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The Storm That Rewrote Half Moon Bay

Christmas 1979. A routine holiday sail down the California coast — and a winter storm...

A smiling teen girl standing on a beach in a life jacket

It’s Not a Fashion Statement, It’s a Lifestyle

A teen survived 1+ hour alone in open water after a capsizing—because she wore her...

Skippers Remedy

Specialty Coffee & Artisan Tea for Life at Sea

GPS won't save you if you've stopped thinking. Learn how to use modern nav tech...

Best Learn to Sail Book

Sailing Made Easy Second Edition gives new sailors the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills needed...

Ask Lauren: What Do I Do If I See an Animal Tangled in Plastic?

Inside Sailing – Tom Simmons, Director of ‘Coyote: The Mike Plant Story’

Featured Instructor: Captain Greg Martin

Filmmaker Soraya Simi Talks To ASA About Where The Water Takes Us

Shopping for a Sailing School

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