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How to fuel up your sailboat

January 12, 2014/by Grant Headifen

If you like this post – please  “LIKE” it and g+1  it – It helps keep our waterways clean. Here’s how to fuel up your sailboat without spilling a drop of fuel into the water. Hi all – for years I struggled with fueling up the boat and trying my best to not spill any […]

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How to Sail a Catamaran

January 3, 2014/by Grant Headifen

Catamaran Sailing Course   Along with the very exciting news of NauticEd  joining forces with Lagoon Catamarans to bring Catamaran Sailing education to the market, we have announced our latest update to the Catamaran Sailing Confidence Course. The interactive Catamaran Sailing Confidence Course is available online in browser and  PDF format and as an App […]

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How to Spring Off a Tee Head

November 19, 2013/by Grant Headifen

This is a follow up blog on last week’s How To Spring On To A Dock. If you like it – please “like it” – thanks it really helps us grow. Once you’ve jammed your self into a tight fuel dock, now how do you get out? Pretty simple. Just back out – but use […]

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How to spring on to the dock

November 11, 2013/by Grant Headifen

What if you’re in an end tie or tee head and the wind is blowing you off the dock? It’s not so easy to solve then.

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How to do a Mediterranean Mooring

July 17, 2013/by Grant Headifen

How to do a Mediterranean Mooring with skills learned from our Maneuvering Under Power Course, now much simpler and less intimidating.

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How to Spring off the Dock

July 8, 2013/by Grant Headifen

Springing Off the Dock in a Sailboat Here is a simple animation that shows you how to spring off the dock when the wind is blowing you back onto the dock. Often there may be another boat in front of you and so trying to push the bow out first can easily lead to disaster […]

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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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How to Dock a Sailboat

June 27, 2013/by Grant Headifen

Need to dock a sailboat? This course will have you confident enough to back a boat into a slip in a 40 knot cross wind.

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How to sail in light winds

June 25, 2013/by Grant Headifen

Sailing in Light winds Sailing in light air is certainly a skill that needs to be taught by sailing schools when learning to sail. But, here are some very key points you can learn  that will get you moving through the water on light wind days. Light air sailing is very much a learned skill. […]

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Sailing Tip: How to move the fairlead forward whilst under tension

June 14, 2013/by Grant Headifen

In a stiff breeze you want to move the fairlead forward after you have reefed the headsail right? Yes, right!

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