Sailors Sharing Archives

The Racing and Yelling Thing

May 2, 2022/by Grant Headifen

None of us like yelling on sailboats, and racing is a poor excuse for it. Quick advice on being a better skipper from Capt. Marc Hughston.

#65 We gotta be Nuts

April 3, 2022/by Grant Headifen

There is something that happens to me as soon as I see a small gap of water between my boat and the dock as I am leaving for a sail…. We gotta be nuts.

Canary Islands Sailing Vacation – Salty Seamen

January 28, 2022/by Grant Headifen

The Salty Seamen share their sailing vacation to the Canary Islands. A fun and informing blog written by Joseph Dieber and the intrepid Salty Seamen Sailing Team’s adventure sailing the Canary Islands.

#89 Security is a kind of death

January 17, 2022/by Grant Headifen

Did you ever notice the first thing a non-sailor will ask an experienced sailor is, “Have you ever been in a bad storm? I think Tennessee Williams said it best – Security is a kind of death.

Bareboat Chartering in Sweden – Salty Seamen

November 13, 2018/by Grant Headifen

A pair of buddies and I set out for a late-season adventure sailing the Stockholm Archipelago. By “late season,” I mean bareboat chartering in Sweden in the last week of September.

Searching for a leak in the boat

January 11, 2017/by Grant Headifen

If you don’t know, water is supposed to be on the outside of the boat. Only Rum and a few other libations are supposed to be on the inside. Searching for a leak in the boat can be exhausting, and so here are some tips.

Sailing Bucket List

January 2, 2014/by Grant Headifen

How to make sailing part of your bucket list, learn sailing, and join a yacht club with or without owning a sailboat.

Anchoring in a Regatta Race

May 27, 2012/by Grant Headifen

Best tactics and practices for properly anchoring while in a regatta race.

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 Around the world in… I don’t know … days

February 2, 2011/by Grant Headifen

Last weekend we met up with our friends Chris and Christine Ellsay in Nelson New Zealand. Chris and Chris, with their three kids aged 10, 8 and 6 are sailing around the world and it was refreshing to hear them say – “I don’t know how long we’ll take”. They’re 3 years into it and […]