Featured School: Bow to Stern Sailing School
Bow to Stern Sailing school operates in the sailing capital of North Carolina and is along the intra-coastal waterway.
Interactive Media Classes (Online Learning)
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 crisis has changed our lives forever, and the sailing world is no different. From closed marinas to social distanci…
Do You Want to Be an ASA Sailing Instructor?
You love sailing and you love to share your expertise, you might be a sailing instructor. Find out how to start teaching the art of sailing and get pa…
Women on the Water: Seattle Sailing Club
Take a look at the Women's Sailing program at Seattle Sailing Club. From racing to education to plain old sailing fun in Puget Sound
Mediterranean Mooring: What Is It and Why?
The Mediterranean Moor is a hybrid of anchoring, rafting, and docking used in regions where there is little room and tidal range.
What Type of Sailboat is This?
Do you know the difference between a junk and a sloop? What about a Yawl and a Ketch? This guide to sailboats will have you identifying boats like a l…
Featured School: White Caps Sailing, Punta Gorda, Florida
New American Sailing School White Caps Sailing have been with us all along as Captain Jean and Admiral Mila have been organizing flotillas and teachin…
Need A Practice Quiz For ASA 101?
Do you need a practice exam for your ASA sailing test? ASA has created practice quizzes for ASA 101, ASA 103 and ASA 104. Use these tests to brush up…
ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing – What You’ll Learn
ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing will teach you how to sail and is step one of a sailing adventure that will last a lifetime. This is the first course i…
Intro to Sailing: Online Course
Learn to sail online with American Sailing's online intro to sailing course. This course is your first step to learning to sail. Learn the basics bef…
2023 New Year’s Resolutions for Sailors
The countdown begins to breaking your other New Year's resolutions, but these sailing promises will be kept. 2023 is the year that you will reach your…
ASA 103 Basic Coastal Cruising – What You’ll Learn
You have taken ASA 101, Basic Keelboat Sailing, and you are confident to skipper a sloop-rigged keelboat of approximately 20 to 27 feet in length by d…
Featured Instructor: Captain Margaret Pommert
Captain Margaret Pommert of Seattle has been named the recipient of the 2020 BoatUS/National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) Leadership in Womenâ…
ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising – What You’ll Learn
We dropped the anchor in about 15 feet of crystal clear water. From the dolphin striker, I could see the anchor chain all the way to the hook in the w…
Sail Baja California with Go Baja Sailing
It is possible that your vision of Baja California has an imprint of salt shakers, limes, and tequila shots. After all, the tourism board of the regio…
What is a PFD (lifejacket)
In the official language of the USCG, a wearable device that will keep you afloat should you fall in the water is a “personal flotation device†or…
Discover an American Sailing School Near You!
American sailing schools are literally around every corner so find one and get out there and work on your sailing skills. Discover an ASA Sailing Scho…
Handling Emergencies: Man Overboard
Every man or woman overboard situation should be treated as a very serious matter, even in seemingly balmy conditions. In cold waters or cold weather,…