Sailipedia

You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Click on Topics in the outer blue circle, close to the outer edge.
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Weather
Navigation
Seamanship
Motoring
Systems
Safety
Crew
Finance
Legal
Lifestyle
Provisioning
Planning
Destinations
Mast-Rigging
Hull
Deck
Cabin

Sailing
Operations
Cruising
Vessel

General Resource Lists

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Success Through Knowledge!

Navigation - Links to the best, vetted resources available on over 64 sailing topics, including websites, books, videos, courses, tools and more.
Resource Notebook - A note-taking system to track your ideas and notes about the resources you research.
Boat Manual - A Boat Manual creation system that allows you to log specifications about your boat’s systems and procedures, making a formal document instantly available to share with crew members and new owners.
Badges - A goal-driven, knowledge certification system that allows you to document and share your online learning accomplishments.

Beneath the surface, Sailipedia contains a tremendous depth and breadth of resources!

The Navigation Wheel has four central quadrants (Vessel, Sailing, Cruising and Operations). Each quadrant has four headings which each have four Topic Points in the outer blue circle.

Click on any Topic Point in blue to open a navigation container with a list of vetted Resources specific to that topic. Click on any title to open the resource in a new browser tab.

Many additional General Resources are listed below the Navigation Wheel and organized into several general categories of information.

Type a search term in the Search Box on the upper right of the menu bar in order to query all resources in the system.

The tutorial video explains in more detail...

Topical resources listed within the navigation container each have a green pencil icon in its row. Click the pencil to open a notes editor. Take notes and track ideas about the resources researched.

Your notes are saved and collated into your Resource Notebook. They are retrievable at any time by clicking the green pencil icon again for that resource, or by clicking the My Resource Notebook link in the main menu.

Your Resource Notebook allows you to edit your notes and open the resource again. Print your Resource Notebook from the browser to a hard copy, or save as a PDF (Ctrl P or Cmd P).

The tutorial video explains in more detail...

When viewing a Resource list in the navigation container, click the Boat icon in the upper right corner. This reveals a list of four subtopics which each open a notes editor.

Explore recommended items to consider within each subtopic. Edit the note to add your boat's details, and the information will be added and collated to your personalized Boat Manual.

Click the My Boat Manual link in the main menu to view your personalized manual and to make edits. Print your Boat Manual from the browser to a hard copy, or save as a PDF (Ctrl P or Cmd P).

The tutorial video explains in more detail...

For those looking for a systematic, goal-driven learning experience, Sailipedia includes Badge certifications to recognize and reward your research progress. Badges can easily be shared socially and professionally on the web.

By building your Resource Notebook, your individual research notes accrue to earn you Badges in each of the 16 Headings on the Navigation Wheel's yellow circle.

Click the My Badges link in the main menu to see the progress of your Badge accrual.

The tutorial video explains in more detail...