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Entries by Grant Headifen
How Does NauticEd Compare to ASA and U.S. Sailing
NauticEd combines advanced digital learning with recognized industry standards. The only boating school with courses that are NASBLA-compliant, USCG-recognized, and RYA-approved. Receive top-quality boating education that meets charter industry-endorsed standards.
How to Dock a Catamaran on a T-Head (Complete Guide)
Docking a catamaran on a T-head doesn’t have to be stressful. In this step-by-step video + transcript, Grant Headifen demonstrates five real-world approaches—45° drive-in, ferry-glide (crab), tailwind back-in, wind-on, and wind-off—showing throttle work, line order, and pro tips for clean, controlled landings.
Waves Explained: Formation, Swell vs Wind Waves & Safety
From chaos to swell: learn how wind builds waves, why long-period swells outpace storms, how fetch and period shape comfort (and seasickness), and what offshore safety gear—especially well-fitting PFDs with spray hoods—does to keep you breathing and alert.
Meet NauticEd Instructor Harish Neelakandan
Learn about the inspiring life of Instructor Harish Neelakandan, blending his passion for sailing with a finance career in Maryland.
Meet NauticEd Instructor Gordy Cox
Meet nauticed instructor Gordy Cox, a former RAF pilot now embracing a full-time sailing career with three sailboats.
How Catamaran vs. Monohull Rudders are Different
Discover why catamaran rudders on the Lagoon 46 don’t steer in forward gear like monohulls do—learn how rudder placement affects maneuverability, especially when docking. Includes video transcript and practical tips.
Meet NauticEd Instructor Daniel Jackson
Learn how Nauticed instructor Daniel Jackson transformed his life through sailing, exploring the West Coast and the Bahamas.
Understanding the Safety Position in Sailing
Learn how the Safety Position — a controlled, depowered close reach — helps sailors pause safely without losing steerage. Ideal for MOB drills, instruction, and more.
Sailing Poem of Paradox
One balmy day in a stormy night,
Two sunken catamarans sailed with a port green light.
They reefed both lazy sheets in a flat sea gale,
And tacked straight windward with no wind and a bulging sail.
NauticEd is a fully recognized education and certification platform for sailing students combining online and on-the-water real instruction (and now VR). NauticEd offers +24 online courses, a free sailor's toolkit that includes 2 free courses, and six ranks of certification – all integrated into NauticEd’s proprietary platform. The USCG and NASBLA recognize NauticEd as having met the established American National Standards. Learn more at www.nauticed.org.
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