easier to afk sail with no boosters lol. All up to personal choice.

Hans
10-09-2013

*affected

Miyo
10-11-2013

so, i picked up rowing to level during the event. i got 6 prof per day at r1 and 4 per day at r2. is it really that slow or am i doing something wrong?

Io
10-11-2013

Doing it correct, at r6 or r7 its gonna be 1 prof per day.

Jean
10-11-2013

1 prof per day event with 2x event?

Nina
10-11-2013

x2 event is maybe 2prof per day (game). Check the comments above.

Beatrice
10-12-2013

any idea how to keep my crew from dying while afk rowing?

Natascha
10-12-2013

Blue-flag and seraphim veil.

Lena
10-12-2013

Keep the fatigue at the minimum

Nina
10-12-2013

If you want to sleep and row i think that is impossible

Xiao Wei
10-12-2013

hmm 10 + 6 omg

Xiao Wei
10-12-2013

if u want to sleep and row , set 1 sailor , max cargo provision , and use veil

Steward
10-12-2013

so, veil prevent crew lost from exhaustion too?

Mei Hua
10-12-2013

if u have food on your table , u wont get fatigue , so 1 sailor is enough , veil just prevent him from dying

Claudia
10-12-2013

Vigour?

Lisa
10-12-2013

1k vigour , rowing/caution , u wont need much , it will last afew hours

Hernanes
10-12-2013

i went out rowing with only 1 crew. i went afk while my ship is rowing itself. after a while, i come back to see white flag besides my name and my only crew was gone. i hit rescue button with a hope to save my one sailor so that he can continue his rowing task. however, four people show up instead. i am very shocked by this turn of event. who are the other 3 people? where did they come from? due to this i cannot even let my guard down on my own ship. now, i found myself not able to sleep at night in this situation. i hope someone can resolve my problem so that i can get my good night sleep again.

Natascha
10-13-2013

I can solve your problem right now.

"i went out rowing with only 1 crew. i went afk while my ship is rowing itself."

This is STUPID. You can't protect against storms, even if using a veil. You WILL end up sunk.

Expecting to AFK sail for any length of time isn't realistic. Problem solved, play the game.

Natascha
10-13-2013

lol stupid lies , a storm usually drain about 30% ship dura , bring some wood for auto fix , and hopefully they will repair fast enough between storms , with r5 survival u wont lose crew from storm , and the vigour will last in 2 ~ 3 hours , so u sleep about 8 hours , 3 hours it will row itself , 3 ~ 5 hours white flag , better than nothing

Sonia
10-13-2013

I don't know where you sailed Hernanes, but most likely a pirate, either NPC or player, caught and sunk you. If you plan to go AKF for a long while while rowing your need to buy a blue flag, or at least use caution skill or high look out ship skill.

Theo
10-13-2013

well, i did put HL on my galley. i sailed near the invisible wall down south. i also got an aide with 100 navigator trait with breakwater skill to prevent leak and sail straight east or west. the longitude should be at least 7k+ while sailing or you'll hit the island where hobart is. had to check once in a while to rescue sailor or change back course if hit by squall. but, still i got 3 free mermaids each time i rescue my 1 sailor. as for storms, i only encounter it once, at least that i'm aware of. miraculously, my 1 crew managed to survived. probably because of breakwater aide skill too. not too sure since i only realized it when the storm just ended.

Port Official
10-13-2013

What the Hell I lost everything and logged on like half an hour ago to find out I lost all my NC and Non NC items WTF

Port Official
10-13-2013

What the Hell I lost everything and logged on like half an hour ago to find out I lost all my NC and Non NC items WTF

Sonia
10-13-2013

you need to fill a form on UWO forum, support section. if you have had anything to do with URB then you may have been hacked, if URB knows your facebook profile, they have your main Email. if they have your account name, such as posting on the UWO forum then your account name is displayed, then it's not hard for URB to hack you. if someone has hacked you, talk to GMs asap, they could track the transactions between you and another character and hopefully return your items etc with a bit of luck.

