Voyaging with Velella: Wildlife Highway
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, Prescott and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise in the…
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Voyaging with Velella: Photos from the Sea of Cortez
A special photo blog from ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary, currently on a 9-month tropical cruise aboard SV Velella. This is a selection of shots from…
Voyaging with Velella: Meditation on Teak
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, Prescott and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise in the…
Voyaging with Velella: Happy Thanksgiving!
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, Prescott and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise in the…
December Photo of the Month: “Animals Onboard”
In our search for the December Photo of the Month (theme: “Animals Onboard”) we encountered hitch-hiking egrets and feral minks, stuffed bilge rats, and some…
Voyaging with Velella: Turtle Bay
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, Prescott and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise in the…
ASA Members Recommend…movies & books
On our Facebook and Twitter pages we love to ask our fans for their opinions on all things nautical. In the last couple of weeks…
Voyaging with Velella: Daylight Savings
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, Prescott and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise in the…
Voyaging with Velella: Departure Day
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, Prescott and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise in the…
Voyaging with Velella: Things that Go Bump in the Night
This is the first installment in the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, Prescott and their kitten Nessie are on a…
Preparing for the Departure of SV Velella
Ladies and gentlemen, as you know, Meghan Cleary and her fiance´ Prescott are about to embark on a 9-month cruise aboard SV Velella. Oh, and…
November Photo of the Month Contest Results
This past week our Facebook page has been hosting the November Photo of the Month contest, and this being the first such contest I’ve presided…
New ASA Social Media Coordinator
Greetings, this is Ben Miller–your new ASA Social Media Coordinator. As you may know, Meghan Cleary is moving on, so I’ll be taking over all…
“Promotion to the Ocean”
It’s officially autumn, my friends, which makes this a perfectly natural migration time. The birds do it, the “snowbirds” do it, and now I’m going…
September’s Photo of the Month
This month’s theme was “Lessons in Action.” We received all sorts of photos, from textbook man overboard drills to non-textbook lessons “from the school of…
Sailing Selflessly
I met Lee Winters through Twitter (@SOSChildrenUSA). He is circumnavigating solo (the old-fashioned, sane, take-your-time way)–and he’s doing it to raise awareness for the nonprofit…
August Photo of the Month
We had our first Photo of the Month competition on Facebook last week. The above photo of the grand yacht Whisper, submitted by George Bekris,…
Sailing With Style
The first edition of ASA’s brand new monthly e-newsletter, Sailing With Style, was sent out last week. Did you get it? Don’t miss out: you…