Sailing Vacations FAQ Archives

Sailing Vacation of a Lifetime

July 13, 2013/by Grant Headifen

Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can, there are no valid excuses to miss out on an adventure of a lifetime.

How to go to the potty on a sailboat and the consequences

June 29, 2013/by Grant Headifen

There is a skill in going to the potty on a boat that, while obvious to some, may not be to a newbie without a swagger.

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 […]

How To Bareboat Charter – Question

January 15, 2013/by Grant Headifen

Here’s a question from a potential student about how to bareboat charter a yacht. It’s such a good and typical question that I’m posting the answer here. QUESTION >>>> Hi, My girlfriend and I are interested in getting our bareboat certification. Growing up I sailed small Sunfish/Lazer style sailboats on lakes, I have extensive power […]

Private Sailing Training Vacations

August 29, 2012/by Grant Headifen

One of the best ways to get some immersive sailing training is to take a sailing vacation with your own friends and family and a dedicated professional sailing instructor who can coach everyone on board to the level they desire. And, when you think about it, considering the non-breathable properties of water, it is the […]

Sailing Courses Available For Everyone

February 8, 2012/by Grant Headifen

NauticEd’s sailing courses cover a wide range of sailing education. They cover from beginner information designed to help a new sailor become familiar with the goings on on a sailboat all the way to extremely advanced information like what to do if your mast breaks 1000 nautical miles off shore. Sailing courses availability All the courses […]

Coastal Navigation and Anchoring in Inland Waterways of Australia

January 6, 2012/by Grant Headifen

Where were you over the holidays? Sailing? If you tried to email us over the holidays, you would have gotten a polite “out of the office notice”. We were busy catching up with our Canadian friends who have been sailing the world with their three kids for the past four years on a 42 ft […]

Top Ten Good Captaining Skills

July 26, 2011/by Grant Headifen

Captaining a bareboat yacht on a sailing vacation is an acquired skill. All of a sudden you’re transformed from friend, co-worker, family and sometimes complete stranger into the authoritative figure with ultimate power. That’s not an easy formula so I’ve put together the top ten tips on how to be a great captain. When people are led […]

Going on a Yacht Charter Vacation? Here’s a tip!

July 13, 2010/by Grant Headifen

Here’s a great tip for yacht charter vacations. Problem: You buy provisions at the start of the trip. You load them carefully into the top loading freezer with the best intentions of using everything. Through out the week every thing gets messed up. Stuff ends up at the bottom. At the end of the week […]

Bareboat Charter Crew Briefing List

May 14, 2010/by Grant Headifen

We received a lot of interest in the Bareboat Charter Course Crew Briefing Check list that we sent out via our mailer earlier in the week. Some additional and excellent tips were sent in by some of you and so we have updated the list. See it now at the bottom of this page: Bareboat […]