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.

Entries by Grant Headifen

Propeller Entanglement

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If there is a sudden slowing or stopping of the engine while motoring it is possible that you have picked up some floating line, hopefully not from your vessel.

Clothing for Sailing

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Dressing appropriately for weather conditions is an important but often overlooked topic. Weather in the marina may be considerably different from weather beyond the marina and conditions can drastically change during your venture.

Dinghy Safety!

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When it comes to dinghy operations, the following is a dangerous attitude: “It’s only a short distance ashore—jump in…

Chart Symbols

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Studying a harbor layout does very little good without understanding the symbols and what they signify. It pays to

Dock Line Release

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Have a dock line untying plan based on the wind and the current direction and then communicate this to the crew. Depending on which is stronger…

Weighing Anchor

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“Weighing the anchor” simply means raising it. If raising the anchor is to be done by hand…

Weather Warnings

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Weather services will also provide weather warnings, such as small craft or gale warnings for a certain area, as well as fog predictions.

Using Multiple Anchors

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There are occasions when more than one anchor will add safety and comfort. One possibility is to use one or two anchors…