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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...

7 Lessons Experienced Sailors Learn the Hard Way

7 Cruising Lessons Experienced Sailors Learn the Hard Way shares practical wisdom for safer, smarter,...

A sailboat on a sunny day

I Never Planned to Become a Sailor

One skeptical sail in Grenada turned into a passion for sailing and travel that reshaped...

The coast of half moon bay at sunset

The Storm That Rewrote Half Moon Bay

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

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

5 Things to Consider When Buying Your First Sailboat

8 Things I Learned in ASA 101

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.

From ASA 101 to Unforgettable Adventures Crossing Oceans

ASA 101 Exam Day

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.

Interview with Sailing Legend Peter Isler

Sailing in the Clouds with Santa Barbara Sailing

USCG Marine Safety Alert

Dressed to Not Kill

Do you think there are enough apparel companies out there, that care about the ocean, to enable us to dress a person entirely in clothing made from recycled plastics?

5 Things in Sailing I’ve Learned the Hard Way

Plastic Pollution Purge: WECT with Kevin Hennessey from Cape Fear Sailing Academy

To help clean up our waterways, the American Sailing Association announces "Operation Plastic Pollution Purge". Learn more from WECT with Kevin Hennessey from Cape Fear Sailing Academy.

Sail Trim Quiz

Sail trim is a big part of a sailor’s knowledge base. Here’s a little quiz to see if you know what you're doing when you're out sailing!