Bite Sized Lessons : Prop Walk & Prop Wash
In this lesson we take a look at the effect of prop wash and prop walk when using the engine on a sailboat.
Category: Learn To Sail
Bite Sized Lessons : Deciphering Tell Tales…
Learn how tell tales behave in different conditions, and how to use them to keep your sails trimmed efficiently.
Sailing Education Works!
Charlie & Sharon took ASA sailing courses at St. Augustine Sailing (an ASA Certified Sailing School) and learned how important a sailing education can…
Bite Sized Lessons : Port/Starboard Right Of Way…
Learn who has the right of way as two sailboats approach each other; one on starboard tack, the other on port tack.
ASA 121, Viking Navigation
The American Sailing Association is pleased to announce the release of the newest ASA Certification - ASA 121, Viking Navigation. Designed to compleme…
8 Tips For the First Time Sailboat Racer
Here are eight tips for new racers that will make the challenge a bit more manageable and little less daunting
Discovering Love… and Sailing… with The Yacht Week
Adventure vacation for the young and single? Or low pressure introduction to sailing, cruising and chartering? Check out The Yacht Week...
Presidents and the Impossible Dream
Shake-A-Leg is currently working with the Impossible Dream organization that is built around a custom made 60' catamaran designed for disabled sailors…
Knots Made Easy : Bowline
This video shows you step-by-step how to tie a bowline knot. The bowline forms a loop and is commonly used to attach a jib sheet to the clew of the ji…
Knots Made Easy : Round Turn & Two Half Hitches
This video shows you step-by-step how to tie a round turn & two half hitches knot. It's fast to tie under load and applicable all around the boat.
“Sailing Fun” at Beaches Resorts
In conjunction with ASA, the globe’s leading authority on sailing instruction and sailing schools, Beaches Resorts has launched a new Sailing Fun Ex…
10 Reasons Why Sailing is the Best Sport
Learn what makes sailing the best sport, and why you should take advantage of everything sailing has to offer by learning to sail today!