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Grant Headifen

About Grant Headifen

My vision for NauticEd is to ensure that families and friends get out on the water not only safely but with true COMPETENCE, confidently savoring every moment of their valuable time.

Achieving this means being the pinnacle of sailing and boating education—offering comprehensive multi-media theoretical instruction coupled with hands-on, on-the-water training through our global network of American National Standards Instructors. We steadfastly avoid becoming a mere certification mill; our focus is on delivering genuine competence, ensuring our students are well-prepared for enjoyable, real-world boating experiences.

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Wind

October 22, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Winds can be gentle, hardly felt, like zephyrs flitting about in a local area, or they can be vast movements of air moving swiftly across oceans and continents at low and high altitudes.

Sailboat Diesel Engine Fluids

October 22, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Diesel engines make use of a variety of fluids, including raw and coolant water, diesel fuel, and lubricating oil. A problem in the flow of any one of these fluids can cause problems…

Fire on a Sailboat

October 21, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Putting out fires quickly is essential. The sooner you find the source the quicker the fire can be extinguished.

Sailing Directions

October 21, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Directions are super important because while sailing, you will always be in communication with others regarding directions of obstacles, wind changes, your destination, water current, and other boat traffic.

Crew Overboard

October 21, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Crew (“Man”) Overboard (MOB) is fortunately relatively rare, but chances are that in your sailing career it will happen.

Unfurling or Raising the Sails

October 21, 2023/by Grant Headifen

You have motored your vessel from the slip into open water and are now ready to either unfurl or raise the sails, depending on your setup.

Sailboat Diesel Engine

October 21, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Thanks go to Mr. Rudolf Diesel who years ago in Germany cleverly invented an engine that today bears his name (luckily, they chose to use his last name)—the sailboat diesel engine.

Types of Anchors

October 20, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Anchor design has been the focus of much research over thousands of years, and as a result, there are

Why Anchor?

October 20, 2023/by Grant Headifen

There are many reasons for anchoring your boat…

Sailboat Battery Charging

October 20, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Like a water bucket, batteries have a specific storage capacity and must be refilled/recharged when their contents of energy are depleted.

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