Sailing Vacations FAQ Archives

GPS Tracking for Sailboats and Float Plan Filing

July 5, 2017/by Grant Headifen

Now users can begin tracking all their sailing ventures using NauticEd’s Tracklink App. Available on iOS, and soon on Android devices.

10 Essential Tips for Chartering a Private Yacht

April 1, 2017/by Grant Headifen

Also read our other article https://www.nauticed.org/sailing-blog/bareboat-charter-guide-how-to-charter-a-sailboat-on-a-sailing-vacation/ 10 Essential Tips for Chartering a Private Yacht by Motion Yacht Charters in the Solent UK. Chartering a private yacht is a great way to enjoy sailing without actually owning a boat. It’s a good way to test different boats in case, at some point, you decide to buy […]

Best Times to Book a Yacht Charter

March 30, 2017/by Grant Headifen

SEE THE BOOKING INFOGRAPHIC BELOW Too often, clients call us asking to book a yacht on a sailing vacation, only to find out that the best boats are gone or the expensive ones are left. So we created an infographic guide to help you see when the best time to book a sailing vacation. For popular […]

What to Take and What to Provision on a Bareboat Charter Vacation

December 12, 2016/by Grant Headifen

Many charter companies can stock and provision your boat before you arrive. This is a good idea for the basics but there is usually little imagination in the food that is supplied. So we recommend allowing the charter company to provision for basics but plan on a trip to the supermarket for the sometimes delectable local foods and cheeses.

Why do an electronic sailors Logbook?

February 8, 2016/by Grant Headifen

We recently were copied on an email from a school to one of our students that was encouraging a sailor to fill out their paper sailor’s logbook. Paper? Really? – Actually I think it was really only because there was no understanding that an electronic 21st century thinking has been applied to sailing logbooks. Here […]

Anchoring a Sailboat when Chartering

June 17, 2014/by Grant Headifen

Anchoring an unfamiliar boat Most charter boats use all chain anchor rode. The rules of anchoring say with chain you should use a 5:1 ratio. For example, for an overnight anchorage at a 4 meter depth plus 1 meter from the water line to your boat you should use 5×5 = 25 meters. If you […]

Bareboat Chartering – Shaking out the Bareboat Charter Dust

June 7, 2014/by Grant Headifen

If you like this post – please LIKE it via facebook thanks it helps us grow Hi – Grant Headifen here. I’m about 3 days into a Bareboat Charter trip in Martinique in the Caribbean. This is one of approx. several dozen such trips all over the world that I have taken. I don’t say that […]

How to be a good leader on a sailboat

January 30, 2014/by Grant Headifen

Leadership and Friendship on a Sailboat Adventure This is a pretty embarrassing story for me to tell but I’m going to tell it anyway in first person rather than say “I knew a guy who once who …”. It’s pretty much a result of me getting out of the wrong side of the bed and […]

How to fuel up your sailboat

January 12, 2014/by Grant Headifen

If you like this post – please “LIKE” it and g+1 it – It helps keep our waterways clean. Here’s how to fuel up your sailboat without spilling a drop of fuel into the water. Hi all – for years I struggled with fueling up the boat and trying my best to not spill any […]

Get in the Mood to Sail a Catamaran

January 12, 2014/by Grant Headifen

Wanna get in the mood of sailing a catamaran? Watch this video we just posted. It features a Lagoon 52 sailing in the clear waters of the Bahamas. We have embed this video into the start of the Catamaran Sailing Confidence course to get our catamaran students in the mood for taking the course. When […]