Faster Boats
by BRANDX
Faster Boats lets a player ride a boat faster by holding the sprinting key while steering.
What it does
Holding the sprinting key while riding a boat increases its speed, so slow boats cover more ground on rivers and lakes. The effect applies only while a player is steering a boat, and the sprint key is the trigger. Forge 1.0 is the only file, built for Minecraft 1.20.1, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod installed.
Key features
Sprint-held speed boost
Holding the sprinting key while seated in a boat makes it move faster than its default speed.
Faster water travel
Boat travel across open water becomes quicker, which shortens long trips over lakes and rivers.
Single-key control
The boost uses the existing sprinting key, so no extra binding or item is needed to activate it.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Flying Boats is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 that is client and server, released under the MIT License. [BLT] Boats, Lily, Tolerance is server-side only for 1.20.1 and is not open source, so players can join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faster Boats | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-25 |
| Flying Boats | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-06-18 |
| [BLT] Boats, Lily, Tolerance | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-11-07 |
Questions
Does Faster Boats need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Faster Boats support?
In the catalog
Faster Boats is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,441 Optimization mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Don't you love minecraft logic of that a normal player that has Dolphin's grace effect is faster in water than a player who is riding a boat? Or don't you love World Generation that is always full of water and even with your boat your still taking ages to find any land? With a click of a button you are going to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fasterboats
- Owner
- BRANDX
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15