How to Dock a Sailboat
Need to dock a sailboat? This course will have you confident enough to back a boat into a slip in a 40 knot cross wind.
Entries by Grant Headifen
How to sail in light winds
Sailing in Light winds Sailing in light air is certainly a skill that needs to be taught by sailing schools when learning to sail. But, here are some very key points you can learn that will get you moving through the water on light wind days. Light air sailing is very much a learned skill. […]
Sailing Tip: How to move the fairlead forward whilst under tension
In a stiff breeze you want to move the fairlead forward after you have reefed the headsail right? Yes, right!
Sailing Schools – Teach how to Sail to Millennial Students
We live in a world where Millennials are making up more and more of our customers. eLearning is everywhere and now expected.
Man Overboard
In this post I want to tell a few stories that will alert you to the fact that MOB is going to happen to you, and often when you least expect
Catamaran Sailing Game by NauticEd
Here is a youtube post by one of our talented students who gets a perfect score playing our Catamaran Maneuvering game. I’m guesssing a few hours were involved here but I’m pretty sure that given this amount of maneuvering experience in real life, Andrew would be an expert at maneuvering a catamaran around in a […]
Captains License
Captain’s License Here is the latest list of courses associated with the NauticEd Captain’s License. Keep in mind that you must log a minimum of 50 days on the water – 25 of which at minimum must be as master of the vessel and 25 of which must be on a sailboat greater than 28 […]
Master of the Vessel Question
How can a student log sailing experience as ‘master’ of the vessel as outlined in your sailing certification requirements?
Day Skipper: Skipper Bundle of Sailing Courses
Day Skipper When we put the Skipper Sailing Course and the Maneuvering Under Power course together we get the Day Skipper Bundle of courses. Combine that with some sailing experience and you can achieve the NauticEd Sailing Certification of Day Skipper Rank. The Skipper Course is our most comprehensive course. It should take the average […]
Navigation: Electronic or Paper charts?
So here is a post I did on a recent linkedin forum for sailing instructors. >>>>>> Check this out – my 13 year old nephew recently refused to think about a home work problem and demanded that he look the answer up on the internet. I agree with using tools at hand but understanding the […]
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