Sailing Education Archives

Heaving To in a Sailboat is a Practiced Skill

August 8, 2011/by Grant Headifen

While books say to tack the boat with the head sail cleated to windward and turn the wheel to windward, there’s more to know about heaving to

How to Sail with a Jockey Pole

June 22, 2011/by Grant Headifen

Last weekend we were out racing and one of the legs was very similar to a race we’d done a few weeks back with the same wind condition. On that previous race we’d lost huge ground over the other boats solely because the sail configuration and hull design etc on this boat doesn’t allow the […]

Earn your USCG Captain’s License with NauticEd

June 16, 2011/by Grant Headifen

NauticEd announces some pretty exciting news today regarding gaining your USCG Captain’s Licence. We have made a partnership alliance with Mariners Learning System to allow NauticEd Students gain a United States Coast Guard Commercial Captain’s License. Why would you want a USCG Captains License? Simply stated: If you are ever planning on receiving remuneration for operating […]

Learning to Sail with the Tell Tales

June 3, 2011/by Grant Headifen

Take a look at some footage of the tell tales on the head sail as a NauticEd student turned the boat through various wind angles.

Sailing A Catamaran

June 1, 2011/by Grant Headifen

In this article, we’re talking about bareboat chartering of a Catamaran sailing boat on a sailing vacation.

Do YOUR Job

May 14, 2011/by Grant Headifen

Yesterday we were out racing in our local sailing regatta. At the end of any regatta race we always have a debriefing on what we could have done better. Turns out this one works especially well in our work lives as well and so that was the topic of conversation over a few beers afterward. […]

Sailboat Mast Height

March 9, 2011/by Grant Headifen

Know your sailboat mast height! Some lessons learned from encountering over-water power lines during a bareboat sailing trip.

Sailing Education is Supposed to be Fun

January 18, 2011/by Grant Headifen

We had a blast putting this Ocean Navigation Discussion video together.

Thanks For Referring Students to NauticEd

January 18, 2011/by Grant Headifen

NauticEd’s online sailing school recent growth spurt has been due to our students telling other students about us. So we have implemented a reward system for that awesome behavior. Introducing NauticEd’s Social Expansion Loop Program. Watch the video here. Essentially – you can now set up your own NauticEd Promocode and give it out to […]