Running Fix Explained This week we uploaded our updated Coastal Navigation course to Apple for publishing on iTunes as an interactive eLearning App. We’re very excited about this update because of the HTML 5 animations we’ve used to explain some of the concepts. Specifically in regards to this post, no where on the web have we […]
This article is meant to be read after your first week or so with NauticEd familiarization. By now you’ll know quite a bit about NauticEd and that NauticEd International Sailing School is soooooooo much more than online sailing courses. So here, I thought I’d make a short list of some of the most important things to do […]
This is the final day of getting to know NauticEd International Sailing School. Today we are letting out the secret on how you can save serious money with NauticEd classes. PLUS we get so many questions about how to gain sailing experience that we’re answering that too. Watch the video and/or read the text below. […]
The trick to how to leave a slip with crosswind is to hold the bow upwind with a dock line to the end of the dock. Make sure…
Here’s a fun suggestion – grab a sandwich, a few drinks, and a mate (with a boat if you don’t have one) on a sunny windy day and get out to the boat with your newfound maneuvering under power skills from our Maneuvering Under Power Course. Gingerly take the boat away from the marina and […]
On our most recent yacht charter to the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, we encountered one day with reasonably high swell and only about 10 knots of wind. Being on a broad reach was not the ideal heading for this but alas this is the direction we wanted to go – from the Bay of […]
In the 2013 new era market, after the carnage and fall out from 2008, as with any business, sailboat dealers are finding new ways to nurture and secure a loyal following of customers and create diversified income streams attached to their primary dealership and brokerage business. How? Just quickly, let’s look at the scuba diving […]
Here is a question posted by one of our students – it’s such a common question asked by many worldwide so I’m providing the answer here. Question: I am considering your courses to basically be able to charter without issues. I have been sailing on my own boats for the past 15 years but really […]
NauticEd is the world’s only digital way of storing your online sailors logbook and we’ve made it so that you fill it out in the same manner as required by the USCG which also follow most countries requirements for posting boating experience. One day is counted if you gain a minimum 4 hours of experience […]
Christian and Lucy at Performance Yacht Charter are a pretty impressive (and really nice) couple. They sail the world with their two charter yachts, Northern Child, a swan 51, and Smile and Wave, a Beneteau First 40, entering into world renown Yacht Regattas. They’re good friends of us at NauticEd. We first met them in […]
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.
The NauticEd Vacations team are Expert Global Yacht Charter Agents – when you book a sailing vacation or bareboat charter through NauticEd, we don’t charge you a fee – we often save you money since we can compare prices from all yacht charter companies. PLUS, we can give you advice on which destination or charter company will suit your needs best. Inquire about a Sailing Vacation or Charter.
