The Benefits of a Summer Sailing Program for Teenagers
My son was 13 years old when I put him on a flight to St. Martin, alone. He was off to discover the world of…
Author: Zeke
The Humorous Sailing Glossary
Spend any time on a sailboat and you’ll soon find that sailors can be a bit salty. Their jokes are a bit off-color and their…
Snapshot of a Sailor: Kelsey Durham
The Future of Sailing Kelsey Durham was racing in Bermuda when the Commodore of the Manhattan Yacht Club noticed his ability on the water. In…
It’s Valentine’s Day – Time to Love the Ocean
Help out the environment by joining a local sailing school to pick up balloons from the ocean this Valentine's Day
Featured Instructor: Captain Kira Maixner
Captain Kira currently teaches at Modern Sailing in Sausalito where the San Francisco Bay is her playground. She has been heavily involved in building a…
Sailing With Sailing Virgins
ASA Sailing School Profile: A Closer Look at ASA Sailing School, Sailing Virgins. If you spend any time in the British Virgin Islands you’ll see…
8 Instagram Accounts That Will Motivate You to Sail
Just in case you need some motivation to go sailing we have picked out a few of our favorite Instagram accounts that beg you to…
Trip Update: Arabella in the British Virgin Islands
It’s the middle of January and you may be suffering from the winter blues but a group of ASA members is sailing on Arabella in…
Featured Instructor: Captain Tom Tursi
Tom Tursi holds a USCG 100-ton Ocean Masters License, is an ASA Certified Sailing Instructor and a part owner of the Maryland School of Sailing…
2020 New Year’s Resolutions for Sailors
Happy New Year! You know what that means, this is the year that you will be productive and resolve to do everything you have ever…
Captain Anne Alberg: Arctic Loon Slideshow
Being on the water is in Anne Alberg’s DNA. Her great-great-grandfather Anders Persson’s boat is displayed in the harbor in Boren, Sweden. Beginning with several…
The ASA Family
The American Sailing Association is more than just an organization that hands out sailing certifications. It is an advocate for the environment, it is a…
Trip Update: British Virgin Island Tour
A group of ASA members sat in the warm calm waters of North Sound. In the shadow of Virgin Gorda, they wished for beers to…
The Winners of the 2019 Hands Across The Sea Sweepstakes
Meet Grand Prize Winners Scott, Paula and Garrett Gibson who love sailing! Although they now live in a place with very little wind, that has…
In The Classroom: ASA 108/117 Offshore Passagemaking and Celestial Navigation
Currently, a group of students is preparing to embark on a voyage from Bermuda to the British Virgin Islands. On that voyage, students will earn…
Cooking in the Galley: Beyond Gruel
Beyond Gruel is author and sailor, Bob Witty’s first book. He describes his love of cooking and sailing and how he could not eat bad…
Celestial Navigation for Sailors with Tom Tursi
Celestial Navigation seems to be something that only the old salts talk about as necessary. Why do we need to seek out the sun and…
Featured Instructor: Captain Ivan Sagel
Captain Ivan fell in love with sailing as a youth at a summer camp in Wisconsin. The quiet magic of harnessing the breeze to sail…