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 Flori…
Category: Schools
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.
Checking Out the Sea Fair
We love to see the ASA schools getting involved in their local communities. While we believe, when it comes to sailing, most of the good…
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 ke…
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
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 do…
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 s…
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 Islan…
Combine Sailing Lessons With an International Vacation
Vacations are for rejuvenation and exploration, right? So why not one-up all the normal resort-goers and take sailing lessons at your vacation destination this summer!…
Learn to Sail in San Francisco
Sailing used to be a pretty exclusive sport. Unless family or close friends sailed regularly, you would likely never have the opportunity to learn yourself.…
Getting your Sailing Education is Easier Than Ever!
A good education combines practical experience with study – and nowhere is that more true than in the world of sailing. As important as it…
Four Ways to Get Sailing Experience
“You have brains in your head.You have feet in your shoes.You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!…
Upcoming ASA events at the America’s Cup
The America’s Cup, one of the world’s greatest sporting spectacles, and the biggest event in competitive sailing, is underway right now in San Francisco! Check…
Announcing ASA’s “Sail for Hands” Events In Honor of Our 30th Anniversary
Do you like sailing? Or barbeques? Or how about a nice glass of wine, beer, or rum, after sailing? ASA and its network of schools…
2012 Outstanding Schools
Black Rock Sailing School, MA Charleston Sailing School, SC Fairwind Yacht Club, CA II Dolphins Sailing, NC Island Bound Sailing Academy, TX Lanier Sailing Academy,…
Spotlight on Sailing in New York
The Bronx is up, and the Battery’s down. But in the great state of New York, there’s sailing in every direction. While perhaps not as…
Spotlight on Sailing Schools in California
The name itself is a Spanish byword for “earthly paradise,” and for hundreds of years it has had an irresistible to attraction to those seeking…
Cruising for the masses – from Sailing Magazine
A review of ASA’s Coastal Cruising Made Easy from the July/August 2012 issue of Sailing Magazine. Many sports, like swimming or soccer, are relatively easy…