Featured Instructor: Captain Dan Ryder
Capt. Dan Ryder is quick to tell you that he loves sailing the Santa Barbara Channel between Ventura County California and the Channel Islands. A…
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Featured Instructor: Captain Greg Martin
Greg Martin is the owner and head instructor of Sail Hawaii. Captain Greg has been sailing since he was a kid growing up in San…
Featured Instructor: Kim Walther
Kim Walther is a sailing instructor at St. Augustine Sailing in Northeast Florida. Her passion for the ocean and sailing comes through in her writing…
Meet Ken Brown, ASA’s Man in China
Since 2015, Ken has been a driving force in setting up and operating the ASA business office in Qingdao, China. With all of his ASA credentials, he is…
Cannabis and the USCG
In states where cannabis is legal, your students may think it is OK to bring state-legal recreational amounts of the drug aboard. ASA schools and ins…
International Boating and Water Safety Summit
The 22nd annual International Boating and Water Safety Summit (IBWSS) was held in Lexington, Kentucky from 04 March to 07 March 2018. The IBWSS is…
Miami Boat Show Review
If you have been to the Miami Boat show, you know that it is interesting and eagerly attended by the area’s extensive boating community. Maybe it’…
ASA In China
The recent growth of ASA in China has created the need for us to examine every aspect of how sailing education is conducted in the 21st century.
Outstanding Instructor Kathy Struchen
Captain Kathy Struchen started sailing after college and today she is being recognized as one of the American Sailing Association’s Outstanding Inst…
Selah in the Storm
This book is the true story of a suspenseful adventure of a husband and wife ASA Instructor team as they pursue their dreams of a sailing school.
Time to Get Cruising Catamaran Certified
Since the launch of ASA's new Cruising Catamarans Made Easy textbook there has been a lot of interest in the ASA 114, Cruising Catamaran certification…
A Sailor’s Life
Growing up in St. Petersburg Florida David Whidden was surrounded by boats. As a kid, sailing held a particular mysterious romantic quality...
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
Sheriff of the Sea!
The best part of teaching sailing is watching the faces of students when they take the helm and see they can harness the wind and make the boat go!
Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone
Judy was a nervous sailor but gained enough confidence & expertise to pass on her knowledge to others who want to sail but are a bit intimidated by it…
It’s a Wonderful Life!
Jim Stewart & his wife Jane retired from the “real world” in 2001 and he started teaching sailing as a livelihood in 2004. Apparently he's quite g…
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!
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, Califo…