Alternative Energy in the Sailing World
Guest post from Sailors for the Sea. By:Hilary Wiech, Communications Manager and Annie Brett, Program Director Renewable energy is a hot and sometimes controversial topic…
Category: American Sailing Association
ASA’s sailing books are for everyone
There are many sailing books on the market, but if you read them all you’d never have time to actually, you know, go sailing. This…
Saturday by the Bay – America’s Cup 2013
TWO 19TH CENTURY MARITIME TRADITIONS COME TOGETHER FOR ONE AFTERNOON Literarily speaking, aquatic travel for recreation began in 1857 with Henry David Thoreau’s Canoeing in…
12 Reasons to Love Sailing on 12/12/12
On this momentous date, the Twelfth of December, Two-Thousand and Twelve, also known as 12/12/12, we want to count down 12 reasons why we love…
5 Ways to Start Sailing
Let’s say you’re a novice to sailing and you’re curious to give it a try. Where do you start? How can you get a taste…
Welcome to the water!
Ready to get pumped up for sailing season? This video from Discover Boating should help. Sailors, powerboaters, anyone who loves the water: come one, come…
The History of the ASA
Beginnings Until 1983, the United States had no nationally recognized set of standards for sailors. This made it very difficult to tell who was proficient…
Sailing Season 2011 Photo Contest Winners
After a long hiatus from Facebook photo contests, we’ve returned with a vengeance! This time our theme was “Sailing Season 2011” — whatever or wherever…
ASA to produce Member Book
Attention ASA members – big news! We’re partnering with Harris Connect to produce our first ever Member Publication, complete with photographs, sailing stories, members profiles,…
Video Highlights from the America’s Cup World Series San Diego
Whether you love racing, or prefer the relaxed lifestyle of the cruiser, there’s no denying the excitement and glamor that accompanies sailing’s biggest competition, the…
Featured Charter Destination: British Virgin Islands
This article originally appeared in the March 2011 issue of ASA’s Sailing With Style. by Captain Valerie Weingrad, ASA Certified Instructor (For a list of…
A Wild Week of Sea Animal Encounters
Sometimes you just wonder what they’re putting in the water. Monterey Bay Sailing, an ASA sailing school in Monterey, California, snapped this photo of an…
Cruising Croatia: Lightning Strikes Twice
This is a special guest blog by Captain Jean de Keyser, who led ASA’s 2011 Croatia flotillas and operates Gulfcoast Sailing School, an ASA affiliate…
Halloween costumes for the sailor, beyond Jack Sparrow
If you’re anything like me, every year you have a great Halloween costume idea in mid-July, which you then forget about, and on October 30th,…
Cruising Croatia: From James Bond to Marco Polo
This is a special guest blog by Captain Jean de Keyser, who led ASA’s 2011 Croatia flotillas and operates Gulfcoast Sailing School, an ASA affiliate…
How Not to Dock Your Boat
If only these people had taken the American Sailing Association’s Docking Endorsement. We’ll teach you everything from the physics of docking to how to step…
Winners of the ASA Fan Appreciation Sweepstakes
Thousands entered, but only 5 could win. We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who participated in our recent Fan Appreciation Sweepstakes…
Notable Numbers: Magellan’s 492nd, Minoru’s 8th, and Dekker’s 16th
On this day in 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set sail on the first ever circumnavigation of Earth. Magellan sailed in the service of King Charles I…