Waves and Forereaching

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Here is a great question from a student with our answer below. QUESTION: Hey Grant! Any chance you can email me the barber hauler article direct? I’m at sea, on a out new-to-us 40′ Leopard Cat on a 1200nm journey and have been really struggling to get the headsail to set right while running downwind. […]

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FREE Basic SailTrim Sailing Course

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If you like that we made this course for free, LIKE us over there —-> The NauticEd FREE Basic Sail Trim online sailing course is now available as a regular course – still FREE. We did this for a few reasons. (1) We wanted to incorporate the valuable information into the more advanced Sail Trim […]

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Tides and Coastal Navigation

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ATTN: The NauticEd Coastal Navigation Course has been upgraded and updated. See below. If you like that we update things for free, LIKE us over there —-> Snap Test: (1) At Eastport, Maine. What was the max spring high tide height after the eclipsed super full moon on September 28th 2015. What was the min […]

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Preventing the Frustrating Auto-Tack

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If you like this freebie tip, LIKE us over there —-> thx for that! First – what is an auto-tack? It’s when you are sailing along on a close haul about 30 or so degrees off the wind minding your own business when either the wind changes OR you weren’t watching the boat turning up into […]

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Names of things on the mainsail

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Included below is a fun and interactive image that includes the names of things on the mainsail of a sailboat. Take a look at the image and test yourself and your knowledge of the mainsail. Do you belive you can get 100% of the names correct? Click on a letter to expose the proper name […]

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How a Barber Hauler Works

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If you like this post Please LIKE it and LIKE us on facebook – over there ——-> Easy Rigging a Barber Hauler on Your Boat A Barber Hauler was invented by the Barber brothers (I know, can you believe it?!). They wanted to be able to further control the shape of the jibsail and the […]

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How to Turn Your Sailboat in a Tight Marina

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Turning your boat in a tight marina can be intimidating if you don’t know the secret. The Secret to Turning Around in a Tight Marina If you like this little secret exposed the LIKE us on facebook over there ———-> It’s pretty simple really, you just make propwalk work for you using a combination of […]

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Angular Momentum When Backing into a Slip

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Backing into a slip is indeed an art form. But once you learn it you’ll be proud of it and your crew will be impressed. If you like this little tidbit of information, LIKE us on facebook Here is a situation that comes up when needing to make a tight turn into the slip. During […]

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High Wind Docking Maneuvers

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How to back your sailboat into a slip with a high cross wind against the direction of propwalk. If you like this post please like us on facebook over there ——-> Watch this animation. It deals with an extremely high wind situation. The trouble is that you are wanting to turn the boat against propwalk […]

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NauticEd Sailing Nano-Forums

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If you think this is the greatest idea on the planet or at least just a very good one, please like us on facebook. Posted by Grant Headifen, Global Director of Education – NauticEd. One of the greatest things I love about my job is the ability to apply the latest technology to the sailing […]

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