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

Spartivento – Italian Yacht Charter Company

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NauticEd Sailing Vacations Agency is the North American agency for  Spartivento, an Italian Yacht Charter Company. At NauticEd, we have personally chartered from Spartivento twice in Italy, once in Sicily and once in the Amalfi Coast and we can report from personal experience that they are a professional company with a modern fleet and good customer service.

EXPLORE CUBA BY LAND & SEA – Nov 2019

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NauticEd has teamed up with affiliate sailing school Sailors NYC to bring you a once-in-a lifetime opportunity! Celebrate Havana’s 500th anniversary with an amazing vacation to Cuba exploring by land and sea. Inquiries or Reservations: Contact Lauren at lauren@nauticed.org Dates: November 7-19, 2019. Why Cuba? Time-capsule culture, unique history, beautiful landscapes and beaches, fantastic food, […]

What is a boating or sailing resume?

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To charter a yacht on a sailing vacation (or a powerboat on a boating vacation) you absolutely must have a boating or sailing resume. A sailing or boating resume is the same as a job resume – it summarizes, in a very concise format, all of your accomplishments.

NauticEd best sailing education and sailing training program

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 Who has the best sailing training program out there? Well, NauticEd of course! But we did write this article so you’ll have to make your own mind up after you read all this. First, to set the lay of the land (water) of who does sailing training in the USA. Three main organizations affiliate themselves with […]

STIR – SAINT THOMAS INTERNATIONAL REGATTA 2019

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RACE IN THE ST. THOMAS INTERNATIONAL REGATTA March 2019 NauticEd has teamed up with our affiliated school OnDeck Sailing to provide an exclusive opportunity for NauticEd students: race in the St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR). OnDeck Sailing is a Caribbean sailing school offering a range of activities including racing in regattas.  They participate in all […]

What is a Transit Log when chartering a yacht in the Mediterranean

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Sometimes when looking at various boat charter options for chartering a yacht in the Mediterranean, you’ll see an obligatory extra for a transit log. What is this elusive transit log? Technically, a transit log is documentation of the boat’s registration and permit.   It is required by many port authorities in the Med. But as yacht […]

Sailing Education Technology

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IT’S THE 21ST CENTURY—NAUTICED HAS MODERNIZED SAILING EDUCATION Ask anyone these days, and most people will tell you that in any industry, they want, expect, and demand modernization. Approximately 89% of people want to work with modern, up-to-date, advanced technology companies; this is simply what they are accustomed to in the 21st century. Companies that […]

GULET CRUISES IN MONTENEGRO: WILD BEAUTY, BEACHES AND FAIRYTALE TOWNS

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❝At the moment of the creation of our planet, the most beautiful merging of land and sea occurred at the Montenegrin seaside… When the pearls of nature were sworn, an abundance of them were strewn all over this area. ❞ L.B. Montenegro, often called the “Pearl of Adriatic”, is a country of unique beauty and […]