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Across Oceans

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

How to Choose the Right Cruising Boat for Your Sailing Goals

How to Choose the Right Cruising Boat for Your Sailing Goals Learn the key differences...

Vermin & Bugs & Wildlife Aboard, Oh My!

From mosquito swarms and stowaway rodents to curious wildlife, learn how experienced cruisers handle nature’s...

A sailboat seen from far above, surrounded by calm water

Are We Letting GPS Do Too Much of the Thinking?

GPS won't save you if you've stopped thinking. Learn how to use modern nav tech...

Sailing Terms Quiz (II)

Another quick little online sailing terms quiz from our Sailing Made Easy book.

Sailing by the Lee

Since he was a kid, Lee Pearce has been around the water and boats, but he didn’t discover sailing until he was around 30-years old, living in Florida. Pearce soon found his groove and realized he could be more than a part time instructor and took the plunge, starting his own sailing school!

What’s in a Rig? The Cutter Rig

Sailing Terms Quiz

Okay, here's a quick little quiz of sailing terms born from our Sailing Made Easy textbook.

The Challenges & Rewards of Sailing in The Mediterranean.

Join the September Croatia flotilla and discover magical blue caves, abandoned secret Cold War naval bases, Roman ruins and medieval castles.

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”