Question about seafaring

[Brace Cormaeril]

What skills do you need to drive a boat across an ocean?

 

[Felnar]

Profession(Sailor)

 

[Felix]

Profession (sailor)
Knowledge (geography)
Knowledge (astronomy)

Those are the ones I'd say would be necessary; I don't have any rules made for them, though Stormwrack does, I think.

 

[Dross]

Profession (sailor)
Knowledge (geography)
Knowledge (astronomy)

Those are the ones I'd say would be necessary; I don't have any rules made for them, though Stormwrack does, I think.

Know: astronomy can be changed to any navigation type skill (or be replaced by geography). Survival (5 ranks for north) is another option.
But it could boil down to what a DM considers to be included in Prof: Sailor

Note that one person does not need all three, just that they need to be covered by those on the boat.

Also a map may get you out of needing geography, but a RBDM could have you follow a map correctly and still end up in the wrong place.

 

[Hussar]

According to the Savage Tide AP, you need Profession Sailor and Kn Geography.

I believe Stormwrack has more information here.