Hans
02-18-2014

what rowboat is best for grinding this ?

Holfina
02-19-2014

I have no experience with this skill, but I do not think that the type of boat you use matters, then again I think I recently heard that it depends on the number of crew that you have, could be wrong though

Intrep
06-23-2014

Should I turn it off when making turns like we do with emergency acceleration?

jperana
06-23-2014

Yes if your ship does not have rowing assistance

gameklaas
06-24-2014

No you do not need to deactivate this skill, you won't get turn penalty if your ship has over 14 turn. however, the speedloss you get from turning with it still exists, just like the penalty you get from turning from sails, oars and active rowing skill give that penalty aswell, when you have over 14 turn, you don't use rowing assist to increase turning, but to eliminate the speedloss-penalty you get from it

Palariz
06-24-2014

just want to share how i play rowboats in battle.. when chasing for melee i have row/DSD/eva on.. this skill set gives defense and speed.... now when im already near the enemy ill cancel row turn aboardage on and take a turn to board.. reason... i got 2 defensive skills and no rowing so after the melee i dont have any turn penalty=crit dodge... you can also cancel aboardage during the melee so you can turn row/cannon skills/sea mine removal/DHP or whatever you want after retreat ^^ just sharing sorry for bad english

Lena
06-24-2014

a friend of mine told me that if someone camp my butt at close distance i should use aboardage and melee him right after the victim escape , well i tried , usually i'll be dead , maybe im just not him

Bryan1
08-30-2015

When it comes to "grinding" this skill, is there a most profficent way? Most of the time i see players just AFK rowing in a straight line. Is this the best way? Does rowing earn more prifficiency in battle? High waves? In the later days? While turning?? Any tips are greatly appreciated on this insanely boring grind.

H.-Gazi
08-30-2015

I am afraid nothing will increase the proficiency of rowing except NC items and having the skill favoured to half the time consume. Worst case is that following someone DOESN'T count :(

I recommend you to afk grind rowing or sailing the whole time with the oarship for battle or adventuring. What most helps is that you get this:
> Thunder god item (x2.25)
> Thunder king item + Empress/skill note (x2.1)

Both will allow you to gain 2 proficiency per day instead 1 after R6. This will save greatly your time :-)

DiNozzo
08-14-2016

Prof gain on Rowing skill has been revised upward?
Im R12 and gaining 3 prof everyday with permanent +50% bonus now.

Donce
08-24-2016

Refined rowing skill has the effect "Well-coordinated rowing":

Increases rowing type ships' top speed and acceleration as well as turning speed.

Guilder
07-27-2017

Since it came up recently, unlisted +2 Rowing clothes:

Sheikh's Coat (male)
Ikbal Dress (female)

Toshiro
10-29-2017

What's the computation for this?

Juicebox
10-30-2017

Iirc I thinks its row rank * row power *.1 = equals extra speed added to sail in any wind too.

Row Refine bonus however I don't remember. ..

Juicebox
10-30-2017

Iirc I thinks its row rank * row power *.1 = equals extra speed added to sail in any wind too.

Row Refine bonus however I don't remember. ..

Blake.C
10-31-2017

10% bonus when refined from what I read CPC.

boo
04-26-2018

Anyone that can confirm this formula?

row rank * row power *.1

damnshort
05-12-2018

does crew numbers matters for rowing like in using cannons ? or even 1 crew are producing same speed ?

Guilder
05-28-2019

Dooseokringap of Yi Sun-shi - Rowing +2 (male-only)

DiNozzo
10-02-2019

Are there any other non-body gears available?

