Skipper (Small Boat) Certification Rank
By popular demand we have now introduced a new sailing certification rank called Skipper (small boat) for learning to sail small keelboats.
Entries by Grant Headifen
USCG Captains License
Here is a question from one of our many international students regarding Captains Licenses.
Americas Cup Apparent Wind
Apparent Wind on Americas Cup AC72’s BTW – please “Like”this article using your favorite social media accounts – thanks for that. See here for the TV Schedule for all countries. Who’s taking it home? AmericasCup.com So how do they do it? I was watching it on Sunday – the wind was at about 15 […]
What is VMG?
VMG – Velocity Made Good and Polar Plots This discussion comes mostly out of our Electronic Navigation Course which is available also as an iPad Electronic Navigation Course App. For sailboats, VMG is slightly different than what you’d expect if you were navigating an airplane or power boat. For airplanes and powerboat VMG is your […]
Pinching – Feel the boat talk to you
Pinching is when the boat is heading too close to the wind. It occurs when you’re sailing too close to where the wind is coming from.
How to do a Mediterranean Mooring
How to do a Mediterranean Mooring with skills learned from our Maneuvering Under Power Course, now much simpler and less intimidating.
Day Skipper Qualification Question
How to qualify as a Day Skipper Here’s a question from one of our students about gaining their Day Skipper Qualification >>>>>> Hi Grant, I am asking about my qualification to skipper. The requirements say that I must have 10 days experience to gain level 1 for my skipper qualification. I have 13 days of […]
Sailing Vacation of a Lifetime
Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can, there are no valid excuses to miss out on an adventure of a lifetime.
How to Spring off the Dock
Springing Off the Dock in a Sailboat Here is a simple animation that shows you how to spring off the dock when the wind is blowing you back onto the dock. Often there may be another boat in front of you and so trying to push the bow out first can easily lead to disaster […]
How to go to the potty on a sailboat and the consequences
There is a skill in going to the potty on a boat that, while obvious to some, may not be to a newbie without a swagger.
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