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

performance yacht charter

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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 […]

Yacht Charter in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand

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NauticEd staff just completed a 10-day yacht charter on a 40 ft Leopard Catamaran with the Moorings, New Zealand in the famous Bay of Islands. AND … I have to say that comparing all the places all over the world that we have chartered in, the Bay of Islands is definitely world class.

How To Bareboat Charter – Question

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Here’s a question from a potential student about how to bareboat charter a yacht. It’s such a good and typical question that I’m posting the answer here. QUESTION >>>> Hi, My girlfriend and I are interested in getting our bareboat certification. Growing up I sailed small Sunfish/Lazer style sailboats on lakes, I have extensive power […]

PRESS RELEASE: New Electronic Navigation Course Released

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Fresh off the ePress – Electronic Navigation Course A few weeks ago we announced our coming Electronic Navigation Course AND NOW it’s here and available online AND you can get it for FREE. If you’re considering chartering a bareboat, do local/long-distance cruising or racing then this is the course for you. ABOUT THE COURSE: The Course is […]

Autopilot sailing to a waypoint

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Last weekend the NauticEd crew did a boat delivery for the local Moorings Yacht Charter company in New Zealand. We sailed from Auckland up to the Bay of Islands to deliver the yacht back to its charter base. The yacht was a Beneteau 37 2012 model and was appointed well and in great condition. The […]

Sailing by the Luff

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This question was posed to us on our NauticEd Sailing facebook page QUESTION: Well My Uncle invited us out to see the tall ships on parade in Long beach harbor… but we sailed outside the breakwater, then headed back in. At one point I got behind the helm of the boat to get the feel […]

Want to sail around the world?

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If sailing around the world or parts thereof is on your bucket list then this is a blog for you. I got a fairly typical call today from one of our sailing students. His plan is to take off and sail around the world some time in the near future. He had just taken our […]

PRESS RELEASE: Boating Safety Technology

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Press Release Contact: Grant Headifen                                                            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9AM, CST, November 8 , 2012 Ground Breaking Technology – for Boating Safety “John you should meet Joe – he’s a big time sailor” – You’ve heard that plenty of times before – but is Joe really a big time sailor? What’s the gauge? And what about […]

Dinghy Sailing iBook for Kids 8 to 80

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PRESS RELEASE: November 1, 2012. NAUTICED “What’s better than a fun electronic kids game on an iPad? Learning to sail a dinghy using the interactive capabilities of an iPad – that’s what!” That’s what NauticEd is saying about their latest iBook “Your first Weekend of Dinghy Sailing”. The 60 page ibook is focused on teaching […]