Sharky
01-08-2020

Throwing in my experience on grinding this skill:
-Choose a job that favors rowing: Brigand is the cheapest.
-Grind afk using tow permits to autonav from Cairo to Nantes
-use light galley(LG): Slowest row ship from my experience. (I also modded my LG with out-of-range cargo for all -20 penalties during each mod to really slow it down)
-remove all sail ship parts, and get ships sails damaged/ripped.
-equip iron plates -11 H sails & v sails
-equip figurehead Quetzalcoatl for +7 fatigue relief and +7 crises protection (Sculpting- Caribbean divine beast: Jamaica invest - 1.2m)
-remove all oxford ship speed skills if active
-keep at least 1m on you (i keep 5m which is plenty). Dont worry about npc attacks. They don't attack in safe waters using autonav, but i use caution anyway for the grind along with survey so i know how close i am to destination.
-keep about 50 timber on you for repairs from storms etc. Never had my ship sink from storms with r10 repair
-load the rest of your cargo with food & water evenly.
-keep maximum amount of vigor food (400+)
-set timer according to how much fatigue builds so that you can pop vigor food when fatigue is almost maxed or vigor is low. Fatigue will accumulate faster the longer you are out to sea so adjust timer accordingly.

Boosts:
-DONT USE GEAR!!! Its easy to forget to check its dura when afk sailing (havent tested this with Sword of the Sea People +2 row yet, though i dont think weapons lose dura when sailing)
-Use aide with +1 row skill. I like Io, but choose one for your needs.

-Optional boosts:
I prefer to use skill notes and either a 7 day or 30 day 50% proficiency rate acquisition. (you can also use Battle skills Instruction: +3 for all maritime skills for 24 hours but this is a really long grind, more than a month unless you don't need sleep, and that can get expensive.)

Once you refine you get permanent +2 row as well. So get back out there and max rowing again! lol

Guilder
01-08-2020

Small note: Weapons, like any other piece of equipment, can lose durability while at sea -- unless they have an Item Effect attached to them. (EX Effect equipment will not count as Item Effect and still lose durability, too.) Currently I know of no Rowing + equipment with Item Effects.

Sharky
01-08-2020

Thanks for confirming Guilder!

I also forgot to mention to remove all crew from both your ship and your aides ship. They eat too much :)

Guilder
03-25-2020

+2 Rowing head items:

Brave Helm
Brave Circlet
Sea Monster's Hood

Guilder
06-27-2020

+2 body item: Tortuga Pirates

Guilder
11-16-2020

+2 Accessory: Ancient Queen's Ship Handling Guide - will be added during Seven Wonders expansion. See its page for further details.

Don Raporn
02-16-2021

any hand equipment with +row by any chance?? ty

quick
02-17-2021

Off the top of my head:

+1 Improved Steam Engineer's Gloves
+1 Improved Steam Engineer's Gloves
+1 Improved Legate Gloves

+2 Wrought Iron Wrist Armour - Special

Don Raporn
03-08-2021

What about +2 boots?. If anyone can post it pls. Thx.

Beomi
03-08-2021

Head Equipments
Sea Monster's Hood +2
Sea Monster's Hood +2

Foot Equipments
Improved Steam Engineer's Boots +2(male only)
Improved Steam Engineer's Boots +2(female only)
Jet Leather Boots +2
Platinum Greaves +2
Wrought Steel Shin Armour - Special +2

Guilder
03-09-2021

Head Equipments:
Sea Dragon's Circlet +2
Sea Dragon's Circlet +2
Sea Dragon's Circlet +2

Foot Equipments:
Sea Dragon's Greaves +1
Sea Dragon's Greaves +1

These items will become available in a future update that introduces the new "Ice&Snow" Leviathan to the Sea of Wonders.

Guilder
08-26-2021

Chapter 3 Pharos weapon:
Thunderer Revolver +2

It's a handgun/revolver.

Source: tinyurl.com/UWO-7WondersPharos-3

CA-RvZ
12-31-2021

Another +2 foot: Improved Legate Greaves

Guilder
12-31-2021

+3 outfit: Hayreddin's Clothes

+2 head: Wolf-shaped Head Ornament

Guilder
01-04-2022

+2 Weapon: Flame Spear

Guilder
10-13-2022

+2 Weapon: Grim's Treasured Sword

+2 Shoes: Gentleman Thief Boots

CA-RvZ
11-30-2022

+2 Weapon: Deck Scrubber

CA-RvZ
12-06-2022

+2 Weapon: Tessak

CA-RvZ
12-07-2022

+2 Weapon: Laevatein

Marfisa
05-16-2023

I don't know where to ask this so I will write in this section: does anyone know a ship with oars that is good for both trading and fighting, for being safe if they attacking you but also not too much slow for long voyages?

