diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Render/RenderGunboat.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Render/RenderGunboat.cs
index f76deb2d1c..11dede0c28 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Render/RenderGunboat.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Render/RenderGunboat.cs
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 			Add(info.RightSequence, new AnimationWithOffset(right, null, () => facing.Facing <= 128, 0));
 
 			var leftWake = new Animation(self.World, name);
-			leftWake.Play(info.WakeLeftSequence);
+			leftWake.PlayRepeating(info.WakeLeftSequence);
 			Add(info.WakeLeftSequence, new AnimationWithOffset(leftWake, null, () => facing.Facing > 128, -87));
 
 			var rightWake = new Animation(self.World, name);
-			rightWake.Play(info.WakeRightSequence);
+			rightWake.PlayRepeating(info.WakeRightSequence);
 			Add(info.WakeRightSequence, new AnimationWithOffset(rightWake, null, () => facing.Facing <= 128, -87));
 		}
 
diff --git a/mods/cnc/bits/wake.shp b/mods/cnc/bits/wake.shp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd968940bb
Binary files /dev/null and b/mods/cnc/bits/wake.shp differ
diff --git a/mods/cnc/sequences/campaign.yaml b/mods/cnc/sequences/campaign.yaml
index f59f5e4699..3c271d6a32 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/sequences/campaign.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/sequences/campaign.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ boat:
 		Start: 6
 		Length: 6
 		Offset: 1,2
+		Tick: 120
 	right:
 		Start: 96
 		Facings: 32
@@ -38,5 +39,6 @@ boat:
 		Start: 0
 		Length: 6
 		Offset: -1,2
+		Tick: 120
 	icon: boaticnh
 		Start: 0
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