Windrose Seafarer Quest Guide

The Seafarer quest is the point where Windrose stops being a land tutorial and becomes a naval one. Current April 2026 references agree on the objective chain, and getting the order right matters because the game pushes several ship systems at once.

Note: Verified as of July 2026. Check official patch notes for updates.

When Seafarer Unlocks

Current wiki tracking places Seafarer after I Need a Bigger Boat.

It is effectively the naval tutorial quest for:

• Shipwright’s Workshop
• 12-Pounder Cannons
• Wharf
• Ketch
• first proper boarding action

Objective 1: Build a Shipwright’s Workshop

Current objective requirements:

• 15 Wood
• 10 Coarse Fabric
• 5 Copper Ingots

Current guides also note two placement rules:

• place it under a roof
• keep it within Bonfire range

Objective 2: Craft 12-Pounder Cannons

Current recipe per cannon:

• 10 Copper Ingots
• 10 Wood

This is the first point where copper demand jumps hard, so do not start Seafarer with a weak ingot stockpile.

Objective 3: Build a Wharf

Current Wharf cost:

• 10 Wood
• 10 Coarse Fabric

Placement rules:

• build it on the shoreline
• keep it within Bonfire range

If you only need the Wharf itself, see the Windrose recall and repair Ketch guide after this one.

Objective 4: Equip Cannons to Your Ship

At the Wharf:

1. interact with the table
2. open Ship Selection
3. choose your ship
4. select Manage Ship
5. drag the cannons into the Ship Gear slots

Do not just craft the cannons and stop there. The quest expects them to be equipped through the Wharf interface.

Objective 5: Craft a Ketch

Current Ketch recipe:

• 150 Wood
• 100 Nails
• 40 Coarse Fabric
• 30 Rope Fiber

This is your first purpose-built combat ship in the current tutorial path.

Objective 6: Fight Blackbeard’s Transport Ship

Current Seafarer references identify Blackbeard’s Transport Ship as the tutorial target.

The fight teaches:

• cannon volleys
• hull damage vs sail damage
• positioning
• boarding timing

Boarding Sequence

Current wiki breakdown:

1. lower the ship until boarding becomes available
2. pull alongside it
3. wait for the boarding prompt
4. press Space to board
5. defeat the enemy deck crew
6. loot the cargo

The Seafarer sequence currently expects you to kill 7 enemies on deck.

Most Common Mistake

Steam community advice matches the wiki on one point: boarding too early is how players throw this quest.

Wait for the prompt. Do not jump manually before the game gives it to you.

Bottom Line

Current Seafarer path is:

1. Shipwright’s Workshop
2. 12-Pounder Cannons
3. Wharf
4. Manage Ship and equip cannons
5. Ketch
6. Blackbeard ship fight and boarding

If your quest feels stuck, it is usually because one item was crafted but not placed or equipped through the correct station.