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Encouraging Landlocked Sailors

Trailer sailing makes sailing portable and helps inland sailors access new waters with confidence, flexibility,...

Women Who Made History on the Water

A Voyage Through Centuries of Sail explores pirate queens, circumnavigators, and modern racers who changed...

The Future of Sailing

The Next Generation at the Helm explores youth sailing certifications, safety, and inspiring the future...

How to Watch the 38th America’s Cup

America’s Cup: Watch the world’s fastest sailors battle in Naples as foiling yachts push sailing...

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!

5 Reasons Why All Kids Should Sail

ASA Schools Reopen After Hurricanes

Many ASA Certified Sailing Schools are open & ready for your business despite the recent hurricanes - so contact them and see what they have to offer!

Get That Cat Outta Here!

The big news this week is Patrizio Bertelli, team principal of Challenger Luna Rossa, has stated, on the record, that the 36th America’s Cup will be sailed in foiling monohulls.

ASA’s Hurricane Relief Fund

They taught you to sail. Now they need your help. Donate now to help support the employees of our affiliated sailing schools and charter companies and help them rebuild and reopen.

Bracing for Impact – A Quick List of Hurricane Protection Reminders

A short list of some important, and maybe commonly overlooked, precautionary ideas to keep in mind when trying to protect a boat at the dock during a storm.

Safety At Sea – A Sailing Instructors Perspective

We talked to Mike Rice, an eight time recipient of the ASA's Outstanding Instructor honor, about his views on sailing safety at sea.

Could The Mercy Be the Best Sailing Film Ever?

The Mercy is about the 1968 solo around the world race where sailing novice Donald Crowhurst lost his mind. It has a strong cast that includes Colin Firth.

Responding to an Emergency Quiz

We all know we need nav lights for when the sun goes down but it’s important to understand what we are looking at when we see the lights on other boats.

Cruising Boat Spotlight: The MacGregor 26M

Like them or not, one thing that is indisputable about the MacGregor 26M is they have brought many non-sailors into the sailing universe.