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7 Tips for Night Sailing

Night sailing is a bit of a different animal so we’ve cobbled together seven tips to keep in mind as you sail off into the wild black yonder.

Spring Safety

As the days get longer and the weather gets nicer, droves of new boaters are flocking to local chandleries to obtain the “required safety essentials” for boating. Many boat stores have handy visual charts showing the minimum legally required safety equipment based on your vessel’s length. However, the Coast Guard’s legal minimum is just that–a minimum–and should be regarded as

Bite Sized Lessons : Hypothermia

In this lesson we take a look at some of the do's and don'ts when it comes to hypothermia and how to prevent a life-threatening situation.

Gone In An Instant

Falling overboard at night is every sailor’s worst nightmare. This exact scenario played out last July during Chicago Yacht Club’s annual Race to Mackinac. In just moments, visiting Chesapeake Bay boat Meridian X went from racing to emergency recovery efforts as their crewman, Mark Wheeler, was thrown overboard into the cold, choppy blackness of Lake Michigan.

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.

Seasickness Stinks!

6 tips to avoid seasickness! With the proper preparations and/or medications it doesn’t have to affect your day of sailing.

Knots Made Easy: The Fast Bowline

One of the most beautiful and useful sailing knots is the bowline. The bowline forms a temporary eye, or loop, in the end of a line and is commonly used to attach a jib sheet to the clew of the jib.

ASA Affiliate Blue Pacific Yachting Deals with Coronavirus

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USCG Marine Safety Alert

Bracing for Impact – A Quick List of Hurricane Protection Reminders

A short list of some important, and maybe commonly overlooked, precautionary ideas to keep in mind when trying to protect a boat at the dock during a storm.

Safety At Sea – A Sailing Instructors Perspective

We talked to Mike Rice, an eight time recipient of the ASA's Outstanding Instructor honor, about his views on sailing safety at sea.

Figuring Out Flares

We know we need flares (visual distress signals / VDS) on board to both be safe & to satisfy the requirements of the law, but it can be a bit confusing...

What’s a Float Plan?

Sailing involves Mother Nature and that can sometimes trigger a change in plans. For that reason, we strongly advocate the use of a “float plan.”

8 Actions to Help A Hypothermic Sailor

Falling overboard while sailing in cold weather is the express train to hypothermia - the lowering of the body’s core temperature due to exposure...

Knots Made Easy: The Rolling Hitch

The rolling hitch can be used to connect two lines in order to transfer the load from one line to another - ideal for fixing that winch override...

Marine Flares Expired? Consider This Alternative

The Sirius Signal SOS Distress Light aims to replace traditional marine flares - it is the first LED Visual Distress Signal Device to be USCG approved.

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...