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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

British Virgin Islands Flotilla – March 2025

June 7, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Come join the NauticEd team as we adventure to the British Virgin Islands on our family-friendly March 2025 British Virgin Islands Flotilla.

Ionians Greece Sailing Flotilla – June 2025

June 5, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Come join the NauticEd September 2024 Ionians Greece sailing flotilla! View all the details and register here…

Dock Slips Docking Techniques

June 3, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Wind coming into the dock slip channel and your boat is to be docked stern-to, steer into the slip channel…

Croatia Sailing Flotilla – June 2025

June 3, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Explore the stunning Croatian coast on a June 2025 sailing flotilla. Discover hidden coves, charming villages, and crystal-clear waters.

Using Prop Walk

May 31, 2024/by Grant Headifen

You can use prop walk to turn your boat in a tight marina by applying forward and reverse gears at appropriate times, leaving the rudder locked to starboard.

Momentum on a Sailboat

May 26, 2024/by Grant Headifen

While sailboats are primarily powered by wind, the use of an engine (technically your sailboat engine is “auxiliary power”) is crucial for certain maneuvers and situations. All of this begins with understanding the momentum of a sailboat!

Springing a sailboat On and In

May 24, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Coming up to a Tee-head is more the situation where you need to spring on. The need for accuracy in your maneuver is heightened when the space is tight.

Docking Maneuvers with Dual Rudders

May 24, 2024/by Grant Headifen

With Dual Rudders there is no ability to spring the boat onto or off the dock! You have no water velocity over the rudders from either boat velocity or propwash.

Sailboat Gear and Throttle Controls

May 22, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Sailboats, and boats in general, use their gears and throttle to control momentum. It’s unlike driving a car in that you have no brake! Instead, you use your forward and reverse gears and throttle to both increase and decrease speed…

Getting the General Feel of Maneuvering a Catamaran

May 19, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Some have compared maneuvering a catamaran with driving a bulldozer. Well . . . perhaps!

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