Free Sailing Content From ASA
Most of us sailors are sitting at our desks attempting to work while fantasizing about sailing. The weekend can’t come soon enough and that bareboat…
Featured Instructor: Captain Michael Brown
Captain Michael Brown of Captain in You Sailing Schools Captain Mike Brown is a USCG 50-ton Master, and the owner/operator and managing instructor of …
Sailing Terms Everyone Should Know
Knowing the right sailing terms to use on board a boat is not JUST a way of sounding super cool and impressing your friends. (Though it works for that…
Choosing The Right Boat for Your Sailing Charter
You’ll ask yourself if you need a watermaker or if air conditioning is important or even if you want a full-sized refrigerator onboard the boat you …
The Ocean Quiz
Do we really know how much plastic is on our ocean? We love to sail but do we know enough about what is beneath the surface of the water that we enjoy…
Product Review: Gill Marine Tools
In an emergency, you need a tool that is fit for the job, easily accessible, and efficient. The Gill Marine Tools are compact and easy to store on yo…
Six Beach Bars You Should Visit While Cruising The Caribbean
Once the anchor is set and the boat is secure there is nothing like the sound of the dinghy getting prepared for the quick trip to the beach bar. You …
Featured School: Captain In You Sailing Schools
Captain in You Sailing Schools is really three distinct sailing experiences under the umbrella of one common theme. That is to learn to be proficient …
ASA Flotilla in Turkey with Med Sailing Adventures and Sea Safaris Sailing School
Capt. Jean and “Admiral” Mila De Keyser host flotillas in all of the bucket list locations and fly the ASA flag proudly. ASA Members boast about h…
Where to Sail Now? New England
Overview Push off from Newport, Rhode Island and head out to the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. This area of the US is ideal for summer…
World Ocean Day
World Oceans Day is held every June 8 to spotlight, celebrate and work to raise awareness about the health of our world ocean. When seen from space, t…
ASA Member Benefits Help You Save Big!
You learned to sail and you have your ASA certifications. Is that it? No! ASA wants to continue to help you on your sailing adventure and we want you …
Chartering in Europe?
One of the coolest things about sailing is the access it provides to some of the most amazing places the planet has to offer. Although plenty of these…
Can We Charter This Summer?
You can taste summer in the air and the idea of a long-deserved vacation is in the back of your mind. So, assuming it is safe to travel, have you begu…
Heaving to – What is it and why you should know how to do it?
Heaving to (to heave to and to be hove to) involves parking the boat while out at sea. It's easy to do but it takes a little practice as every boat is…
Introducing The Boat Galley
This is an excerpt from The Boat Galley, a newsletter written by Carolyn Shearlock. She and her husband have been cruising for over 12 years and share…
Teen Sailing Summer Program in the British Virgin Islands
Go Sailing With SeaTrek BVI When the COVID-19 crisis is behind us will your teenagers need an outlet? Will you? For young sailors as well as those wan…
Product Review: The Sømand Farallon Sailing Jacket for Women
Before I get thrown overboard for being a man doing a review of a woman’s sailing jacket it should be known that I am simply being a man who is doin…