Activities

There are the following repeatable activities in Stranded Sails:

The Seagull's Booty (Race the Seagulls)
When using the boat or kajak, you might see a seagull flying in a certain direction where a random item (certain gifts, seed, crop, spice, fish, component) floats on the water. When rowing faster (pressing repeatedly), you can grab the item before the seagull does.

This feature was added in version 1.2.

Island Activities
Island Activities were added in version 1.3. A random choice of two of these may appear why you visit the northern Central Island or any of the three Peaceful Islands. You gain a total of 3 Shiny Plunder when you fully complete an Activity. Additionally, you always have a chance to retrieve 1 Magnificent Medallion (up to two with Brenda's second relationship perk) and, with Brenda's third relationship perk, Map Snippets. It appears that the latter will not happen if you already have a Map Snippet.

Activities are only one way to find Shiny Plunder. Others are:
 * Give gifts to Crew members whose 8 decor items have already been unlocked. Intricate Seashells sometimes found when fishing (any tier) or Scented Blossoms that randomly drop when harvesting are rather easy to find, so is the Chunky Acorn that might drop from trees that you chop down.
 * The chests from Brenda's Map Snippets (perk three required) also yield Shiny Plunder.
 * With Logan's third relationship perk, Component chests sometimes drop Shiny Plunder.
 * There are chests on the islands that drop Shiny Plunder when opened. They may also drop Old Coins.

All activities can be done without a single building kit having been used, but sometimes a boat can be handy.

Monkey Chase
Three monkeys are running away from you. If you manage to get close enough to interact with them, you receive 1 Shiny Plunder.

Notes:
 * With Fritz's first relationship bonus active, they are slightly slower than you and you can catch them easily.
 * Without the bonus, you can try to predict their direction changes.
 * Monkeys can run through thorn bushes.
 * You cannot interact with monkeys while you have Food equipped.
 * You shouldn't chase the monkeys with the sword equipped, because it doesn't require a target to perform an action (and stop the character in order to do so). Seeds and all other tools require a valid target, so you can hammer the action key until you are close enough to the monkey.
 * On the North-Western Island, this activity is located in the cave.

Overgrown Chests
Thorn bushes and thorny stumps surround a chest in their center. There are three of these chests in an area.

Notes:
 * Bushes require less chops than thorny stumps.
 * Each of bush or stump requires a random number of hits with the axe.
 * Logan's first relationship perk helps.

Altar of Flames
The Altar consists of three bowls. You will find magical flames (blue orbs) in the area that you must carry back to the altar within a certain time limit.

The Alter of Flames is always present in the same location on each of the four island that have activities. However, if the activity isn't currently active, the blue light and the magical flames are missing.

Notes:
 * Chop thorn bushes that block the way before picking up a flame. Each flame returned yields 1 Shiny Plunder.
 * On the North-Western Island, this activity is located in the cave.
 * On the Southern Islands, flames might be located inside the cave (right at the seaside exit) or on the cliff that's accessed via the middle exit.
 * You may not use any tools when carrying a Flame.

Pool of Visions
These look similar to the Alter of Flames, but with only one bowl. Looking into the water shows one of three chests that is located somewhere on the island. A time limit starts and opening the chest in time yields Shiny Plunder and other items.

The Pool is always present in the same location on each of the four island that have activities. If the activity is active, the bowl emits a blue light and is filled with water. There are 5 chest locations per island that can be used only once. After all chests have been opened, they are not reset and the activity can still become active. In that case, the actitivity is pointless as it cannot be completed.

Notes:
 * You can cancel the vision by pressing to begin your search right away, however, the time limit only starts when the vision ends, so you won't have more time to search.
 * The time limit depends on the distance and is usually between 25 and 50 seconds. It is deplayed by the corners of the screen pulsating in blue.
 * Using the map pauses the timer, but using the telescope doesn't.
 * You can reset the time limit by interacting with the pool while the time limit is still active. The location will be the same until the time limit runs out.
 * For the the Pool on the Central Island, bring a boat, as none of the chests can be reached by foot from the Pool's location. Blink Runes work too (and you are even allowed to teleport during the activity), but the boat might be faster.
 * Other than the other Activities which can be done three times, this Activity is completed when you find the chest once. However, the chest yields three Shiny Plunder.
 * Previously-opened chests can appear in the vision. They are still open, so you cannot open them again but must wait for the timelimit and hope for a new vision.
 * On the North-Western Island, chests might be located on Seaside Bluff.
 * On the Southern Island, chests might be located in the cave.

Watchful Seagulls
You might find three chests in an area with one seagull sleeping on top of each of them. Interacting with the chest will wake up the seagull. Every second or so, it will turn by 90 degrees. If it sees you, it will attack you after 5 seconds. You can reset the seagull by moving away from the chest. If the seagull hasn't spotted you after turning a few times, it will fly away so you can open the chest. You can also open the chest after being attacked. It contains 1 Shiny Plunder.

Notes:
 * Getting attacked by a seagull causes a loss of 15% of your maximum health/energy.
 * Stay close to the chest so you can change your direction from the chest more quickly.

Hungry Monkeys
Sometimes, you will find three hungry monkeys. Giving them Food (not crops or spices) will yield 1 Shiny Plunder per monkey.

Notes:
 * The tier of the Food or any perks does not affect the reward. When giving the monkey a tier 7 dish, you will still get only 1 Shiny Plunder.
 * On the North-Western Island, this activity is located in the cave.

Brenda's Map Snippets
When Brenda's third relationship perk is active, Activities may drop a Map Snippet. This counts as a Gift that you can give to Brenda. She will draw a circle on your map in which you can find a treasure.

The treasure is a big chest with gold scattered around it, so it's very easy to spot. It drops 3 Shiny Plunder and 2 Gifts (Golden Tooth, Scented Blossom, Old Coin, Smelly Bulb). With Brenda's second perk, both Gifts have the chance to double, so you may receive four Gifts in total (but only up to two different ones).

Unlike the Island Activities, Brenda's treasures' locations are usually in areas that became available by using kits.