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Top Sailor

Sailing simulator

Ratings

Age

4+

Category

Sports

Languages

English

Top Sailor is a highly detailed nautical simulator that puts you in command of various watercraft. Whether you're navigating a sailboat through complex wind patterns or piloting a high-speed motorboat, the game uses a sophisticated physics engine to replicate real-world conditions. Learn the fundamentals of tacking, jibing, and sail trim, or simply enjoy a peaceful cruise. With multiple locations, varying weather conditions, and a true-to-life sailing model, Top Sailor is the ultimate experience for boating fans.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

82/100

Top Sailor is a serious simulator for those who truly love the water. It doesn't hold your hand; it requires you to understand the physics of wind and water to move your vessel effectively. The sensation of catching a gust of wind and feeling the boat heel over is captured remarkably well for a mobile title. It’s a technical game that rewards patience and a steady hand on the rudder.

The variety of vessels—from small dinghies to massive motorboats—provides a great range of gameplay experiences. Each handles uniquely, forcing you to adjust your strategy. The open-world nature of the simulation allows for relaxing cruises, while the specific challenges test your mastery of nautical maneuvers. While the graphics might not be cutting-edge, the water physics and wind indicators are highly accurate, making it a valuable tool for real-world sailors and a fascinating hobby for maritime enthusiasts.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

Features

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Realistic wind and wave simulation

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Multiple boat types: Sailboats and Motorboats

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Detailed sailing tutorials

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Open-world exploration and challenges

Tips & Walkthrough

Gameplays

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Q&A

While it uses a simulated environment, the wind patterns are modeled after real-world meteorological principles.

Ratings & Reviews

Best sailing game to date!
Sat Oct 13 2018 Duckinirons

Outstanding graphics and realism. Unbelievable courses. Beautiful. Request the camera button be relocated away from he sail trim slider. Please for the love of God, have the option to move the rudder to the left side of the screen. 2 reasons; 1. Its more ergonomic. Instead of stretching your hand and loosing the ability to reach full right rudder because the main sheet is in the way - it’ll always have full range and feel more natural to how we hold the screen. 1. Always at the most inopportune times, such as when stretching your finger over to the far side of the screen to tack, if your finger lifts off the screen even just a tiny bit, the phone interprets this as minimizing the app which then causes the game to pause. But when you hit Resume, you’ve lost control. Along with this, the main sheet often becomes unresponsive to touch. A very frustrating and repetitive occurrence. It’s literally the only things that make me want to throw my phone. 🤣 PLEASE DEAR GOD FIX THIS ISSUE!!!!!!!!

Not for yacht racing fans
Fri Jan 23 2015 Yacht racing fan

It's a great game if you enjoy recreational sailing and or want to get a basic idea on how it works. But I found it a bit dissatisfying if your into yacht races because the boats do not have a jib or spinnaker nether does it use the 2 way floating marks but rather one way gates. Great start but could use improvement. Personally I would love it if there where more boats to chose from especially larger ones with a jib. A plus over other apps I've seen-the ability to furl your sail in heavy conditions, the amazing graphics and a great toutorial!

Good
Sun Nov 17 2013 Kuikaika

Love the program except the camera perspective changes at the worse times and then I am stuck trying to fix it. Ultimately losing precious points earned in previous games. The new update hasn't helped.

Yeah! It’s back!
Sun Aug 05 2018 Fj123

Thank you for updating this to work on iOS 11+. It’s my favorite thing on the whole iPhone and I really missed it! I have a cruiser but this gives you such a feeling of the wind and water that I don’t miss an advanced sail plan like some other critics want. It’s simple and wonderful. Don’t change! Oh except... haha. The wind sound seems to be more extreme than the wind conditions. A fine tune if any. I really love this app!

SAVED
Wed Jul 03 2019 New hound 99

all my life I have wanted to be a sailor. Everyday I would slave away at memorizing my points of sail. Now that I have this app, Top Sailer has saved my bread. I have been nominated for president sailor in my region. I am one of the best sailors in the world. The characters are so real and feel like close friends after the years. Lovely app 10/10!

Great!!!
Fri Nov 07 2014 J-Boy5269

You should be able to do free rides and have more boat options and like another person said like you could enter places but overall it is a great game

Meh, kind of boring. Confined to race courses only.
Fri Apr 18 2014 Oldthinker

Physics and graphics and controls are all good, but I expected something closer to Virtual Sailor by Hangsim (on PC), which is more open world sailing. As it is though, you are confined to small race events and courses.

Excellent sailing simulator!!
Thu Dec 05 2013 Capt Alex K

I am a sailing instructor and I have been extremely impressed with the quality of the simulation and the game! Excellent!

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