Man Overboard
In this post I want to tell a few stories that will alert you to the fact that MOB is going to happen to you, and often when you least expect
Entries by Trisha Evelyn
Catamaran Sailing Game by NauticEd
Here is a youtube post by one of our talented students who gets a perfect score playing our Catamaran Maneuvering game. I’m guesssing a few hours were involved here but I’m pretty sure that given this amount of maneuvering experience in real life, Andrew would be an expert at maneuvering a catamaran around in a […]
Captains License
Captain’s License Here is the latest list of courses associated with the NauticEd Captain’s License. Keep in mind that you must log a minimum of 50 days on the water – 25 of which at minimum must be as master of the vessel and 25 of which must be on a sailboat greater than 28 […]
Master of the Vessel Question
How can a student log sailing experience as ‘master’ of the vessel as outlined in your sailing certification requirements?
Day Skipper: Skipper Bundle of Sailing Courses
Day Skipper When we put the Skipper Sailing Course and the Maneuvering Under Power course together we get the Day Skipper Bundle of courses. Combine that with some sailing experience and you can achieve the NauticEd Sailing Certification of Day Skipper Rank. The Skipper Course is our most comprehensive course. It should take the average […]
Navigation: Electronic or Paper charts?
So here is a post I did on a recent linkedin forum for sailing instructors. >>>>>> Check this out – my 13 year old nephew recently refused to think about a home work problem and demanded that he look the answer up on the internet. I agree with using tools at hand but understanding the […]
How to do a Running Fix
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 […]
Getting the most out of NauticEd
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 […]
Day 7 of getting to know NauticEd
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. […]
How to leave a slip with crosswind
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…
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