Sailing Education Archives

GPS Tracking for Sailboats and Float Plan Filing

July 5, 2017/by Grant Headifen

Now users can begin tracking all their sailing ventures using NauticEd’s Tracklink App. Available on iOS, and soon on Android devices.

How does heeling angle create airfoil shape?

April 6, 2017/by Grant Headifen

A student asked this question “How does heeling angle create an airfoil shape in the sails”. He was using SeaTalks nanoforum that we have on every page of our sailing courses. So my first thought was Huh? What the heck is he talking about? Then I remembered that I wrote that. So it must be right, right? […]

IALA-A and IALA-B Navigation Marks and Atons

March 28, 2017/by Grant Headifen

BOOK MARK THIS PAGE Getting confused about Lateral Navigation Marks and ATONs? There are two systems in the world. IALA-A and IALA-B. Basically, the colors are opposite but here is the infographic. This information and everything else you need to know about coastal navigation is in the NauticEd Coastal Navigation Course. It’s only $39. Upon completion, the course is […]

Smartplug Stops Boats Burning to the Waterline

March 3, 2017/by Grant Headifen

A SmartPlug is a must for your boat to replace the standard L5-30 shore power plug. A few years ago I managed a boat for a syndicate of guys. They were sharing their boat using our boat sharing software. But alas … here is what happened to their beautiful boat. Turns out, this is an […]

Favorite RYA Sailing Schools in USA, Canada and elsewhere

February 28, 2017/by Grant Headifen

At NauticEd we have our list of Favorite RYA practical sailing training schools and we are sharing it with you here. NauticEd is a provider of the RYA Day Skipper Theory course online to students worldwide. Technically, we are called an RYA shore-based training school. Once students have passed the RYA Day Skipper course online they […]

How to Spring into a Tight Space on a Dock

January 27, 2017/by Grant Headifen

Maneuvering your gorgeous sailboat under power in the marina is one of the more important skills to learn. Wind, current and tight spaces can be very intimidating and not knowing all the tricks can lead to expensive mistakes as well as serious ego damage. NauticEd‘s new paper book titled “Maneuver and Dock Your Sailboat Under […]

Navigation: Distance off a point method or double the angle

January 13, 2017/by Grant Headifen

Each of our course pages has a nano-forum (called SeaTalks) attached so that students can comment on the content of that page. Recently a student asked a question on the nano-forum about the distance off/double the angle method and pointed out something which when we did the geometry analysis it turns up something quite revealing. The […]

Searching for a leak in the boat

January 11, 2017/by Grant Headifen

If you don’t know, water is supposed to be on the outside of the boat. Only Rum and a few other libations are supposed to be on the inside. Searching for a leak in the boat can be exhausting, and so here are some tips.

Sailing Vector Game

December 13, 2016/by Grant Headifen

Learn Sailboat Giveway Rules and Cure Boredom at the Same Time. Here is a fun sailing game you can play ol’ school like when stuck on an airplane with a sailing buddy. It’s kinda like the old Race Car Vector Grid game but better ’cause it’s sailing. If you can drag your kids off the iPad, […]

Sailing Virgins in the BVI joins NauticEd

December 9, 2016/by Grant Headifen

NauticEd Finds Sailing Virgins Sailing School Only ten years ago America’s Cup contenders achieved around 13 knots boat speed. Now they are achieving close to 45 knots – in just ten years! Sailors in such a competition used to wear deck vests. Now they need body armor. Sailing is changing, fast. Sailing Virgins is a […]