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Sailing Vacation Attitude

June 16, 2014/by Grant Headifen

Southern St Lucia is known for the swarming and pushy “official guides”. Each one claiming that they are the official. Years ago when I visited by land and sea I was overwhelmed and was glad to leave.

Sailing Vacation of a Lifetime

July 13, 2013/by Grant Headifen

Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can, there are no valid excuses to miss out on an adventure of a lifetime.

Private Sailing Training Vacations

August 29, 2012/by Grant Headifen

One of the best ways to get some immersive sailing training is to take a sailing vacation with your own friends and family and a dedicated professional sailing instructor who can coach everyone on board to the level they desire. And, when you think about it, considering the non-breathable properties of water, it is the […]

Post graduate sailing vacation-adventure-celebration Tahiti

January 30, 2012/by Grant Headifen

If you ever thought of checking off a dream sailing vacation in Tahiti from your bucket list this is the opportunity to get that one taken care of. Announcing the 2012 NauticEd Post Graduation Sailing Adventure If you’re a NauticEd Bareboat Charter Master or plan on being one before June next year, then come celebrate your […]

Top Ten Good Captaining Skills

July 26, 2011/by Grant Headifen

Captaining a bareboat yacht on a sailing vacation is an acquired skill. All of a sudden you’re transformed from friend, co-worker, family and sometimes complete stranger into the authoritative figure with ultimate power. That’s not an easy formula so I’ve put together the top ten tips on how to be a great captain. When people are led […]

Oh – I Do Love to be Beside the Seaside

January 10, 2011/by Grant Headifen

It’s an old song but it certainly rang the bells for me recently. Over this last New Year’s break 2010-2011, my family, extended family, and friends that we call family all traveled to Matauri Bay in New Zealand for probably one of the best aquatic experiences one could imagine. Unfortunately, it was sans sailing cruising […]

How to Spring off the Dock with a Catamaran

August 12, 2010/by Grant Headifen

Next week we’re going to Tonga and the island of Vava’U for a week long NauticEd Flotilla sailing trip amongst the archipelago. After a rainy and relatively cool winter in New Zealand this year its going to be a welcome and fun trip. We’re bareboat chartering three catamarans from the Moorings. 21 adults and 3 […]

Going on a Yacht Charter Vacation? Here’s a tip!

July 13, 2010/by Grant Headifen

Here’s a great tip for yacht charter vacations. Problem: You buy provisions at the start of the trip. You load them carefully into the top loading freezer with the best intentions of using everything. Through out the week every thing gets messed up. Stuff ends up at the bottom. At the end of the week […]

Sailing Certification Question

June 3, 2010/by Grant Headifen

Here is a question posted by one of our students today with our response following. On 6/4/10 1:54 PM, “Ted” wrote: I have recently started through your courses in the hope of chartering next winter. My own boat is a 25′ Catalina. From your information it appears that I will not receive credit for […]

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 […]