This is the final day of your introduction to NauticEd. Watch the video and/or read the text below. Today we’re discussing chartering a yacht on a sailing vacation and the NauticEd Post Graduation Sailing Trip. After having lead dozens of sailing trips all over the world including Greece, Croatia, The British Virgin Islands, Grenada, St. […]
This is day 5 of 6 in your introduction to NauticEd International Sailing School Watch the video and/or read the text below. Today we’re discussing practical sailing schools and how you can get a verified proficiency stamp added to your sailing certificate. The Verified Proficiency Mark is an acknowledgement that the student has had on […]
This is day 4 of 6 in your introduction to NauticEd International Sailing School. Watch the video and/or read the text below. Today we’ll help you discover which courses are best suited for you personally. We developed a series of 11 quick questions that will easily eliminate any confusion about which course you should be […]
We received a lot of interest in the Bareboat Charter Course Crew Briefing Check list that we sent out via our mailer earlier in the week. Some additional and excellent tips were sent in by some of you and so we have updated the list. See it now at the bottom of this page: Bareboat […]
Some tips are long and some are short – This short one will save your life or one of your crew. As you know – sailing downwind has the dangerous potential of the accidental gybe. This can be quite a common occurrence if you have an inexperienced crew at the helm or perhaps with a […]
This is day 3 of 6 in your introduction to NauticEd International Sailing School. Watch the video and/or read the text below. Today we’ll discuss why and how to fill out your free online boating resume and our free iPhone App which lets you update your boating resume on the fly. Also, watch this video about […]
We produced this video to help you in filling out your NauticEd Sailing Logbook. All yacht charter sailing companies require you to fill out a sailing logbook or resume when you take a sailing vacation. NauticEd sailing school makes it easy with a free online sailing logbook. Watch this sailing video to learn how to […]
Got a request from a student to point out more through out our courses the need to have on board emergency portable battery powered navigation lights in case of electrical failure – and we couldn’t agree more. An acquaintance of mine was nearly run down by a high speed ferry in the middle of the […]
We took this from a section in the Crew and Skipper Courses to easily explain the difference between true wind and apparent wind. >>>>>> Section 7.2 – True Wind versus Apparent Wind – Explained Put you hand outside the window of your car traveling at 60 miles per hour on a still day and your […]
Here is an email we received from a NauticEd student >>>>>>>> On 4/1/10 8:31 AM, “Michael” Wrote: Hello, I reviewed your website and am interested in taking your courses. The courses are the background to actual on-water experience. I live in Northern California and sail with a friend quite often. There are also several sailing […]
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.
