Sailing Terms Quiz (III)
How about another awesome ASA quiz, where you get compliments or a wisecrack. The last two have been about terminology and we've had feedback saying t…
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Knots Made Easy : Bowline
This video shows you step-by-step how to tie a bowline knot. The bowline forms a loop and is commonly used to attach a jib sheet to the clew of the ji…
What’s in A Rig? The Junk Rig
What’s in a Rig Series #3 There’s probably no rig more fascinating than the junk rig. Long before Columbus’ time, early as the 10th century,…
Top 7 Classic Rock Sailing Songs
The sun is beginning to set. There’s a warm breeze pushing you downwind. It’s days like these that have inspired some great songwriters to sit dow…
5 Things That Aren’t in Your First Aid Kit But Should Be
Most generic first aid kits carry the essentials for an impromptu medical situation, but here are 5 things recommended by a doctor that you should add…
Knots Made Easy : Round Turn & Two Half Hitches
This video shows you step-by-step how to tie a round turn & two half hitches knot. It's fast to tie under load and applicable all around the boat.
Blown Away by Sailing
Drew Skelton, owner of Blown Away Sailing in Maryland, found his way into sailing through the Boy Scouts of America program and has been a waterman ev…
Mega Expedition, Mega Incentives
This is a great opportunity to get involved - The Ocean Cleanup are even offering to cover all your costs associated with your participation in their …
Sailing Terms Quiz (II)
Another quick little online sailing terms quiz from our Sailing Made Easy book.
Sailing by the Lee
Since he was a kid, Lee Pearce has been around the water and boats, but he didn’t discover sailing until he was around 30-years old, living in Flori…
What’s in a Rig? The Cutter Rig
What’s in a Rig Series #2 A variation on the last installment of What’s in a Rig (the sloop) is the Cutter Rig. Although it…
Sailing Terms Quiz
Okay, here's a quick little quiz of sailing terms born from our Sailing Made Easy textbook.
The Challenges & Rewards of Sailing in The Mediterranean.
Join the September Croatia flotilla and discover magical blue caves, abandoned secret Cold War naval bases, Roman ruins and medieval castles.
A Racing Teacher Now a Teaching Racer
Peter Branning got into sailing at a summer program in Coconut Grove, Florida in 1958 and has been an avid sailor ever since.
Coast Guard Announces New PFD Labeling
A study initiated nearly a decade ago suggests that users do not adequately understand PFD type codes. In an effort to address this problem, the US Co…
Checking Out the Sea Fair
We love to see the ASA schools getting involved in their local communities. While we believe, when it comes to sailing, most of the good…
Cold Hands, Warm Hearts
Conducting an Instructor Qualification Clinic (IQC) in April on Lake Michigan can be a roll of the dice weatherwise...
National Safe Boating Week Starts Today!
May 16 – 22 is National Safe Boating Week and ASA encourages sailors to take it to heart.