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Captain’s Tip: Have You Checked Your Rigging?

Captain Dan Ryder of Sail Channel Islands shares a story with ASA about the importance of keeping your boat rigging in good shape. Captain Dan Ryder is one of our featured Instructors, you can read all about him here. https://asa.com/news/2019/03/25/dan-ryder-sail-channel-islands/ We had a bit of drama the other day when we picked up a distress call while we were

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

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

Should You Be Sailing During The Coronavirus

Before you decide to go sailing you should check with your local county, city or municipality to understand what they are recommending.

What Women Want Men to Know on Boats

When women sailors are together, the number one question they ask is, how do I get on a safe boat? Skipper Jenn answers that question.

Interesting Things at the Top of World

In 2018, the Earth’s Magnetic North Pole - a wandering location where lines of magnetic force enter the Earth perpendicularly - passed closer to the Geographic North Pole than at any other time in its recorded history.

Sailing Made Even Easier!!!

The official book of ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing is a must for any person interested in the lifestyle of sailing.

Adrift: Would You Survive?

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

Tips From The Text: The Lookout Rule

Sailors and the Corona Virus

Captain Anne Alberg: Arctic Loon Slideshow