Sailing Education Archives

Showering on a Charter Boat

April 3, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Charter boat guests use the showers not only for basic hygiene, but must also rinse off seawater after swimming to avoid nasty skin rashes (sailor’s sores).

Sails – Getting Familiar with a Charter Boat

April 3, 2024/by Grant Headifen

We’re pretty certain here that you know how to operate sails on a sailboat, however – chances are that you’re chartering a boat much bigger than you’re normally used to.

Getting Familiar with the Charter Boat

April 2, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Prior to releasing the boat to you, the charter company will give you a reasonably extensive walk through the boat.

Leaving the Slip with a Sailboat

April 1, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Wind coming into the slip channel and your boat is stern-to. This is best handled by steering out of the slip and then immediately downwind. Back out of the slip channel and well into the main channel before engaging forward.

RYA Day Skipper with NauticEd

April 1, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Learn the difference between the RYA Day Skipper Course and The NauticEd Skipper Course, and choose which course and sailing license will be best for you!

Charter Freezer and Fridge Management

April 1, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Freezers are typically top-loading and very deep. Take from home 4 -5 fabric shopping bags to stow similar items in the freezer. In doing this you…

DC Electrical System on a Charter Boat

April 1, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Batteries power the 12 Volt DC “house” electrical system. There may be one or several batteries linked together to supply power…

Docking onto End Ties

March 30, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Wind blowing you off the dock end ties, plan a fairly steep approach so that you are facing more into the wind.

NauticEd uses the SailTies GPS Tracking App

March 29, 2024/by Grant Headifen

The strengthened partnership between NauticEd and SailTies is a testament to their commitment to advancing sailing education and experience tracking. By focusing on what each does best—NauticEd in creating competent sailors through education and SailTies in tracking and sharing sailing adventures—this collaboration is setting new standards in the sailing community. Sailors can now enjoy the best of both worlds: an educational platform that builds competence and a tracking app that validates and shares their seafaring experiences with the world.

Anchoring with Propwalk on a Sailboat

March 27, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Without proper knowledge of how the boat reacts to the wind and propwalk, anchoring can be a real challenge.