Grant Headifen

About Grant Headifen

My vision for NauticEd is to provide the highest quality sailing and boating education available - and deliver competence wherever sailors live and go.

Entries by Grant Headifen

Cat Play

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Here is a fun animation to play with that will test your knowledge but also allow you to start to dial this into your brain muscle memory.

Engine Compartment Fire

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Fire in the engine compartment is a real risk. The risk is heightened with gasoline fuel (petrol) because of the flammable nature of the vapors.

Propeller Entanglement

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If there is a sudden slowing or stopping of the engine while motoring it is possible that you have picked up some floating line, hopefully not from your vessel.

Stern Forces on a Powerboat

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The rudder used with inboard drives or turning the pivot drives with outboards and stern drives can be a big help because it can change the direction of the thrust force at the stern of the boat.

Let’s Get Knotty

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You have to admit that both sailors and truck drivers are probably the best in the world at tying knots.

Maneuvering Mastery

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A story (for a reason) from Grant Headifen, Global Director of Education and author of this Maneuvering Under Power Course.

Boat Batteries

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The source of DC power is usually one or more marine-grade batteries, normally 12 volts each. They are similar to automobile batteries, except sturdier—and of course more expensive.

Moving Your Stern

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Fighter pilots are familiar with the term VIF-ing. VIF stands for “vectoring in flight.” It means that you can move your plane sideways, up, or down while in flight.