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The Barber Hauler User Guide

March 7, 2020/by Grant Headifen

The barber hauler owes its name to the Barber brothers, who introduced it for the first time in the 1950s to move the jib clew laterally and inwards to close the jib-mainsail channel and get a tighter angle on the wind. Over the years it has undergone a remarkable development….

Sailboat speed versus sailing angle

September 27, 2017/by Grant Headifen

I nabbed this image off Pinterest via (https://hobiecat16.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/points-of-sail-vs-boat-speed/). It is a pretty good image that represents the speed of a sailboat versus the sailing angle to the wind. It is pretty easy to read – at dead downwind in a 10-knot breeze the fastest you can get this boat to go is slightly less than […]

How does heeling angle create airfoil shape?

April 6, 2017/by Grant Headifen

A student asked this question “How does heeling angle create an airfoil shape in the sails”. He was using SeaTalks nanoforum that we have on every page of our sailing courses. So my first thought was Huh? What the heck is he talking about? Then I remembered that I wrote that. So it must be right, right? […]

FREE Basic SailTrim Sailing Course

October 5, 2015/by Grant Headifen

If you like that we made this course for free, LIKE us over there —-> The NauticEd FREE Basic Sail Trim online sailing course is now available as a regular course – still FREE. We did this for a few reasons. (1) We wanted to incorporate the valuable information into the more advanced Sail Trim […]

How a Barber Hauler Works

September 12, 2015/by Grant Headifen

If you like this post Please LIKE it and LIKE us on facebook – over there ——-> Easy Rigging a Barber Hauler on Your Boat A Barber Hauler was invented by the Barber brothers (I know, can you believe it?!). They wanted to be able to further control the shape of the jibsail and the […]

Sheet In or Sheet Out?

May 25, 2015/by Grant Headifen

Here are some great examples of how you can read the tell-tales and instantly know what to do. Look at each example and decide what you should be doing. In the example, click the selection box you think best on the image. In this example below you are viewing from the starboard side of the […]

Head Up or Bear Away?

May 24, 2015/by Grant Headifen

<img height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=”” style=”display:none” src=”https://www.facebook.com/tr?ev=6024765766067&amp;cd[value]=0.01&amp;cd[currency]=USD&amp;noscript=1″ />If you like what we have done here, please LIKE it on facebook – thanks it really helps us grow. While you are at it please follow/LIKE our facebook page over there ——> we post fun cool stuff. Here are some great examples of how you can read the […]

Apparent Wind Speed vs True Wind Speed

July 8, 2014/by Grant Headifen

How to Understand True vs Apparent Wind Here is our latest wind animation built using html5 technology so that it works on computers and mobile devices. It means you can bookmark this page on your phone and use it to explain the concept of true vs apparent to anyone – even whilst out on the […]

3 Reasons to Twist Your Sail Out

April 30, 2014/by Grant Headifen

NauticEd is the World’s Most Advanced Sailing Education and Sailing Certification Program. Perfecting Sail Trim and Twist Here are three reasons you should be twisting out the sail towards the top of the mast Get rid of excessive heeling Match the wind at the top of the sail to the wind gradient Drum Roll … […]

Sail Trim Finesse

March 28, 2014/by Grant Headifen

We are on a close haul at 30 degrees to the wind. I want you to check out this photo and have a good look at the shape of the mainsail. The photo is taken on the windward side of the boat. Look at the black seam line. Good or Bad? Well it is doing exactly […]