Sailing by the Luff

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This question was posed to us on our NauticEd Sailing facebook page QUESTION: Well My Uncle invited us out to see the tall ships on parade in Long beach harbor… but we sailed outside the breakwater, then headed back in. At one point I got behind the helm of the boat to get the feel […]

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Want to sail around the world?

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If sailing around the world or parts thereof is on your bucket list then this is a blog for you. I got a fairly typical call today from one of our sailing students. His plan is to take off and sail around the world some time in the near future. He had just taken our […]

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Sailing Badges

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With NauticEd’s Sailing Badges and Status program, students now earn badges based on their specific boating and sailing activities.

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How to Earn Sailing Status

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Sailing Status With the NauticEd Badges and Sailing Status program, you earn Status by the total number of accumulated points you have earned regardless of the Badges you have earned. Learn about the Sailing Badges and Status program. View the Sailing Badges graphics There are 6 Levels of Status. In the real weather reporting world, […]

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Gybe Boo Boo

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The forecast was for 30 gusting to 40 knots and we were set to do race 10 – the final in the series. After Race 9 we were coming first with a 3 point lead. All we had to do was do ok and the series was ours. We were racing on Charmonet a Beneteau […]

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The Wind Triangle: Apparent Wind vs True Wind

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Apparent wind is a vector summation of the boat velocity and the true wind velocity. The animation we have included below shows how the apparent wind changes with boat angle to the wind, given no change in boat speed and true wind velocity. Sailing concepts like this are discussed in depth in our NauticEd Skipper […]

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Handling a wind gust in a dinghy

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Below, we have included a brand new animation that will help you better understand how exactly to handle a wind gust when you are sailing a dinghy. This specific animation, along with many more, will be going into our new Dinghy Sailing iBook “Your First Weekend in Dinghy Sailing.” The iBook will be available for […]

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Dinghy Sailing Heading up

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As an addition to our dinghy sailing iBook for kids, which will be available for download via the Apple iTunes store soon, below is another animation to help further their education. It easily and effectively explains the concept of heading up on the wind from a beam reach to a close haul. The helmsperson pushes […]

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