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Across Oceans

What five offshore races revealed about leadership, teamwork, resilience, and the realities of life at...

A Nevera

A firsthand account of surviving a rare Nevera storm in Croatia, split second decisions, crew...

10 Things I Wish I’d Known as a New Sailor

10 Things I Wish I’d Known as a New Sailor

10 Things I Wish I’d Known as a New Sailor shares practical lessons on confidence,...

Boat Battery

How to Extend Your Boat Battery’s Lifespan

How to Extend Your Boat Battery's Lifespan. Smart maintenance, charging, and monitoring tips from cruising...

A Racing Teacher Now a Teaching Racer

Peter Branning got into sailing at a summer program in Coconut Grove, Florida in 1958 and has been an avid sailor ever since.

Coast Guard Announces New PFD Labeling

A study initiated nearly a decade ago suggests that users do not adequately understand PFD type codes. In an effort to address this problem, the US Coast Guard (USCG) announced new Personal Flotation Devices Labeling and Standards.

Checking Out the Sea Fair

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

Conducting an Instructor Qualification Clinic (IQC) in April on Lake Michigan can be a roll of the dice weatherwise...

National Safe Boating Week Starts Today!

May 16 – 22 is National Safe Boating Week and ASA encourages sailors to take it to heart.

Top 5 Things To Check Out While Cruising St. Martin!

Soul Sailor

Brenton Lochridge lives and breathes sailing. After learning how to sail at a local YMCA camp on the Chesapeake Bay at seven, he caught the bug and kept on sailing. By the time he hit his teens, he would be on a boat nearly every day.

ASA First 22 Sailing Video

See the ASA First 22 by Beneteau in action at the Annapolis Spring Boat Show thanks to SailTime!

Raising the Bar at R&R

ASA would like to congratualate the latest group of sailing instructor graduates from an IQC hosted by R&R Charters and Sail School in Maryland.

From the Navy to Owning His Own Sailing School

As a child, sailing instructor Yonatan Bresler found his love for sailing aboard Lasers and catamarans with his father in the waters of Israel

Big Opportunity to Sail and Help Clean the Ocean at the Same Time

Young Boyan Slat made a splash when he announced a year and a half ago he had a plan to rid the oceans of plastic pollution. Check out our exclusive interview.

This Kid Says He Can Rid the Ocean of Plastic Pollution! ASA Interview With the Amazing Boyan Slat (part 1)

Young Boyan Slat made a splash when he announced a year and a half ago he had a plan to rid the oceans of plastic pollution. Check out our exclusive interview.

He Owes It All to a Garbage Bag

Puget Sound Sailing Institute’s Outstanding Instructor Steve Klump “became instantly hooked on sailing through an 'ah-ha' moment while canoeing downwind in Everglades National Park using a garbage bag as a sail”

The Ocean Cleanup Mega Expedition

Sailboats returning from Hawaii after the Transpac are participating in The Ocean Cleanup Mega Expedition, an effort to measure & cleanup plastic pollution.

Video: Sailing the BVIs

Great video of what it's like to charter a boat and sail in the British Virgin Islands (BVIs).

Fair Winds and at Least Two Cup Holders!

Black Rock Sailing School’s twenty-four-year-old ASA Sailing Instructor Paul Sullivan caught the sailing bug young, sailing his Sunfish around the small lake of his hometown. A self-described sailing addict, Sullivan lived for sailing.

Living the Dream!

Matthew Holt, voted an ASA Outstanding Instructor in 2014, teaches sailing in one of the most beautiful places in the world - the British Virgin Islands.

On-Board Sailing Workshop Partnership

SailTime announced a partnership with Beneteau America, & the American Sailing Association to conduct an On-Board Sailing Workshop at the 2015 Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show