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Instructor Development Week 2025

Instructor Development Week 2025: LTD instructors gather in Grenada for a week of sailing, learning,...

Prepare to Cross an Ocean

You might join a finely tuned crew with a seasoned skipper – or a boat...

Yacht Clubs & the Diminishing Price Tag

Protecting What You Love: A Smarter Choice for Sailors explores sun protection that performs on...

SAILBOAT HEELED OVER IN THE WIND

What Type of Sailor Are You?

Are you a cruiser, a racer, an adventurer, or a liveaboard? Sailing has room for...

A Sailor’s Life

Growing up in St. Petersburg Florida David Whidden was surrounded by boats. As a kid, sailing held a particular mysterious romantic quality...

Olympic Sailing in Rio 2016

The Olympics in Rio 2016 include 10 separate sailing classes competing over the next two weeks - find out where to watch and who to follow!

Sailing Challenge Now Available in the Apple Store and Google Play

American Sailing Association Taps Atari Founder to Develop Exciting and Instructive Sailing Challenge App Available on iOS & Android.

ASA Launches GO SAILING

American Sailing Association Launches New Version of “Go Sailing” Mobile App - Popular Networking Tool for Sailing Community Available in Apple App Store.

Bite Sized Lessons : VHF Radio Channels

In this Bite Sized Lesson we take a look at common VHF radio channels and what they are used for.

ASA Releases Catamarans Made Easy Textbook

Elements Quiz

Take a crack at this quiz that focuses on understanding the elements – tides, fog, currents… that kind of stuff.

Boyan Slat Interview

ASA caught up with Boyan Slat last week to talk about how his large scale environmental project, The Ocean Cleanup, is progressing...

She’s a Lifer

"The aspect of teaching sailing that I like best is being able to introduce students to a new outdoor activity" - Kim Walther

When Anchors and Vegetables Meet

The mushroom anchor is named after its shape, it has its place in the anchoring universe, but is not really the anchor you’ll see on most cruising boats.

Bite Sized Lessons : Prop Walk & Prop Wash

In this lesson we take a look at the effect of prop wash and prop walk when using the engine on a sailboat.

7 To-Dos on the Spring Checklist!

The snow is in our proverbial wake and now it's time to get at that pre-launch spring checklist. Here are seven big ones that should be considered before your first sail.

Sheriff of the Sea!

The best part of teaching sailing is watching the faces of students when they take the helm and see they can harness the wind and make the boat go!

Bite Sized Lessons : Deciphering Tell Tales…

Learn how tell tales behave in different conditions, and how to use them to keep your sails trimmed efficiently.

Android Gets Handy on the Boat  (Part 1)

We take a look at some Android Apps that simplify measurements frequently done onboard, such as those used for Dead Reckoning.

Navigation Rules Quiz

Nail our Navigation Rules quiz, based on the USCG Navigation Rules & Regulations Handbook, and hit the water with a little more confidence.

Sailing Education Works!

Charlie & Sharon took ASA sailing courses at St. Augustine Sailing (an ASA Certified Sailing School) and learned how important a sailing education can be...

Bite Sized Lessons : Port/Starboard Right Of Way…

Learn who has the right of way as two sailboats approach each other; one on starboard tack, the other on port tack.