Featured Sailing School: Blue Pacific Yachting
If learning to sail in Los Angeles is on your to-do list you can be sure that Blue Pacific Yachting can get you out on the water. Blue Pacific Yachtin…
Member Benefit Spotlight – Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO)
One of my long-lasting memories of bareboat chartering has become a ritual when in the perfect anchorage. My family enjoys catamaran sailing so we ty…
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…
Featured Sailing School: Erie Islands Sailing School
Erie Islands Sailing School was founded over ten years ago by Tim McKenna and purchased last year by former students Kent and Tricia Purvis. How cool…
Where and How To Bareboat Charter
We dropped anchor in about 30 feet of water beside an island that had the ruins of an old prison. Some kids were climbing to the top of an outcrop and…
Featured School: Modern Sailing School
Sailing in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay is both picturesque and challenging. Modern Sailing School & Club has been teach…
Mid-Summer Sailor’s Buying Guide
With the summer sailing season in full swing, you have probably figured out that you need new gear. If you spend any time on the water you will see eq…
American Sailing Member Benefits
Oh lordy – the birds are chirpin’, the snow’s melted and that boat is ready to gallop around for another spring and summer (at least). Here’s …
American Sailing Quick Guide to Navigation Rules
It never fails, you are out for a daysail and another vessel decides that the great expanse of ocean is too small and they sail directly at you. Do y…
Catamaran Sailing – What’s the Difference?
Over the last 25 years, catamarans have seen a massive rise in popularity among charterers, cruisers, and even the casual daysailor. Curious about cat…
Five Sailing Superstitions to Retire and One That Should Be Kept
Sailing superstitions go back to the dawn of modern civilization - we take a look at some of them and decide whether or not there is any truth to them…
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…
Safety Equipment Required on a Boat
The USCG requires certain safety equipment on a boat and it is imperative that you make sure that your vessel is properly outfitted with this equipmen…
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…
Visiting Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Cuttyhunk on the ASA Grand Tour of New England
Writer, Editor and Sailor, Bob Curley, is a Rhode Island Expert who contributes to American Sailing on sailing New England and the Caribbean. The ASA …
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…
Beyond Newport; Sailing and Sightseeing in Rhode Island
Writer, Editor and Sailor, Bob Curley, is a Rhode Island Expert who contributes to American Sailing on sailing New England and the Caribbean. Newport …
Planning a Sailing Vacation: Differences between a Bareboat Charter, Captained Charter, and Flotilla
There comes a moment when you are sprawled out on a beautiful beach and you look out at the ocean and see a sailboat and you wish you had opted for so…