Sailing Education Archives

Master of the Vessel Question

April 21, 2013/by Grant Headifen

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

April 21, 2013/by Grant Headifen

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?

April 20, 2013/by Grant Headifen

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

April 19, 2013/by Grant Headifen

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 […]

How to leave a slip with crosswind

March 16, 2013/by Grant Headifen

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…

How to dock a sailboat

March 10, 2013/by Grant Headifen

Here’s a fun suggestion – grab a sandwich, a few drinks, and a mate (with a boat if you don’t have one) on a sunny windy day and get out to the boat with your newfound maneuvering under power skills from our Maneuvering Under Power Course. Gingerly take the boat away from the marina and […]

How to cure seasickness naturally

March 10, 2013/by Grant Headifen

On our most recent yacht charter to the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, we encountered one day with reasonably high swell and only about 10 knots of wind. Being on a broad reach was not the ideal heading for this but alas this is the direction we wanted to go – from the Bay of […]

Practical Proof of sailing proficiency when bareboat chartering

March 7, 2013/by Grant Headifen

Here is a question posted by one of our students – it’s such a common question asked by many worldwide so I’m providing the answer here. Question: I am considering your courses to basically be able to charter without issues. I have been sailing on my own boats for the past 15 years but really […]

How to fill out your sailing experience logbook

March 2, 2013/by Grant Headifen

NauticEd is the world’s only digital way of storing your online sailors logbook and we’ve made it so that you fill it out in the same manner as required by the USCG which also follow most countries requirements for posting boating experience. One day is counted if you gain a minimum 4 hours of experience […]

Autopilot sailing to a waypoint

December 10, 2012/by Grant Headifen

Last weekend the NauticEd crew did a boat delivery for the local Moorings Yacht Charter company in New Zealand. We sailed from Auckland up to the Bay of Islands to deliver the yacht back to its charter base. The yacht was a Beneteau 37 2012 model and was appointed well and in great condition. The […]