BoatLabs Mod
by BoatLabs
With BoatLabs Mod installed, ice boat races on a client show time trial ghosts, racing lines and split timing during each run.
What it does
The mod is an official client-side enhancement for competitive ice boat racing in Minecraft, built specifically for the BoatLabs server. It adds time trial ghosts that draw racing lines, personal-record visualisation, and checkpoint highlighting that shows where to go and updates the splits as a run progresses. Results use sub-tick accurate timing, so the leaderboard times are not lost to a risk reset caused by network lag.
Almost every behaviour can be changed in the settings menu, which is reached through the mod's ModMenu entry. Fabric API and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) are required, and the mod is published for Fabric only, covering 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 with files for 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5 and 1.21.11. It is client-side only, so the server does not need it, and the code is licensed as All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Time trial ghosts
Ghost boats replay earlier runs as visible racing lines, so a player can compare a run against a reference line.
Personal-record visualisation
The personal record run is drawn on the track, and the fastest ghost can be shown alongside a line with the same time.
Checkpoint highlighting
Checkpoints are highlighted on the track, and split times update as each checkpoint is passed.
Settings menu
Nearly all options are adjustable in a settings menu opened from the ModMenu entry.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Practising a track
A racer runs the same course repeatedly, using ghosts and checkpoint splits to find where time is lost.
Joining the BoatLabs server
A player who races on the BoatLabs server adds the client mod to see its timing and leaderboard features.
Who it’s for: The mod is aimed at ice boat racers who play on the BoatLabs server and want ghosts, splits and precise timing while they race.
How it compares
Racing Scoreboard is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, runs client-side only on Fabric and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.4. SwitchCamBoat is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. LightBR also runs client-side only on Fabric and Quilt for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BoatLabs Mod | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-07 |
| Racing Scoreboard | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-08-18 |
| SwitchCamBoat | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-06 |
| LightBR | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-09-22 |
Questions
Does BoatLabs Mod need Fabric API?
Does the server need BoatLabs Mod?
Which game versions does BoatLabs Mod support?
In the catalog
BoatLabs Mod is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
The BoatLabs Mod is the official client-side enhancement for competitive Minecraft ice boat racing, built specifically for the BoatLabs server.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/boatlabsmod
- Owner
- BoatLabs
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15