Spotlight on Sailing Schools in California
The name itself is a Spanish byword for “earthly paradise,” and for hundreds of years it has had an irresistible to attraction to those seeking…
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American Sailing Week takes over St. Petersburg
One of the big sailing summer kick-offs took place June 15th-22nd, 2012, as the Renaissance Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg, FL became ASA territory. Members…
Get carried away with sailing books
Mark Twain once said: “The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.” And so it goes…
Cruising for the masses – from Sailing Magazine
A review of ASA’s Coastal Cruising Made Easy from the July/August 2012 issue of Sailing Magazine. Many sports, like swimming or soccer, are relatively easy…
Fit to be tied – essential sailing knots!
Since time immemorial, sailors looking to crew were asked two simple questions: “Can you tie a bowline, and where’s your knife?” Today perhaps we’re a…
Get Your Catamaran Sailing Certification
The catamaran is rapidly becoming one of the world’s most popular types of cruising sailboats. For the uninitiated, a catamaran is a boat balanced on…
Get Your Sailing Dream Started Online
Sailors often have to patiently wait out the capricious winds, tides, and storms, but there is one sailing ground where the conditions are always perfect:…
Sailing Schools from Coast to Coast and Around the World
On this blog recently we’ve covered what sailing school is like, why you would want to take sailing lessons, and the history of ASA. Now,…
Sailing St. Martin: Grand Case
Continuing the story of the ASA St. Martin Flotilla 2012. PART THREE: BARBEQUE FOR EVERY MEAL As a finale, we spent two days in Grand…
Sailing St. Martin: Anguilla
Continuing the story of ASA’s 2012 St. Martin flotilla. PART TWO: THE ROOSTER CROWS FOR DAY After two nights in Gustavia, St. Barths, it was…
Sailing St. Martin: Arrival and St. Barths
This is how you arrive in St. Martin: the 737 screams in over tin rooftops and a strip of yellow beach, then desperately brakes on…
Welcome to the water!
Ready to get pumped up for sailing season? This video from Discover Boating should help. Sailors, powerboaters, anyone who loves the water: come one, come…
ASA Schools at Strictly Sail Pacific 2012
Going to Strictly Sail Pacific in Oakland, CA, April 12th-15th? These ASA schools will have booths—visit them to talk sailing and for special promotions and…
ASA St. Martin flotilla will deliver books to Anguilla elementary school
In about three weeks, a group of over 30 sailors will depart for ASA’s sailing flotilla at the Caribbean island of St. Martin. It will…
A Look Back at ASA’s Free Sailing Lessons at Strictly Sail Miami 2012!
At this year’s Strictly Sail Miami boat show, ASA partnered with Discover Sailing to offer free on-the-water sailing lessons. Taught by our world-class ASA instructors,…
What is Sailing School Like?
It’s one thing to decide you want to learn to sail. But when it comes time to actually do it, what are you getting yourself…
ASA 2012 Flotilla: St. Martin and the Leeward Antilles
Check out our full 2012 flotilla schedule here. From April 20-28, 2012, ASA will be leading a flotilla in St. Martin and its neighboring Leeward…
The More You Know, the More Fun Sailing Is!
A wise man or woman once said, knowledge is power. Nowhere is this truer than in sailing, where the more you learn, the more worlds…