Sailing Terms and Multiple Meanings
Do you have those moments when you say one thing but those around you think you meant something else? Well, welcome to life on a sailboat. Sailing voc…
Category: Learn To Sail
Coastal Cruisers Vocabulary
As you consider expanding your sailing education, you might think about coastal cruising and taking ASA 103, Basic Coastal Cruising. With this course,…
The Benefits Of Sailing For Kids
As a kid, I never sailed. I lived close enough to the ocean that people I knew would go there, but my working-class father never really saw it fit to …
Parts of a Sailboat – The Sails
It’s safe to say a sailboat is only as good as its sails when you consider that capturing the wind’s energy is the premise behind what sailors do …
Twelve Steps To Becoming A Sailor
While scrolling through Facebook I was introduced to the Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay (WSA) sailing group. This post appeared and…
What to Expect When You Go Sailing With Friends
This Multi-Part Series will focus on what to expect when going out for a leisure sail with friends. This is different from what you might expect when …
Who Do You Sail With?
ASA school Spinnaker Sailing in San Francisco shared this photo of Romain and Lucio taking ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing as a father and son team. A…
7 Exotic Locations To Learn To Sail
It would seem that a sailor is always seeking the exotic in an adventure. While sailing can be the entire focus of a vacation, often learning to sail …
Sailing Schools in the British Virgin Islands
Learn to Sail in the British Virgin Islands You’ll leap off the bow and feel the warm water. It is not as refreshing as you would like because the w…
ASA 106 Advanced Coastal Cruising: What You’ll Learn
The concept of sailing is widely known and understood. In simplest forms, it is wind in a sail and a boat moving through the water. The art of cruisi…
The Solo Sailing Vacation
Let me quickly explain, this is not about sailing single-handed across a large body of water. This is about venturing out alone and sailing with new p…
So, You Need Wind to Sail?
A sailor’s world revolves around the wind and staying aware of the wind’s direction is crucial. When you are just beginning to sail-you may feel s…
5 Reasons To Sail In San Diego
You want to learn to sail so why not pick a convenient destination to take your sailing courses? San Diego is the ideal location to visit because you …
Why You Should Not Sail
We tend to explain why you should sail on these pages but for once we will be pessimistic and let you in on some secrets about sailing. This is why y…
#Saillocal: Have You Sailed Lake Erie?
If you have never visited the Great Lakes region, do you really understand how large these lakes are? For a segment of the population that has no clue…
Parts of a Sailboat – The Keel
The keel is a fixed appendage on the bottom of the hull that provides the sideways resistance needed to counter the force of the wind on the sails. Th…
Your First Charter Sailing Vacation
Planning your first Sailing charter vacation can be as easy as asking; Where do you want to sail? Who is going to sail with you? How much do you want …