Want to get your USCG Captain’s License? Here’s how.
So you want to be called Captain? There are many reasons, professional and personal, to get a United States Coast Guard Captain’s License. In many…
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Announcing ASA’s “Sail for Hands” Events In Honor of Our 30th Anniversary
Do you like sailing? Or barbeques? Or how about a nice glass of wine, beer, or rum, after sailing? ASA and its network of schools…
Anatomy of a Rescue: How ASA Sailors Saved Lives in the Open Ocean
On May 16th in the Bay of Florida, 80 miles out of Key West and the finish line of the 2013 Bone Island Regatta, Captain…
ASA’s sailing books are for everyone
There are many sailing books on the market, but if you read them all you’d never have time to actually, you know, go sailing. This…
Saturday by the Bay – America’s Cup 2013
TWO 19TH CENTURY MARITIME TRADITIONS COME TOGETHER FOR ONE AFTERNOON Literarily speaking, aquatic travel for recreation began in 1857 with Henry David Thoreau’s Canoeing in…
Exuma Islands Adventure: The New Sailor’s Perspective
ASA Exuma Islands Adventure Flotilla, April 2013 By Mary Clor My husband, as part of his mid-life rediscovery, decided last fall to attend a weeklong…
Save Our Sharks: Sailors for the Sea
This guest blog is by Jim Abernethy, renowned underwater photographer and pioneer in shark encounters without a cage. For decades he has interacted with the…
Enter our 30th Anniversary Photo Contest, win prizes!
In the month of March, we’re celebrating our 30th anniversary by gathering great sailing photos from our members and fans! If you’ve got a great…
Essential sailing gear for the day sailor and cruiser
There are many ways to go sailing, from relaxing day sails and low-stakes racing to long-term cruising and adventurous offshore passages, but some things never…
2012 Outstanding Schools
Black Rock Sailing School, MA Charleston Sailing School, SC Fairwind Yacht Club, CA II Dolphins Sailing, NC Island Bound Sailing Academy, TX Lanier Sailing Academy,…
12 Reasons to Love Sailing on 12/12/12
On this momentous date, the Twelfth of December, Two-Thousand and Twelve, also known as 12/12/12, we want to count down 12 reasons why we love…
5 Ways to Start Sailing
Let’s say you’re a novice to sailing and you’re curious to give it a try. Where do you start? How can you get a taste…
ASA in Croatia: Sailing the Adriatic
This post is about ASA’s 2012 Croatia sailing flotilla. You can also read about the Top 5 Things to See on the Dalmatian Coast here,…
ASA in Croatia: The Food of the Gods
This blog is about ASA’s 2012 Croatia Flotilla. Dubrovnik to Split, September 2012. “Every fish should swim three times,” goes a Croatian saying. “First in…
ASA in Croatia: Medieval Mysteries
This is a story about ASA’s 2012 Croatia Flotilla. For more info on upcoming ASA sailing flotillas, click here. Sailors (and tourists of all kinds)…
Spotlight on Sailing in New York
The Bronx is up, and the Battery’s down. But in the great state of New York, there’s sailing in every direction. While perhaps not as…
Back to Basics
Get these sailing basics under your belt with ASA 101, and you’ll be a qualified small boat skipper! The most popular sailing course available, ASA…
What is a sailing education?
You may have heard the term, but what does it actually mean? What is involved in a sailing education, and what are the benefits? Some…