Boat

Boats are rideable objects placed on Water used to move faster through big watermasses.

Boat Riding
Quite differently from the Minecart, boats moves accordingly to the player's will. The boat also moves significantly faster than a player on water but is slower than a Minecart. While some movements bugs are still present, it's possible to steer using the wasd keys. Boats also have movement relative to the camera, so it's possible to maneuver them with the mouse. Boat changes direction if in contact with, a player, another boat or an mob. If you ride a boat and crush into another boat your boat will get destroyed and the other one will just bump away.

Boats cannot be placed on terrain and will be immediately destroyed upon contact with solid blocks, resulting in a random amount of wood and sticks of leftovers. The same resources are gained when a boat is destroyed by the player.

Video of a player riding a boat.