At NauticEd, we treat the word COMPETENCE very seriously. We strive to help everyone of our students become competent and we show progress along the way with varying Ranks and Levels of achievement. To us, competence means that a person can do the thing they are asked successfully. That they are fully capable and they […]
The following is an excerpt from the NauticEd Skipper Large Keelboat Course, the NauticEd Skipper Small Keelboat Course, and the NauticEd Anchoring Course. Anchoring, and getting it right is such an important topic that we thought we’d make this excerpt available for free in open space. Please enjoy how we dive into science and […]
Guest written by Carrie Wright, founder of VI Plastics The plastics recycling company in the British Virgin Islands, VI Plastics, is running a crowd-funding campaign to purchase additional equipment. You can help. Please visit their crowdfunding page to learn more. In previous articles, NauticEd has lamented the lack of recycling in the Caribbean and stressed […]
Calling all good sailors who like people Did you know that there is a shortage of sailing Instructors? Well, there is! Just call your local sailing school, they will definitely tell you that if you’re an experienced sailor, “you’re hired”. So what does it take to become a professional sailing instructor? People: First, you have […]
NauticEd is super proud to support The Maiden Factor – a mission to help with girls’ education. If you remember or have seen the movie “The Maiden”, the Maiden was the all-female crew to complete the Whitbread round the world race in 1989-1990. The Maiden won second in her class and won 2 of the […]
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 […]
At NauticEd, we admit it. We have not (YET) been to the Canary Islands! Boo Hoo. But from the sounds of it, it is a pretty amazing place and simple to get there. It’s one of the more untouched and uncrowded sailing destinations. We’re definitely going one of these days. Instead of waiting to do […]
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The terms right-hand screw and left-hand screw are defined as such: When viewing from aft, if the propeller turns to the right at the top of the sweep then it is deemed a right-hand screw. Named “right-hand” because the natural rotation of your right hand is pinky down and thumb up (clockwise). Conversely, the left-hand […]
This tidbit tip of mooring, anchoring, and docking information was written by Michael Domican. Michael is our Caribbean Sailing Coach and is a NauticEd school in the BVI. If you’re wanting some private training in the BVI from a true professional, Michael is your guy. He is an RYA Yacht Master Instructor and therefore has […]