About NauticEd

Mission:

NauticEd is a non-profit educational organization, designed to provide current and accurate professional instruction and information regarding sailing techniques and sailing systems in modern sailboats. This is unquestionably needed to learn safe and enjoyable sailing and boating.

Academic Programs:

NauticEd courses, and its ancillary programs, are based on current accepted sailing standards as applicable to modern sailboats.

Content is constantly reviewed and upgraded as research and sailing knowledge and technology expands.

Student performance is competency based and proficiency is measured by standardized tests.

Instructional Methodologies:

NauticEd provides asynchronous online courses based on accepted technology instructional practices. This unique method allows students throughout the world to learn sailing knowledge prior to and during on-the-water experiences.

NauticEd also sponsors content specific seminars and practicum's globally to meet specific sailing needs.

Administration:

A Board of Directors and an Advisory Board govern NauticEd.

Why is NauticEd for You?

More people are today realizing that sailing is a highly attractive, stress relieving and fulfilling family sport. However, since sailing now involves considerable technology and skills in handling modern yachts it is essential to have a knowledge base, to insure both safety and pleasure.

To efficiently learn sailing knowledge, NauticEd instructional materials are designed to provide:

• Quick and easy access to current sailing information
• Sailing theory content can be learned without being on the water.
• Unrestricted time - study where - when you wish
• One source that provides web based links.
• Detailed theory about a sailboat's many systems.
• Confidence building.

What the on-line NauticEd does not do is give you the practical skills nor the hands on intuition. IE Which way does your hand automatically steer the wheel as a gust comes through and heals the boat a little. This can only be learned through practical exposure with a skilled instructor. But we can teach you why the boat heals and what are the consequences at 5 knots or 50 knots. We can spend the quality learning time with you that an instructor simply can not do in a limited time practical class. Therefore we highly recommend combining your practical knowledge with NauticEd's variety of theory courses.

Once you've completed our course, your practical learning time on the water will reduce - saving you time and money with your instructor.

Get educated, get excited and get yourself and your family safely out on the water.