Ask Lauren: How Do I Know Which Sunscreen is Ocean-Friendly?
Sunscreen is a sailing essential any time of year, but the upcoming summer rays mean it’s time to break out the good stuff. There’s nothing like r…
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This Earth Day, Treat the Planet Like It’s Your Boat
I first learned about the art of sailing when I was nineteen years old. I had signed up for a semester abroad with a program that teaches students mar…
Plastic Items You Can Stop Bringing Onboard Today
Maybe our last article about plastic in the ocean scared you a bit, but now that you know what’s going on, it’s time to get motivated. The good ne…
Your Boat’s Spring Cleaning
The wait is almost over…it’s just about time to pull off those winter boat covers and set sail into the warmer season! Whether you’re just getti…
Our Plastic Problem: A Remarkably Brief Overview
I don’t need to waste a sailor’s time by telling you there’s plastic in the ocean. If you’re out on the water, you’ve seen it by now. Some p…
Green Boating with Sailors for the Sea
No sailor’s education is complete without an understanding of our impact on the oceans. It’s my honor to introduce you to the single best resource…
Beach Cleanups 101
Sailors don’t rely on robots and engines to clean up the ocean. We make the biggest collective impact by cleaning up our own communities ourselves. …
First Flush
After learning about Soraya Simi and her work, I checked out her short film First Flush. In just one minute we follow the journey of…
Young Sailors: Are You an “Ocean Hero”?
Young sailors, your sailing education is not just about learning to read charts and pull lines. Your generation faces a whole new set of challenges…
Introducing 5 Gyres: Sailor Scientists Fighting Plastic Pollution
Sailors in every corner of the world are taking the ocean’s plastic problem into their own hands, or rather, into their own nets. Balloons, bags,…
Could Algae Save the World?
Traditionally the boating community associates algae with one word: nuisance. It covers hulls, jams propellers, slimes up fishing poles, and can even make the water…
Ask Lauren: What Do I Do If I See an Animal Tangled in Plastic?
It is always exciting to encounter marine animals in their natural habitat- the vast diversity of creatures in the ocean both pull at our heartstrings…
Shopping for a Sailing School
Join Lauren as she continues on her journey to learn to sail. Follow her as she gets her feet wet as a beginner, gains experience,…
Ask Lauren: What is “Plastic Soup”?
ASA has brought on marine conservationist Lauren Coiro to help with advocacy and education when it comes to how sailors interact with the environment that…
Join ASA in the Landfill Challenge!
You’ve been challenged! Sailors are motivated to contribute less to the ocean’s plastic problem, but when plastic is incorporated into almost everything we do, where…
New Year, New Ocean
January is a fresh start, and after a year-long rollercoaster of environmental news, I am feeling hopeful about what’s to come. 2018 was a year…
Plastic-Free for the Holidays
The holiday season is here! Although I am enchanted by the pretty lights decorating the ships in the harbor, this time of year is notorious…
Ocean Hope: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Cleanup Has Begun!
The Ocean Cleanup project, headed by 24-year-old Dutch inventor Boyan Slat, has spent the last 5 years designing a U-shaped floating trawl to scour th…
