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NauticEd and MarineVerse launch the World's First virtual reality Navigation Rules Course

NauticEd and MarineVerse Launch World’s First Virtual Reality Navigation Rules Course

NauticEd and MarineVerse today jointly announced the launch of the world's first-ever Virtual Reality Navigation Rules Training Course. This fully immersive VR course is designed to make learning navigation rules both enjoyable for users and effective for educators, using gamification techniques to entertain and increase knowledge retention.
March 2, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Sail Trim – How do sails work?

Learn how to raise or unfurl sails in this brief glimpse into one of our introductory sailing courses.
March 2, 2023/by Trisha Evelyn
Capture your whole voyage in one place. With SailTies you can capture a rich memory of your voyage, that’s saved in one place for easy access.

NauticEd and SailTies Partner to Authenticate Sailing Logbooks with GPS Tracking and Sharing

NauticEd and SailTies Partner to Authenticate Sailing Logbooks with GPS Tracking and Sharing, a powerful integration for users and charterer companies.
February 28, 2023/by Grant Headifen
Learn Lateral and Cardinal marks and navigational rules in Virtual Reality

Learn Lateral Marks in Virtual Reality

Learn Lateral Marks in virtual reality. Grant gives an example of the lateral marks combined with Cardinal Marks in VR.
January 27, 2023/by Grant Headifen

How to Raise or Unfurl Sails

Learn how to raise or unfurl sails in this brief glimpse into one of our introductory sailing courses.
January 12, 2023/by Trisha Evelyn
Most important Sailing Knots

Most Important Sailing Knots

These 8 sailing knots are the first ones you should master as you learn how to sail. Practice these (and then a couple of extras) to continue your online sailing education journey.
December 21, 2022/by Trisha Evelyn
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Last updated on February 2nd, 2023