So You’ve Taken a Sailing Course… Now What?
You passed a sailing course. Now what? Explore some real-world, practical ways to stay on the water, build your skills, and become a confident sail…
Category: Charter
Mastering The Swell Bridle: One Of The Best Kept Secrets For A Rolly Anchorage
Learn how to tackle the challenge of rolly anchorages with this comprehensive guide. Understand the causes, employ a swell bridle effectively, and ens…
Navigating Your First Charter: Essential Tips from ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising Course
When you complete ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising course, you will possess a wealth of knowledge about sailing, and you will have amassed a good deal of exp…
Sailing Cyprus with Bluewave Tashoots
Sailing in the Mediterranean is a natural progression for many sailors who charter in the Caribbean. The exotic location rich with sun and culture mak…
Member Event: American Sailing Croatia Charter
Join American Sailing in Croatia as we explore the country in a multi-day sail filled with rich culture, delicious wine, and picturesque ports.
Five Essential Bareboat Charter Skills
Here are 5 essential skills to master before you leave the dock for your first bareboat charter sailing vacation.
Stuff Your Stocking With A Sailing Vacation
I am wearing a sweater indoors, and I have wool socks on. I live in California and I cannot imagine what anyone in the northeast does during the wint…
Places to See, Things To Do and the Beach Bars That Must Be Visited in the BVI
The British Virgin Islands are a famously popular spot for bareboat charters in the Caribbean. In fact, more ASA students choose the BVI as their dest…
Seven Destinations For Your Charter Sailing Vacation
So you are thinking about a bareboat charter vacation. Maybe you are thinking about a crewed charter sailing vacation. Either way, you probably are th…
Getting Ready for ASA 104
Captain Cam Seamus from Harbor Sailboats in San Diego California shared a few tips about the journey to taking ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising Made Easy and…
Preparing For Your First Sailing Vacation Charter
The idea of chartering a boat for a sailing vacation is on your mind so why not just take the plunge and plan that trip? Well, you have a few question…
What Is Your Role on a Boat?
Your ASA sailing education will prepare you to be a skipper on a sailing vessel and with that comes the responsibility of keeping your crew safe and e…
Where Are We Sailing Today?
The goal at American Sailing has always been and will continue to be, to educate and prepare sailors to learn to sail confidently and safely. Our pri…
BVI’s Legendary North Sound Rises Again
By Bob Curley Writer, Editor and Sailor, Bob Curley, is a Rhode Island Expert who contributes to American Sailing on sailing New England and the Carib…
Where and How To Bareboat Charter
We dropped anchor in about 30 feet of water beside an island that had the ruins of an old prison. Some kids were climbing to the top of an outcrop and…
Visiting Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Cuttyhunk on the ASA Grand Tour of New England
Writer, Editor and Sailor, Bob Curley, is a Rhode Island Expert who contributes to American Sailing on sailing New England and the Caribbean. The ASA …
Beyond Newport; Sailing and Sightseeing in Rhode Island
Writer, Editor and Sailor, Bob Curley, is a Rhode Island Expert who contributes to American Sailing on sailing New England and the Caribbean. Newport …
Planning a Sailing Vacation: Differences between a Bareboat Charter, Captained Charter, and Flotilla
There comes a moment when you are sprawled out on a beautiful beach and you look out at the ocean and see a sailboat and you wish you had opted for so…