Top Seven Celebrity Sailors
ASAs list of the 7 most interesting high-profile people who we consider true sailors. Did your favorite celebrity sailors make the list?
ASA Joins The Ocean Cleanup To Fight Against Plastic Pollution
ASA will be providing exclusive content from the Pacific Garbage Patch as certified sailing instructor Bob Solliday joins the Mega Expedition, a resea…
Sailing Terms Quiz (IV)
We know how much you like us to test your sailing knowledge so give this quiz a shot and see if you know all of these sailing terms?
Meet Duncan Hood, ASA Instructor Evaluator
Duncan Hood is an ASA Instructor Evaluator and has played a key role at ASA since it was founded in 1983. His recent trips to China have helped start …
1st Annual Balearic Flotilla
A report from Capt. Jean De Keyser who was the Flotilla Leader on a recent trip through the waters of Mallorca in the Mediterranean.
King of Sailing
In 2006 Jim King took his first ASA 101 & ASA 103 courses - he bought a boat the next weekend! Now he owns his own sailing school, North Star Sailing …
Exploring the San Juan Islands
Here's a report from Captain Roger Philips who was the Flotilla Leader on a recent trip through the waters of Victoria and San Juan Islands, Washingto…
5 Greatest Sailors of the Modern Era
Here are our picks for the top five great sailors of modern age
The Sailing Surgeon
John Martin is a guy who knows how to live life. A retired surgeon who has sailed around the world, Martin has over 48,000 nautical miles under his be…
Yacht Tubbing
Kira Maixner writes about her first Summer Sailstice experience - Yacht Tubbing, Good Company, and Clipper Cove...
Sailing Terms Quiz (III)
How about another awesome ASA quiz, where you get compliments or a wisecrack. The last two have been about terminology and we've had feedback saying t…
Knots Made Easy : Bowline
This video shows you step-by-step how to tie a bowline knot. The bowline forms a loop and is commonly used to attach a jib sheet to the clew of the ji…
What’s in A Rig? The Junk Rig
What’s in a Rig Series #3 There’s probably no rig more fascinating than the junk rig. Long before Columbus’ time, early as the 10th century,…
Top 7 Classic Rock Sailing Songs
The sun is beginning to set. There’s a warm breeze pushing you downwind. It’s days like these that have inspired some great songwriters to sit dow…
5 Things That Aren’t in Your First Aid Kit But Should Be
Most generic first aid kits carry the essentials for an impromptu medical situation, but here are 5 things recommended by a doctor that you should add…
Knots Made Easy : Round Turn & Two Half Hitches
This video shows you step-by-step how to tie a round turn & two half hitches knot. It's fast to tie under load and applicable all around the boat.
Blown Away by Sailing
Drew Skelton, owner of Blown Away Sailing in Maryland, found his way into sailing through the Boy Scouts of America program and has been a waterman ev…
Mega Expedition, Mega Incentives
This is a great opportunity to get involved - The Ocean Cleanup are even offering to cover all your costs associated with your participation in their …