Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Unlock Home Across The Sea

To unlock “Home Across The Sea” in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, travel to Nassau’s northern harbor, find the drunk sailor near the General Store at roughly 597, 767-768, stand directly in front of him, and wait without moving for around 30-40 seconds. A white Talk prompt will appear above his head. Speak to him after he finishes singing and the shanty is added to the Jackdaw’s playlist automatically.

The trap: this song is not a normal floating song sheet. There is no map icon, no chase sequence, and no mission reward. If you are sweeping Nassau for collectibles and expecting an icon to lead you there, you can walk past the sailor repeatedly without realizing he holds a hidden shanty.

What You Need Before Triggering the Nassau Shanty

• You need story access to Nassau in Eleuthera, which becomes available early in the campaign.
• You need to reach the northern harbor, near Nassau’s General Store and weapon shop.
• No quest, side activity, chase collectible, or special time of day is required.
• Keep your character still long enough for the hidden interaction to register.

If Nassau is available as a fast-travel destination, use it. Otherwise, dock normally and head toward the harbor-side businesses rather than moving deeper into town. The entire unlock takes only a few minutes once you know that the trigger is based on proximity and patience.

Home Across The Sea Location in Nassau

The sailor is in the northern section of Nassau’s harbor, close to the General Store and the nearby weapon shop. The target map position is approximately:

• X: 597
• Y: 767-768

Open the map and move the cursor around Nassau. The coordinate readout appears beneath the cursor, letting you narrow the location down before returning to the world. The one-point difference in the second coordinate is not important; you are looking for the small harbor-side space around the General Store, not a pixel-perfect marker.

Use the weapon shop in the northern harbor as your main landmark. From the docks, stay near the waterline and follow the harbor-front route until you are level with the General Store and weapon shop area. The sailor is near a small open shelter or covered structure with typical dock clutter such as barrels and crates.

How to Identify the Correct Drunk Sailor

You are looking for one unmarked NPC who seems like ordinary background scenery. He is a drunk sailor, usually recognizable by his beard, ponytail, drink in hand, and loud, unsteady singing. He may hold his head or sway as he performs.

There is no collectible icon over him when you arrive. Do not press the interaction button immediately and do not expect a prompt to be available at first. The conversation becomes available only after you have listened in the correct position for long enough.

Exact Positioning to Make the Talk Prompt Appear

Stand directly in front of the sailor, at normal conversation range, just outside the entrance to the small shelter. Keep Edward on the ground and facing the singer. You want to be close enough that an ordinary NPC conversation would normally be possible.

• Face the sailor rather than standing beside or behind him.
• Stand outside the shelter entrance instead of walking into the cluttered interior.
• Stay close; standing across the path is usually too far away.
• Do not climb nearby crates, roofs, or other objects.
• Do not jog in circles, shove into the NPC, or repeatedly tap Interact.

The hidden trigger is checking whether you are quietly listening. Being a few steps too far away, breaking line of sight with nearby props, or wandering off resets the useful part of the wait. Treat the sailor as if you are stopping to hear an ambient performance rather than trying to activate a conventional collectible.

Wait 30–40 Seconds Before Interacting

Once you are in position, do nothing for roughly 30–40 seconds. Let the sailor sing through his lines. After the listening period, a white diamond and Talk prompt appears over his head.

Only press your interaction input after that prompt is visible:

• PlayStation: Square
• Xbox: X
• Controller on PC: A, depending on your configured layout
• Keyboard and mouse: E, unless you changed the Interact keybind

The sailor thanks Edward for listening and gives him “Home Across The Sea.” The shanty is then added to your available Jackdaw songs automatically, so there is no separate song-sheet pickup or inventory step to complete.

Step-by-Step Quick Route

1. Open the world map and travel to Nassau, Eleuthera.
2. Head to the northern harbor and remain on the harbor-side path.
3. Use the General Store and northern weapon shop as landmarks.
4. Check the map cursor until you are near 597, 767–768.
5. Find the drunk, singing sailor outside the small cluttered shelter.
6. Place Edward directly in front of him, just outside the shelter entrance.
7. Face him and remain still for 30–40 seconds.
8. Wait for the white Talk prompt to appear.
9. Interact, hear the short exchange, and confirm that “Home Across The Sea” has been added to the Jackdaw playlist.

Why the Talk Prompt Is Not Appearing

If the white prompt does not show up, reposition before assuming the event is unavailable. The shanty is always available once Nassau’s harbor can be accessed; missed attempts usually come down to distance, angle, or interrupting the listening timer.

You are standing too far away

Move closer until Edward is clearly within ordinary talking distance. The safe place is directly in front of the singer, almost at the edge of his personal space, rather than several paces back on the harbor path.

You are beside the sailor instead of facing him

Approach from the front and turn Edward toward the sailor. The interaction is much more reliable when you are clearly positioned as a listener rather than passing through the area.

You moved before the listening timer finished

Start the wait again. Small movements, leaving the immediate area, climbing nearby scenery, or trying to force an interaction early can stop the setup from completing. Give the sailor a full 40 seconds after you settle into position.

You found a different harbor NPC

Return to the coordinate range and check for the distinctive sailor with a drink, beard, ponytail, and audible singing. The correct NPC stands close to the small open harbor structure near the General Store area; ordinary dockworkers and nearby pedestrians will not produce the hidden prompt.

You are searching the map for a song-sheet marker

There is no marker to reveal for this shanty. “Home Across The Sea” is deliberately hidden behind this ambient interaction, so map completion and normal collectible routes will not point to it.

How This Shanty Differs From Normal Song Sheets

Most sea shanties in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced follow a recognizable collectible loop: find the song-sheet icon, chase the moving page, and collect it at the end of the route. “Home Across The Sea” bypasses that system entirely.

• It does not appear as a song-sheet icon.
• It does not begin a paper chase.
• It does not come from a story mission.
• It does not require a side activity or combat encounter.
• It is rewarded only by listening to the right NPC in Nassau.

For a completion run, clear this interaction as soon as Nassau opens up. It is easy to collect early, sits close to standard harbor services, and removes one of the most easily overlooked songs from your checklist before you start treating the rest of the map as a song-sheet hunt.

Practical Takeaway

For “Home Across The Sea,” go to Nassau’s northern harbor near the General Store at 597, 767–768, stand directly in front of the singing drunk sailor, and wait motionless for up to 40 seconds. Do not search for a collectible icon or try to chase a song sheet — the white Talk prompt is the entire unlock condition. Once the sailor finishes the exchange, the shanty is permanently available for the Jackdaw.