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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Earn Sailing Badges and Status with NauticEd’s free training system. You’ll get instant feedback on how you can improve your skills.
With NauticEd’s Sailing Badges and Status program, students now earn badges based on their specific boating and sailing activities.
Sailing Status With the NauticEd Badges and Sailing Status program, you earn Status by the total number of accumulated points you have earned regardless of the Badges you have earned. Learn about the Sailing Badges and Status program. View the Sailing Badges graphics There are 6 Levels of Status. In the real weather reporting world, […]
The polar plot is the navigator’s friend. Below is an example for one particular boat for one particular true wind speed.
The forecast was for 30 gusting to 40 knots and we were set to do race 10 – the final in the series. After Race 9 we were coming first with a 3 point lead. All we had to do was do ok and the series was ours. We were racing on Charmonet a Beneteau […]
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