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Tag Archive for: Animation

What is a right-hand screw propeller or left-hand screw propeller?

March 24, 2020/by Grant Headifen

What is a right hand screw propeller or left hand screw propeller?

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Forereaching animation: How to sail in big waves

October 19, 2015/by Grant Headifen

This post was inspired by the conversation I had with a student sailing off shore in big waves. He was wanting to know how to keep his sails full and have a more comfortable ride whilst sailing downwind. See that conversation here: Wave and Forereaching. In our storm tactics course, we talk about how forereaching is […]

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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.

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Headsail funnels the wind

September 3, 2012/by Grant Headifen

The animation included below shows you exactly how a head sail will funnel the wind on the back side of the mainsail. This, in turn, will allow the mainsail to be hauled in tighter with out the wind stalling behind the mainsail. This will then allow the boat to head even further upwind. You can […]

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Luffing and sheeting in

September 2, 2012/by Grant Headifen

This animation below shows a dinghy that is sailing at about 45 deg to the wind. The sail is luffing (flapping) because it has been let out too far. When you sheet in, the sail will stop luffing and begin to drive the boat forward. Click on the “sheet in” button to see more about […]

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Points of Sail

August 31, 2012/by Grant Headifen

This is a points of sail animation for teaching kids how to sail a dinghy. This animation will be in our upcoming dinghy sailing ibook.

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Reefing a Sailboat – HTML5 Animations

August 28, 2012/by Grant Headifen

Just posting here some fun and helpful animations of reefing the sails. The animation below represents where sails must be lowered. In the case of the headsail, it needs to be replaced with a smaller sail. Remember, the higher the number, the smaller the sail. This specific one represents where the boat is fitted with […]

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Anchoring and going to the potty HTML5 animations

July 19, 2012/by Grant Headifen

Anchoring and going to the head animations With the introduction of iPad technology into the eLearning arena, animated gifs and flash files don’t work anymore and so we’re learning to use HTML animations and simulations instead and embed into our courses. The animations are fun to build but they do take a long time to […]

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