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The Summer I Started Sailing

A sailor reflects on a transformative first summer learning the unglamorous realities of sailing —...

7 Lessons Experienced Sailors Learn the Hard Way

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

Your GPS Is Out – Now What?

Your GPS Is Out Now What? Learn the timeless navigation skills that keep you safe...

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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 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!

Never an Ugly Duckling, Always a Swan

Nautor's Swan sailboats are so iconic, attractive, well-made and the dream of many a sailor. We realized that with Swan, it’s not really about a particular model; it’s the fact that it’s a Nautor's Swan.

New Years Resolutions for Sailors

Technology Throws Us a Lifeline

CrewWatcher is a smart system that constantly checks if everyone is still on board using your phone and a beacon. In case of a man overboard, the app will automatically sound the alarm in 3 seconds and provide guidance to aid with recovery.

The Educational Aspect of Chartering

The American Sailing Association believes that a great charter experience is truly the reward of a superior sailing education.

Interview with Scott Elles, Clipper Round the World Race Crew Member (Part 2)

Scott Elles got the sailing bug at age 50, got certified to ASA 101,103, 104, 114 and a year later he signed up for the Clipper Round the World Race!

The Southern Ocean Shows No Mercy

Meet the Sweepstakes Winners!

Yhank you to everyone who entered/donated in the 2017 American Sailing Association / Hands Across the Sea Caribbean Getaway Sweepstakes which was held during the month of October. Over 670 ASA members turned out, donating over $44,464 to help Hands Across the Sea restore over 50 damaged school libraries and provide much-needed books and literacy resources to children on the island of Dominica.

American Sailing Association Reaches 150,000 Facebook “Followers”

American Sailing Association Reaches 150,000 Facebook Followers - Number of Followers Triples in Less Than Two Years.

Interview with Scott Elles, Clipper Round the World Race Crew Member (Part 1)

Scott Elles got the sailing bug at age 50, got certified to ASA 101,103, 104, 114 and a year later he signed up for the Clipper Round the World Race!

Sailing’s Gatekeepers

Talking About the Local Notice to Mariners

The Local Notice to Mariners is a document published by the U.S. Coast Guard that contains changes to charts, and notices of activities in our local waters.

ASA Assists Hurricane-Ravaged Affiliates

The American Sailing Association has raised almost $30,000 for affiliates to help them re-open for business after being ravaged by recent hurricanes.

Interview with Legendary Cruising Sailor Lin Pardey (Part 2 of 2)

If you have ever done any serious cruising or thought about doing some, Lin and Larry Pardey have probably popped up on your radar. Through the decades they have logged over 200,000 nautical miles, including two circumnavigations east to west and west to east, mostly on boats under 30-feet. Along the way they have written dozens of magazine articles, 11 books and produced five informational videos. They have won a variety of awards and still hold the record for the smallest boat to have circumnavigated contrary to the prevailing winds around all the great southern capes.

No Ordinary Round the World Voyage

Not everyone gets to experience a full dose of inspiration quite like Carl Huber who will soon be sailing around the world alone, non-stop and unassisted in the Golden Globe Ocean Race in July 2018. The soft-spoken father of five was nearly fifty when he learned to sail but interestingly and unlike most, he was inspired to sail even before he ever stepped on a sailboat. He knew, almost instinctively, sailing was his calling. "I had been wanting to sail for a long time and had been talking about sailing on and off since my late teens. Then, in my early forties I had been talking about it some more." Huber said. "The time was going by pretty quickly. I hadn't done a lot of things I thought I would do by that age.

Interview with Legendary Cruising Sailor Lin Pardey (Part 1 of 2)

If you have ever done any serious cruising or thought about doing some, Lin and Larry Pardey have probably popped up on your radar. Through the decades they have logged over 200,000 nautical miles, including two circumnavigations east to west and west to east, mostly on boats under 30-feet. Along the way they have written dozens of magazine articles, 11 books and produced five informational videos. They have won a variety of awards and still hold the record for the smallest boat to have circumnavigated contrary to the prevailing winds around all the great southern capes.

The Annapolis Sailing School

When one thinks of classic yachting epicenters on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, just a handful of places come to mind. One of them is beautiful Annapolis, Maryland, known as “America’s Sailing Capital”.

Ownerless Sailing!

Boat ownership is not for everyone, nor is it something everyone can afford. Not to worry, there are many other ways to get affordable access to sailboats!