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7 Lessons Experienced Sailors Learn the Hard Way

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

Boating Smarter: Why Boating Safety Education Matters

Before you untie the dock lines, make sure you're ready. Here's why boating safety education...

Your Dinghy Might Be the Most Important Boat You Own

Your Dinghy Might Be the Most Important Boat You Own because it keeps your crew...

Electronics for Show

Electronics for Show, Mathematics to Know explores why real offshore confidence begins with seamanship and...

Ocean Cleanupdate!

Back in the spring, the ASA became involved in The Ocean Cleanup – an ambitious project devoted to ridding the world’s oceans of harmful plastic pollution.

Sharon Green’s 30 Years of Ultimate Sailing

This handsome and generous coffee table book is a retrospective of Sharon Green's most inspiring sailing photographs, along side anecdotes from the worlds most iconic sailors.

Knots Made Easy: The Rolling Hitch

The rolling hitch can be used to connect two lines in order to transfer the load from one line to another - ideal for fixing that winch override...

Marine Flares Expired? Consider This Alternative

The Sirius Signal SOS Distress Light aims to replace traditional marine flares - it is the first LED Visual Distress Signal Device to be USCG approved.

Cleaning Our Oceans One Marina at a Time

The Seabin is a device that passively collects debris and pollution in marina environments.

What’s in a Rig? Cat Rig

A cat rig sailboat has a single mast situated well forward, near the bow, which carries a large single sail and has no standing rigging.

Five classic (and affordable) fiberglass mid-sized cruising boats

There are so many cruising boats and so many opinions, however, these boats are definitely very popular for good reason and worth singling out for their virtues.

Cool Gizmos for Sailors : The Rope Shackle

The rope shackle is lightweight, flexible, and can be made any length - perfect in a pinch or situations where a hard metal shackle could do more harm than good.

Caribbean Getaway Sweepstakes: Meet the Winners!

The ASA is proud to support the efforts of Hands Across the Sea, and help Tom and Harriet Linsey in their effort to bring literacy to the Eastern Caribbean . It is a worthy cause; keep up the great work!

Hong Kong Sunseeker Regatta

We love hearing from our members and instructors when they have adventures in exotic places... such as the Hong Kong Sunseeker Regatta!

Jared Leto interviews Boyan Slat (Beyond The Horizon Web Series)

In this episode of "Beyond The Horizon" Jared Leto interviews 21-year-old Boyan Slat, an entrepreneur who is developing technologies to extract, prevent and intercept plastic pollution in the world’s oceans

Vacation Basin

We take a walk through "Vacation Basin" at the Annapolis Boat Show and talk to a few charter companies that offer plenty of options when it comes to choosing where in the world you'd like to take your sailing vacation!

Gig Harbor Boat Works

We talk to Dave Robertson, owner of Gig Harbor Boat Works, about their boats at the Annapolis Boat Show - they are all modern reproductions of traditional working boats.

The America’s Cup

We take a rare opportunity to look at the actual America's Cup and talk with Tucker Thompson, the voice of the America's Cup, about the history of the cup and upcoming races in Bermuda.

CW Hood 32

We talk to Chris Hood, founder of CW Hood Yachts, about the CW Hood 32 on display at the Annapolis Boat Show - a beautiful, comfortable day sailor with the finest pedigree.

Fun Dinghies at the Annapolis Boat Show

The Annapolis Boat Show isn't all about the big monohulls and catamarans. There are plenty of smaller boat on display.

ASA Luncheon at the US Naval Academy…

On Friday, during the Annapolis Boat Show, ASA hosted an exclusive luncheon at the US Naval Academy.

Interview with president of Beneteau America

We talked to Laurent Fabre, president of Beneteau America, about the Annapolis Boat Show, the success of the ASA First 22, and some of their new boats.