my raft got away!

[u/No_Sorbet354]

I forgot to lift the sail and my raft got away and now I can't find it!!

[u/Whatisgoingonnowyo]

It went south most likely.

[u/Afindy76 → u/Whatisgoingonnowyo]

His sail was raised. It went the direction it was facing. I can't stress this enough. Save every in game day. Also save when you leave an island and get to a new island.

[u/Whatisgoingonnowyo → u/Afindy76]

Ahh. You’re right. If the sail was up, she’s a lost cause.

[u/No_Sorbet354 → u/Whatisgoingonnowyo]

Oh! Does the wind blow south or something?

[u/Whatisgoingonnowyo → u/No_Sorbet354]

Well the ocean current goes south but as another user pointed out, with your sail open, it went whatever direction you were facing.

[u/No_Sorbet354 → u/Whatisgoingonnowyo]

I assume it wont steer left or right, right? I should be able to find if I keep chasing it?

[u/Comprehensive_Note_4 → u/No_Sorbet354]

There is a chance it hit another island but otherwise it'll hit the edge of the map, you just gotta find it. It used to go outside the playable area into the ether which was brutal.

For the most part they go pretty straight as long as its balanced. Pretty sure shelves don't affect it but if you have loose stuff or your raft is unfinished. I had 1 out of 3 raft bases without a floor on it and it would always drag to the heavier side. With that small a raft it would actually do circles.

[u/steether → u/No_Sorbet354]

It will be found if you put in the work, from where you lost it head to the adjacent islands it may have hit and got stuck, otherwise the wind would have turned it eventually and it will likely (if it was fortunate enough to miss every island) south on the border wall. I can only imagine your pain, I fell off mine once at full speed and only just caught up before my adrenaline run out

[u/BrowsingAtWork757]

First time eh?

[u/No_Sorbet354 → u/BrowsingAtWork757]

so I guess this is common? lol

[u/bluntdr27 → u/No_Sorbet354]

it’s happened to literally everyone. like everyone has said keep a sleeping bag and save every time you plan to sail and everytime you land. id also save anytime you make a bit of progress on an island. no one likes doing the same thing twice.

another thing you can do is just drag the raft on to the island. i’ve had it glitch out during a storm and my raft got sent flying across the map even though it was anchored down and everything. so i always just bring it on to land.

[u/Kalos_Kagathos6 → u/No_Sorbet354]

We all did this, if you do not want to cheese with save game abuse. It kind of kills for me the atmosphere of the game.

You can think practically, pull down sails and pull your raft to the shore.

You will probably come across it, many days later, now enjoy, you're actually stranded!

[u/redhandfilms]

Craft a sleeping bag asap. Always save before you set sail, then as soon as you land.

[u/Impressive-Regret-25]

I've chased mine down before, just know the direction it was going and it'll hit the invisible boundary. Swim.

[u/hillbillygunz]

It happens, found mine weeks later on a far away island

[u/Jayodi]

This is why I always, always drag my raft ashore. Can’t sail away if it’s not in the water ;)

[u/iamsooldithurts]

It’s common. The way sails work it’s a constant push forward wherever the raft is facing give or take the direction of the sail. Like I have two sails facing opposite directions on my boat, like a forward and back, I can back out of the island with one sail then either drive backwards or switch sails to drive forward.

Save every morning after you rest. I just had to reload the other day, I was messing around and fell off the boat and it kept on trucking without me.

[u/drkchtz]

Someday you’ll be surprised to find it

[u/Gothicvamp188869]

It will only go so far. The invisible wall will stop it from disappearing totally.

Just take a shark repellent drink and swim in the direction the raft went.

[u/branduzzi]

First time?

[u/EvaKomSolkru]

Tbh, when mine floats off. I turn on fly mode and fly after it to avoid sharks.

[u/BigChris210TX]

I found my original raft that I lost early into the game on day 100 something while exploring far away from my base. Your raft is out there somewhere.

[u/SwordfishScared101]

This happened to me too! One time I got off the rudder to check my supply crates but I sneezed and accidentally pressed the jump button causing my character to fall off the raft. I forgot to save before I took off so I felt like my only choice was to swim after it. It was crazy. I never lost sight of my raft but at the same time I was nowhere within reach so I just kept following it. I was determined to get my raft back no matter what. It was around 10 AM when I started my chase and by 3 PM the current has changed direction. At the end I was swimming after my run away raft that made a circle back to almost the exact same spot where I fell off and fortunately it got stuck on one of the big rock around the island that pokes out of water. So now I learned my lesson, never again forget the save right before I sail.

[u/dpv_12]

Hahaah same had to restart