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Heaving to – What is it and why you should know how to do it?

Heaving to (to heave to and to be hove to) involves parking the boat while out at sea. It's easy to do but it takes a little practice as every boat is different!

Introducing The Boat Galley

This is an excerpt from The Boat Galley, a newsletter written by Carolyn Shearlock. She and her husband have been cruising for over 12 years and share their experiences on a regular basis via podcasts and newsletters. The Boat Galley has expanded to include work on boats, selling up and moving aboard, living aboard, cruising and gear. This excerpt relates

Tips From The Text: Tips on Coastal Cruising

Sailing Tips Come From Coastal Cruising Made Easy, the Official Manual for the ASA Basic Coastal Cruising Course. You’re ready to cruise and all that is left is for you to toss the lines and set sail. Take a glance at these tips to help you once you decide to embark on your coastal cruise.

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.

5 Things to Remember When the Wind Starts Coming Up

After a solid two hours of sailing in perfect conditions, more white caps begin to emerge and the sky seems irritated. You know the mood of the wind is changing and, as a sailor, know you’ll be adjusting along with it.

Learning to Sail in the Florida Keys

Sailing In The Keys Let’s go straight for the cliches and talk about the Conch Republic and a salty life and toss in flip-flops while you are at it. In a world away from everywhere the Florida Keys stands out as an outpost for the rest of us. The Florida Keys calls to people who would rather disregard responsibility and

Are You A Cat Person

Why Sail a Catamaran? The wind was blowing well over 20 and the swells were coming across the beam both in rapid succession and with great fury. This was not a typical sail day. If I was sailing a monohull I would most likely be tied to the dock having a drink. Instead, the 48-foot catamaran eased across the space

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.

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.

Adrift: Would You Survive?

Faced with a catastrophic sailing event could you survive or is Hollywood not realistic?

Cooking in the Galley: Beyond Gruel

Ports We Love: Lahaina, Maui

Tips From The Teach: The Boom Vang

Ports We Love: Anse de Colombier, St. Barth

Tips From The Teach

We all have questions and it seems like a boat is a perfect place to be perplexed by a lack of knowledge even if you are a salty veteran of the sea. Not to worry, our resident expert, Elbert "Ash" Ashbaugh, can help answer your questions and help you spend more time sailing and less time thinking about those pressing issues that are keeping you up at night.

Considering a Long Distance Cruising Adventure? Join a Sailing Rally!

The concept of a sailing rally has been made popular because cruising sailors realized that making long passages with the support of an organization and a good number of fellow adventurers was a fun and safe way to sail long distances.

5 Things in Sailing I’ve Learned the Hard Way

A Sailor Gets a Refresher Course

In my life as a professional sailor, I log thousands of miles a year under sail and spend many days and nights afloat. But it’s all about racing – I almost never go “cruising”. So I chartered a Leopard 40 catamaran and went cruising!