Sailing Education Archives

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 […]

Sailing by the Luff

November 24, 2012/by Grant Headifen

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 […]

Want to sail around the world?

November 12, 2012/by Grant Headifen

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 […]

About Sailing Badges and Status

October 29, 2012/by Grant Headifen

Earn Sailing Badges and Status with NauticEd’s free training system. You’ll get instant feedback on how you can improve your skills.

Sailing Badges

October 29, 2012/by Grant Headifen

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