How To: Basic Anchoring and Anchoring Etiquette
Quite a long time ago…decades ago. I sailed over to Catalina Island from my marina near ASA headquarters. I was young. It was my first time embarkin…
Category: Learn To Sail
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…
Understanding a Lee Shore
Captain Cam Seamus from Harbor Sailboats in San Diego California shares a few tips about handling and understanding a Lee Shore. Understanding a lee s…
Bite Sized Lessons : Wind Terminology
In this lesson we take a look at some sailing terminology used when talking about wind. Learn what an easterly wind is and the difference between onsh…
Endless Summer
Where Sailing Season Never Ends The Summer sailing season is not over! Just because summer has ended does not automatically mean that the sailing seas…
9 Best Places to Sail in The USA
Do you sail where you call home or are you eager to experience new sailing grounds? The United States has an ample amount of options when it comes to …
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…
Need a Few Sailing Tips?
Find a few sailing tips from the American Sailing Association from sailing with kids to planning a day sail.
Sail Buffalo Junior Sailing Program
This summer American Sailing Affiliate, Sail Buffalo, had a tremendously successful summer Youth Sailing program. 400 youth sailors hit the water to l…
Destination Learning: Where to Travel To Learn to Sail
If you have been on the fence about learning to sail because you feel like you don’t have the time, have you considered the thought of a vacation sp…
How A Boat Sails Upwind
A sailor’s life revolves around the wind. Its direction and its strength govern where he can sail, with what degree of difficulty or comfort, and h…
ASA 101, New Sailor Resources
Congratulations, you have earned your ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing certification! It’s time to go sailing and build upon your sailing education. R…
Your First Sail
The American Sailing Association has put together a short, fun, online sailing course, Your First Sail, designed to familiarize you with the world o…
What Sailing Course Do You Need?
Once you decide that you want to learn to sail you might be trying to navigate the sailing certifications available to you. This should help clear up…
How To Sail a Boat
You want to learn how to sail a boat and ASA has taught over 500,000 thousand sailors how to toss the lines and set off on a sailing adventure.
How Much Does It Cost to Learn to Sail?
Frankly, there is no way to value the cost of sailing lessons, instead, the best way to consider what you want from a sailing school and how much you …
Your First Charter – Catamaran or Monohull
The American Sailing Association believes that a great charter experience is truly the reward of a superior sailing education.
Summer Sailing
Summer approaches and all you can think of is the warm weather and being on the water. Yes, that is exactly how we feel. If you are looking to optimi…