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Should ASA Instructors (and Skippers in General) Be Good Swimmers?

Should You Know How to Swim to Learn to Sail? For sailors who grew up perpetually wet from ages 5 to 25, having fun righting capsized dinghies, less fun while righting turtled ones, and trapeze sailing small boats competitively in school and college, this question might seem to be axiomatic. Yet, there have been some very accomplished sailing skippers who

ASA Instructor Tip: Setting The Hook

Knowing that your boat is securely anchored will give you the peace of mind to leave the boat while you are ashore and allow you to sleep soundly.

Featured Instructor: Captain James Marvin

Captain Jim Marvin has been teaching in Florida for over 20 years and currently leads classes with Sailing Florida in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Featured Instructor: Captain Rick Johnson

Sailing Florida is located in St. Petersburg Florida and offers sailing instruction as well as sailing charter options. Captain Rick Johnson explains his love for sailing and sailing instruction as this month’s featured instructor. 

Featured Instructor: Captain Bob Diamond

One of the leading sailing instructors in the ASA organization, Captain Bob Diamond leads sailing trips around the world.

Featured Instructor: Captain Marc Gonsalves

Meet Captain Steph

Featured Instructor: Tibor Van den Wildenbergh

Featured Instructor: Captain Brenton Lockridge

Featured Instructor: Captain Kira Maixner

Featured Instructor: Captain Tom Tursi

The ASA Family

In The Classroom: ASA 108/117 Offshore Passagemaking and Celestial Navigation

Featured Instructor: Captain Ivan Sagel

Featured Instructor: Captain Jenni Hellpap

Featured Instructor: Captain Lisa Batchelor Frailey

Featured Instructor: Captain Anne Alberg

Featured Instructor: Captain Stacey Brooks
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