Sailing Vacations Qualfications, License, & Resume Archives

Learning sailing while on a Yacht Charter Vacation

December 15, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Learn to sail while on vacation with the Instructional Skipper Program. Gain real-world skills and practical experience in beautiful destinations.

How to Get Bareboat Certified for Yacht Charter with NauticEd

October 7, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Discover how to get bareboat certified and fulfill your dream of chartering a yacht in popular destinations like Europe and the Seychelles.

How to qualify to skipper a boat on a sailing vacation

July 3, 2024/by Grant Headifen

If you want to qualify to skipper a boat on a sailing vacation, you’re going to need to be competent. Don’t focus on the certification first – that will come once you are competent. Here is a plan towards competence that will make sure you are not only qualified but knowledgeable, safe, and experienced.

Getting a Sailing Qualification while on a Sailing Vacation

April 24, 2024/by Grant Headifen

While training and earning a sailing certification while on a vacation is possible, it doesn’t make nearly as much sense as you may think if you focus on 2 key questions.

International Certificate of Competence (ICC)

April 3, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Do you need the ICC license to sail internationally? Learn what you need to know to obtain your ICC International Certificate of Competence.

NauticEd and SailTies Partner to Authenticate Sailing Logbooks with GPS Tracking and Sharing

February 28, 2023/by Grant Headifen

NauticEd and SailTies Partner to Authenticate Sailing Logbooks with GPS Tracking and Sharing, a powerful integration for users and charterer companies.

Can I charter a Catamaran with only monohull experience

November 13, 2022/by Grant Headifen

If you’re like most, you want to charter a catamaran but you have limited catamaran experience. How do you do that?

Catamaran Qualification and Training

February 3, 2021/by Grant Headifen

How do I Switch to Skippering a Catamaran? We get this call almost every day – “I’ve been sailing a monohull for years and am confident. I want to take a catamaran on a sailing vacation. What does it take to switch to a catamaran? Do I need a Catamaran Certification?” Looking at switching over […]

What is a boating or sailing resume?

January 2, 2019/by Grant Headifen

To charter a yacht on a sailing vacation (or a powerboat on a boating vacation) you absolutely must have a boating or sailing resume. A sailing or boating resume is the same as a job resume – it summarizes, in a very concise format, all of your accomplishments.

Charter Companies: How the NauticEd Sailing Certification Ranks Work

August 7, 2018/by Grant Headifen

This is a brief for Yacht Charter Companies on How the NauticEd Sailing License and Certification Ranks Work. THE BOTTOM LINE As adequate certification for charterers, charter companies should look for: Bareboat Charter Master Rank Level III, IV, or V; or Captain Rank Level III, IV, or V These Ranks and Levels mean that the […]