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Things a Marine Survey Can’t Tell You

A marine survey is essential when buying a boat, but it can’t catch everything. Learn...

Smooth Sailing Starts Ashore

Before you chase the horizon, take the time to inspect the boat that’ll carry you...

Frostbiting

Frostbiting on Lake St. Clair captures Detroit sailors chasing late season wind before winter closes...

Across Oceans

What five offshore races revealed about leadership, teamwork, resilience, and the realities of life at...

Learning To Sail: A Navy Son and His Army Veteran Father

Featured Instructor: Kim Walther

Ask Lauren: What is “Plastic Soup”?

Join ASA in the Landfill Challenge!

New Year, New Ocean

American Sailing Association in 2018: The Year in Review

Plastic-Free for the Holidays

Ports We Love: Lahaina, Maui

Sailing Challenge App “Hits the Big Screen”

The American Sailing Association (ASA), America’s premier sail education authority, announced today that its top-rated sailing app, Sailing Challenge, is now available on the large screens of laptops and desktop computers. Previously available only on the mobile platforms of iOS and Android, the best selling sailing app serves double duty as a teaching tool and an entertaining game and can now be launched on a laptop or a desktop computer.

Ocean Hope: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Cleanup Has Begun!

The Ocean Cleanup project, headed by 24-year-old Dutch inventor Boyan Slat, has spent the last 5 years designing a U-shaped floating trawl to scour the sea for floating bits of plastic. The 600-meter long floater and attached skirt are designed to work passively with natural elements like currents and wind to follow the plastic’s path and trap it. The skirt creates a downward flow where fish and other wildlife can safely pass underneath it.

Hands Across The Sea Sweepstakes Winners

Tips From The Teach: The Boom Vang

ASA Raises More Than $41k For Hands Across The Sea

What Do These Sailor Tattoos Mean Quiz

Ports We Love: Anse de Colombier, St. Barth

Ask Lauren: How Does a Hurricane Affect Water Quality?

Introducing Lauren Coiro, Marine Conservationist