Sailing Education Archives

Mast head light confusion

April 20, 2015/by Grant Headifen

Lights can be confusing at the onset. In this particular topic, sailors tend to get confused because they think a mast is only on a sailboat.

Blue Water Sailing Opportunities

April 5, 2015/by Grant Headifen

“All hand’s on deck for blue water sailing” Over the next two months Yachting Education have 3 offshore Sailing opportunities between Bahamas, Ft Lauderdale & Annapolis. Here are the some brief details; 1. May 18-23 Marsh Harbor to Ft Lauderdale via “Atlantis” On board Sunday night 17th for sunset cocktails and am departure. Voyage will head south from Abaco […]

How to Calculate Course To Steer (CTS)

April 1, 2015/by Grant Headifen

If you like our problems and solutions, LIKE us on facebook and g+1 us. It really helps us grow – thanks for that. AND you’ll get instant notification when we make a new problem or post a solution. How cool is that? Course to Steer Calculation Given the last Rate and Direction problem, now calculate […]

How to calculate rate and direction aka drift and set

March 3, 2015/by Grant Headifen

In the USA, the terms “set and drift” are often used when it comes to specifying current flow. It is found that this is confusing to many students and in the rest of the world the terms rate and direction are used. At NauticEd, we adopt the term “rate and direction” in favor of the […]

New Updated Sailing App

February 23, 2015/by Grant Headifen

If you like our App please LIKE this post on facebook and g+1 it. Thanks. Our new sailing app is now here This weekend we launched our new updated NauticEd Sailing App. We think it’s pretty cool- mostly because of the thousands (and thousands) of dollars invested in it (well … and the cool features). […]

Docking a Sailboat Requires a Plan

February 23, 2015/by Grant Headifen

Here’s a couple of good docking stories and also see below for a great animation on how to dock a sailboat in a tight space in the marina. If you like this story please LIKE it on facebook. Thanks it really helps us grow and in this case helps prevent people from damaging theirs and […]

How to solve a tide height using the rule of twelves

February 17, 2015/by Grant Headifen

Here is a tide curve plot for any tides that follow the rule of twelves. None do exactly, but it can provide a rough approximation.

Navigation Rules Hybrid Paper/eBook

February 5, 2015/by Grant Headifen

If you think this is pretty cool please LIKE it on facebook or g+1 Learn the Rules of the Nautical Road in the most high-tech/low-tech manner possible. Huh? We’re excited to release our new first hybrid paper/eBook 92 pages long in full color. It’s a real paper book that comes alive with video and animations. […]

How to use a Tide Curve problem

February 2, 2015/by Grant Headifen

Build on your knowledge of tide curves and learn how to advance your skills in properly using them to your advantage.

Sound Signals for Vessels

January 28, 2015/by Grant Headifen

The basic sound signals you should know are shown below. This information is embedded in the NauticEd Skipper Course and the NauticEd RYA Day Skipper Course. Also, download our Navigation Rules eBook for iPad where the complete set of Navigation Rules are given and explained with animations – ONLY $2.99. Tap each image to hear an […]