Gudebuddha
05-16-2023

Depends who exactly "they" are, but in short all "Galleass" are basicly a Hybrid between Trade and Battle.

Like Venetian Galleass or Ottoman Galleass, there are some more and also chash variants ofc, so the decision would depend on your levels and your budget.

Marfisa
05-17-2023

I'm 38,55,34 with a budget around 70-80 m

Gudebuddha
05-17-2023

I see, to be frank, you lacking both battle levels and budget for that plan to work.

For now i would recommand sticking to something like a Trading Clipper for trading. Using Caution and avoiding pirates. In case you get attaacked use Tribute Goods for Brigands to get away prom NPC pirates and Fine Tribute Goods (Large Ships) to get away from player pirates.

If you have some more questions chat me up ingame. My IGN is also "Gudebuddha".

Guilder
09-03-2023

Additional equipment:

Body:

Dittatore +1
Trojan War Soldier's Armour / Trojan War Soldier's Armour EX +1
Sheikh's Coat +2
Ikbal Dress +2
Superior Treasure Hunter's Clothes +3
Superior Treasure Hunter's Clothes +3
Fairy King's Clothing +3
Redbeard's Pirate Clothes +3
Great Pirate's Cloak +3


Hand:

Wolf-shaped Gloves +1
Maid Gloves +2
※ +2

Head:

Sea Dragon's Circlet +1
Krampus' Hood +1
Fantasista Hat +2
Wolf-shaped Head Ornament +2
Theater Star Hat +2
Voyager Beret +2
Panda Hat +2
Berserk's Headgear +2
Summer Sailor Cap +2
Cat Hood +2
Nautical Association Cap +3
Nautical Association Cap +3


Foot:

Redbeard's Boots +1
Great Pirate's Boots +2
Prince of Navigation's Shoes +2
Voyager's Shoes +2
Fairytale Shoes +2
Starry Shoes +2
Maid Shoes +2
Plague Doctor Shoes +2
Superior Brave Warrior's Shoes +2
Superior Maiden Knight's Shoes +2
Berserk's Boots +2
Voyager Boots +2
Henry VIII's Greaves +2
※ +2


Weapon:

War Pickaxe +2
Bat Scythe +2
Lily Staff +2
Buzdygan +2
Oar Sword +3


Certain equipment may not be released on Maris (yet) as of this comment. Cheers.

letos
12-24-2023

do you get rowing prof if you are following someone in a fleet?

Guilder
12-24-2023

That works for some skills (Sail Handling, Steering, Pet Training, etc.) but it does not work for Rowing. You gain 0 prof as long as you are following someone in fleet.

Kurama
04-22-2024

I just noticed you can grind this skill by sailing with minimum speed (sails barely opan) with same efficiency.

This way, if you let your ship sailing around E. mediterranean sea and go to sleep, it is less likely to be on far seas when you wake up!

(I do this when i run out tow permits)

V_I
04-22-2024

It's also possible to do the following:

1. Take the Ganador transport to Command Center
2. Start a mission with Maymay the beginner newbie Ganador
3. Set sail, hit rowing, and come back in 30 minutes when the mission fails to restart the process.

This is useful as you can use any rowboat for this, since you'll never arrive at a location, the NPC ships are too weak to cause any real damage to medium/high level ships, food/water are free in Ganador docks, and all but a few disasters cannot occur at sea in Ganador missions.

The only drawback is that you need to return every 30 minutes to start the mission again, but if you're not going to be afk for hours at a time or are expecting to play with friends soon, this is a nice, relaxing way to casual row grind.