Sailing With Sailing Virgins
ASA Sailing School Profile: A Closer Look at ASA Sailing School, Sailing Virgins. If you spend any time in the British Virgin Islands you’ll see…
8 Instagram Accounts That Will Motivate You to Sail
Just in case you need some motivation to go sailing we have picked out a few of our favorite Instagram accounts that beg you to…
Trip Update: Arabella in the British Virgin Islands
It’s the middle of January and you may be suffering from the winter blues but a group of ASA members is sailing on Arabella in…
Featured Instructor: Captain Tom Tursi
Tom Tursi holds a USCG 100-ton Ocean Masters License, is an ASA Certified Sailing Instructor and a part owner of the Maryland School of Sailing…
2020 New Year’s Resolutions for Sailors
Happy New Year! You know what that means, this is the year that you will be productive and resolve to do everything you have ever…
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…
The ASA Family
The American Sailing Association is more than just an organization that hands out sailing certifications. It is an advocate for the environment, it is a…
Trip Update: British Virgin Island Tour
A group of ASA members sat in the warm calm waters of North Sound. In the shadow of Virgin Gorda, they wished for beers to…
The Winners of the 2019 Hands Across The Sea Sweepstakes
Meet Grand Prize Winners Scott, Paula and Garrett Gibson who love sailing! Although they now live in a place with very little wind, that has…
In The Classroom: ASA 108/117 Offshore Passagemaking and Celestial Navigation
Currently, a group of students is preparing to embark on a voyage from Bermuda to the British Virgin Islands. On that voyage, students will earn…
Cooking in the Galley: Beyond Gruel
Beyond Gruel is author and sailor, Bob Witty’s first book. He describes his love of cooking and sailing and how he could not eat bad…
Celestial Navigation for Sailors with Tom Tursi
Celestial Navigation seems to be something that only the old salts talk about as necessary. Why do we need to seek out the sun and…
Featured Instructor: Captain Ivan Sagel
Captain Ivan fell in love with sailing as a youth at a summer camp in Wisconsin. The quiet magic of harnessing the breeze to sail…
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…
Why Do You Love Sailing?
Our Facebook page is a spot for sailors to interact with each other and engage in conversation about the thing we love most. Sailing! So,…
Featured Instructor: Captain Jenni Hellpap
Meet Jenni from the dock! She used to sail a little, now she sails a lot! Jenni is the perfect example of anyone who ever…
The Ocean Cleanup- Update
Boyan Slat, Founder of The Ocean Cleanup, updated the status of his ocean clean up project with encouraging news about the progress that the organization…