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Crewing on a Sailing Vacation

May 20, 2022/by Grant Headifen

8 people confined in 40 sq m for a week? Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Well, not after you read this article. Crewing and skippering tips and ground rules.

How to be a good skipper or crew member on a sailing vacation

June 17, 2020/by Grant Headifen

This article was specifically written by Grant Headifen, Director of Education for NauticEd for Yacht charter skippers and crewmembers who are going on a sailing vacation. Grant has lead dozens (and dozens) of sailing trips all over the world. He’s seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. This article is linked to from the […]

Logbook Authentication by Crew Mates

March 28, 2014/by Grant Headifen

You now have the optional ability to digitally authenticate your logbook via your crew mates. The value in this is enormous and exciting.

How to be a good leader on a sailboat

January 30, 2014/by Grant Headifen

Leadership and Friendship on a Sailboat Adventure This is a pretty embarrassing story for me to tell but I’m going to tell it anyway in first person rather than say “I knew a guy who once who …”. It’s pretty much a result of me getting out of the wrong side of the bed and […]

Qualified Crew Member Certification

December 21, 2010/by Grant Headifen

Here’s an exciting addition to the NauticEd Sailing Certification system. We’ve now added a Qualified Crew Member Rank which is super easy to gain with the right education and experience. This announcement follows right on the heals of releasing the Safety at Sea course allowing for the advanced graduation to the Rank of NauticEd Captain. […]

Press Release: Rolex Regatta

October 9, 2010/by Grant Headifen

SAILING ENTHUSIASTS INVITED TO RACE IN THE 38TH ANNUAL ST. THOMAS INTERNATIONAL ROLEX REGATTA Escape the winter blahs and join the fun and excitement of participating in this world class event in beautiful St. Thomas, USVI, March 2011! NauticEd and Safe Passage Sailing, LLC invite you to “sail with the best” in this celebrated international […]

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 […]

Why the crew course?

December 4, 2008/by Grant Headifen

We wrote the crew course because of quite a few instances when running my sailing company. Often a spouse of a member would call up and ask for private lessons with out her husband on board. And so becoming a marriage counselor seemed to be part of the job. Actually it really turns out to […]