5 Ways to Keep (sort of) Sailing During the Winter!
We mustn’t let natural obstacles, such as low temperatures and snow, completely keep us from what we hold dear - sailing!
Knots Made Easy: The Fast Bowline
One of the most beautiful and useful sailing knots is the bowline. The bowline forms a temporary eye, or loop, in the end of a line and is commonly us…
7 Great Sailing Reads
The sailing season has slowed down for quite a few of us but that doesn't mean you have to stop thinking about being out on the water. Take a look at …
Let’s Talk About Sextants!
Ah, the sextant… that odd magical contraption that sleeps in an aged wooden box and stored in a seldom-used locker. Every once in a while…
Featured Instructor: Captain Rick Johnson
Sailing Florida is located in St. Petersburg Florida and offers sailing instruction as well as sailing charter options. Captain Rick Johnson explain…
Interesting Things at the Top of World
In 2018, the Earth’s Magnetic North Pole - a wandering location where lines of magnetic force enter the Earth perpendicularly - passed closer to the…
Sailing Made Even Easier!!!
The official book of ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing is a must for any person interested in the lifestyle of sailing.
Fantasizing About Sailing Croatia
Do you need motivation to sail Croatia? Join the American Sailing Association in exploring the sailing in Croatia.
We Have A Winner!
ASA and Youtube sailing celebs Sailing La Vagabonde launched a sweepstakes to challenge armchair sailors to a race against time on the ASA’s Sailing…
Featured Instructor: Captain Bob Diamond
One of the leading sailing instructors in the ASA organization, Captain Bob Diamond leads sailing trips around the world.
Adrift: Would You Survive?
Faced with a catastrophic sailing event could you survive or is Hollywood not realistic?
National Online Learning Day – September 15
Online sailing courses via interactive media are available with the American Sailing Association.
Featured Instructor: Captain Marc Gonsalves
Cruise Abacos Captain Marc Gonsalves is This Month’s Featured Instructor Growing up in the windward Islands didn’t just prepare Captain Mark Gonsalves of Cruise Abaco…
Tips From The Text: The Lookout Rule
“Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper lookout by sight and hearing as well as by all means available appropriate in the prevailing…
Inside Sailing with Peter Isler
The American Sailing Association has always worked to get more sailors out on the water in a safe and confident manner. An ASA sailing education…
Confessions Of A Yacht Broker – Sailing From Grenada to St. Vincent During COVID 19
LTD Sailing literally stands for “Living The Dream” and this ASA Sailing School, based in Grenada, consistently gets high marks for their approach to sailing…
Meet Captain Steph
Captain Stephanie Mansberger Wolters is an ASA trained instructor and USCG Licensed 50 Ton Masters Captain with Sailing and Towing Endorsements. Growing up in Morgantown,…
Sail Local: Sailing Colorado
Drive across Colorado and you’ll notice that there are a lot of mountains and a lack of an ocean. Rivers flow in every direction from…