Help Us Make Virtual Reality Docking Even Better

Virtual Reality Sailing Training and Racing

Virtual Reality Feedback

Help us make VR Docking Training even better! Whether you’ve tried it or not, we’d love your feedback. Tell us what worked, what needs improving, or what’s holding you back from trying it.

Your honest feedback will help NauticEd and MarineVerse make real improvements. It only takes 2–3 minutes!

Virtual Reality Feedback

Which best describes your Virtual Reality experience

I’ve used VR docking and since docked a real boat

I’ve used VR docking, but haven’t tried it on a real boat yet

I tried VR docking but couldn't get it working properly

I haven't tried VR docking yet

Tell Us about your VR Docking Experience

What did you practice? What worked well, and what didn't? A specific example would be especially helpful.

Tell us about your real docking experience after

What did you practice? What worked well, and what didn't? When you docked a real boat afterward, did VR make a difference? A specific example would be especially helpful.

What's the most important thing we could improve?

Describe the problem, an unrealistic behavior, or a docking situation you'd like to practice. If you have a suggested solution, we'd love to hear it.

What's holding you back from trying VR docking?

e.g. expense of the unit ($300), don't think there is any value, etc

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email (same as your Nauticed registered email address)

Permission to use your story (First Name, Last initial only)

Yes

If you are human, leave this field blank.

Your response will be reviewed by NauticEd and MarineVerse to improve the docking experience. We won’t publish your story, name, or video without separate permission.

Upload a Video Recording

We’d also appreciate any videos you can record. For any videos you record in your headset, please upload them from your MetaQuest headset to the NauticEd drive. In your browser in your headset, after you have recorded the video, go to this URL:

https://tinyurl.com/NauticEdVR
(note capitalization)

From there, click > File Upload and select the video.

Here is how to record and upload a video to the NauticEd Drive all the while inside keeping the headset on.

Author

Grant Headifen

Grant Headifen is a USCG-certified Master Mariner (50-Ton), founder of NauticEd, and one of the sailing world's most recognized educators. With 46 years on the water, charters across 40+ global destinations, 5 sailing books, 30+ online courses, and 300,000+ students worldwide, Grant brings real-world expertise to every article. He pioneered fractional boat ownership through SailTime and serves on the Texas Boater Safety Advisory Board. NauticEd is the only U.S. sailing education body recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard under American National Standards.

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