June 2023 Sailor of the Month: Heidi Petrowicz
American Sailing's June Sailor of the Month is Heidi Petrowicz from Howland’s Landing, Kingston Bay, Duxbury, MA. Starting with childhood trips to t…
Category: Sailing Story
May 2023 Sailor of the Month: Mark Hejtmanek
This month we were inspired by Mark Hejtmanek's story and he is our May Sailor of the Month. We sat down with Mark and asked him a few questions about…
Sailing With Your Partner
Learning to sail with your life partner is a growing trend among new sailors. The time you spend together builds on your relationship and fortifies th…
A Love Letter to Sailing
It is that time of the year when we feel like expressing our love for the special people and things in our lives. This year I am professing my love fo…
ASA Sailor Saves a Woman Adrift Off Los Angeles
Most of the time, when a sailing skipper rescues someone from the water, it’s one of the crew who fell overboard, and it’s usually a man (85%), bu…
This Earth Day, Treat the Planet Like It’s Your Boat
I first learned about the art of sailing when I was nineteen years old. I had signed up for a semester abroad with a program that teaches students mar…
How Did You Fall In Love With Sailing?
It’s that time of the year where we talk about our love interests via Valentine’s Day. Will sailing be your Valentine? I am a sailing cliche. I fe…
Captain Stacey Brooks on Sailing and Visiting Cuba with Sea Dog Sailing
Cuba Libre As the wheels hit the runway in Havana, I gasped with the strong realization that I was finally fulfilling this lifetime dream. After all m…
ASA Top Stories of 2020
2020 is winding down and we thought we would share our favorite stories of the year. You may have been a bit distracted the past…
Snapshot of a Sailor: Kelsey Durham
The Future of Sailing Kelsey Durham was racing in Bermuda when the Commodore of the Manhattan Yacht Club noticed his ability on the water. In…
Captain Anne Alberg: Arctic Loon Slideshow
Being on the water is in Anne Alberg’s DNA. Her great-great-grandfather Anders Persson’s boat is displayed in the harbor in Boren, Sweden. Beginning with several…
Featured School: The Maryland School of Sailing & Seamanship
Aboard S/V ENCHANTMENT Island Packet 40 enroute from Bermuda to Norfolk, VA… At precisely twelve midnight local time I shackled my safety harness onto…
Update: The Voyage of the Arctic Loon
We have been following along with the Arctic Loon and Captain Anne Alberg as they journey from Seattle to New Zealand. Her adventures have been…
Meet Some Women On The Water
The American Sailing Association has launched a new campaign designed to get more women on the water. “Women on the Water” encourages more women to…
Roxy Darrow Has Gone Sailing
“I’ve always looked out over the Pacific and wondered about our ocean neighbors, the cultures, the people, the land that share the Pacific together. What…
Women On The Water – The Crew On The Arctic Loon
Captain Anne Alberg and Captain Diana Trump are currently sailing across the Pacific Ocean on a journey to New Zealand from their starting point in…
Women On The Water – The Journey of the Arctic Loon
“I have a boat and the time, and I can’t think of any reason not to.” These were the words that started female Sailing Captains…
Women Sailors
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we would like to introduce you to a few women sailors who each, in their own right, has made…