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How Much Sailboat Do I Need?

Okay, you’ve checked out of 101, 103 & 104 and the sailing fever is still burning strong. You need to either check into a hospital or buy your first boat – you choose the latter. But what kind should you get? The magazines and websites have you drooling over boats that have tempted you with their sex appeal or indestructible capabilities and you are leaning in every direction.

5 Spots To Use Your ASA 101 Certification

Not long ago I watched as a pair of newlyweds hired my 12-year-old to teach them how to sail. We were on vacation and my two boys had been zipping across the horizon for over an hour and as they sailed the Hobie Cat back onto the sand the newly married couple negotiated a chartered cruise right on the spot.

5 Things to Consider Regarding Weather

Weather can make or break your sailing adventure. Learn how to prepare for different weather scenarios, use the right tools and apps, and sail safely and smartly. These five tips are a must read before you set sail.

Sailing Destination: Italy’s Amalfi Coast

It’s a hard job, but somebody’s got to do it. I’ve just returned from a week of cruising on the Amalfi Coast, a region of southern Italy known for its stunning views of the Tyrrhenian Sea, delicious seafood and the local speciality liquer–Limoncello. Though my trip was in late March, the tourist (and sailing) season doesn’t really get cranked up

Seasickness Stinks!

6 tips to avoid seasickness! With the proper preparations and/or medications it doesn’t have to affect your day of sailing.

Sailing Made Even Easier!!!

The official book of ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing is a must for any person interested in the lifestyle of sailing.

Sailors and the Corona Virus

Exploring the Dalmatian coast of Croatia on an ASA Flotilla

The 2016 ASA Flotilla in Croatia was organized by Sea Safaris Sailing School with Capt. Jean De Keyser and his wife, “Admiral” Mila, as the experienced flotilla tour guides.

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

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.

8 Tips For the First Time Sailboat Racer

Here are eight tips for new racers that will make the challenge a bit more manageable and little less daunting

Cookin’ on the Boat!

Looking for some new recipes that you can actually make in your boat’s galley? Good food, but not gourmet?

A Sailing Diamond

Bob Diamond has been teaching beginning-sailors the ropes for a good long time and has been an instructor at Spinnaker Sailing in Redwood City, California since 1984.

From Alcatraz a Sailor is Born

While waiting for the ferry to Alcatraz in San Fransisco Chet Shubert was so entranced by all the sailboats on the bay that he signed up for sailing classes that following week!

King of Sailing

In 2006 Jim King took his first ASA 101 & ASA 103 courses - he bought a boat the next weekend! Now he owns his own sailing school, North Star Sailing Charters.

The Sailing Surgeon

John Martin is a guy who knows how to live life. A retired surgeon who has sailed around the world, Martin has over 48,000 nautical miles under his belt and he’s still sailing all the time.

Blown Away by Sailing

Drew Skelton, owner of Blown Away Sailing in Maryland, found his way into sailing through the Boy Scouts of America program and has been a waterman ever since.