Learn to Sail in San Francisco
Sailing used to be a pretty exclusive sport. Unless family or close friends sailed regularly, you would likely never have the opportunity to learn yourself.…
Docking: Or, How You Can Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Marina
Once, while sailing in the San Juan Islands, I saw something I’ll never forget. A powerboater cruised into the dock at high speed with his…
Getting your Sailing Education is Easier Than Ever!
A good education combines practical experience with study – and nowhere is that more true than in the world of sailing. As important as it…
Take a Coastal Navigation Sailing Course and Build Confidence
Long gone are the days when a sailor cruising alongside an unfamiliar coast had nothing but their compass and the principles of dead reckoning to…
ASA partners with NASA: “We will sail the Sea of Tranquility by 2020”
For Immediate Release – April 1, 2014 Following the recent announcement of worldwide partnerships with leading boat manufacturer Beneteau and peer-to-peer marketplace Boatbound, the American…
ASA members unite for a special week in the BVIs
Lots of people sail the British Virgin Islands every year, but not many get to do it in quite the same style as the 2014…
Four Ways to Get Sailing Experience
“You have brains in your head.You have feet in your shoes.You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!…
VIDEO: Trailer for “Maidentrip,” documentary about Laura Dekker
For years here on the ASA blog we followed Laura Dekker’s amazing round-the-world sailing adventures. The Dutch teenager battled the legal system, contended with public…
Alternative Energy in the Sailing World
Guest post from Sailors for the Sea. By:Hilary Wiech, Communications Manager and Annie Brett, Program Director Renewable energy is a hot and sometimes controversial topic…
Upcoming ASA events at the America’s Cup
The America’s Cup, one of the world’s greatest sporting spectacles, and the biggest event in competitive sailing, is underway right now in San Francisco! Check…
Want to get your USCG Captain’s License? Here’s how.
So you want to be called Captain? There are many reasons, professional and personal, to get a United States Coast Guard Captain’s License. In many…
Announcing ASA’s “Sail for Hands” Events In Honor of Our 30th Anniversary
Do you like sailing? Or barbeques? Or how about a nice glass of wine, beer, or rum, after sailing? ASA and its network of schools…
Anatomy of a Rescue: How ASA Sailors Saved Lives in the Open Ocean
On May 16th in the Bay of Florida, 80 miles out of Key West and the finish line of the 2013 Bone Island Regatta, Captain…
ASA’s sailing books are for everyone
There are many sailing books on the market, but if you read them all you’d never have time to actually, you know, go sailing. This…
Saturday by the Bay – America’s Cup 2013
TWO 19TH CENTURY MARITIME TRADITIONS COME TOGETHER FOR ONE AFTERNOON Literarily speaking, aquatic travel for recreation began in 1857 with Henry David Thoreau’s Canoeing in…
Exuma Islands Adventure: The New Sailor’s Perspective
ASA Exuma Islands Adventure Flotilla, April 2013 By Mary Clor My husband, as part of his mid-life rediscovery, decided last fall to attend a weeklong…
Save Our Sharks: Sailors for the Sea
This guest blog is by Jim Abernethy, renowned underwater photographer and pioneer in shark encounters without a cage. For decades he has interacted with the…
Enter our 30th Anniversary Photo Contest, win prizes!
In the month of March, we’re celebrating our 30th anniversary by gathering great sailing photos from our members and fans! If you’ve got a great…