Sailing St. Martin: Grand Case
Continuing the story of the ASA St. Martin Flotilla 2012. PART THREE: BARBEQUE FOR EVERY MEAL As a finale, we spent two days in Grand…
Sailing St. Martin: Anguilla
Continuing the story of ASA’s 2012 St. Martin flotilla. PART TWO: THE ROOSTER CROWS FOR DAY After two nights in Gustavia, St. Barths, it was…
Sailing St. Martin: Arrival and St. Barths
This is how you arrive in St. Martin: the 737 screams in over tin rooftops and a strip of yellow beach, then desperately brakes on…
Welcome to the water!
Ready to get pumped up for sailing season? This video from Discover Boating should help. Sailors, powerboaters, anyone who loves the water: come one, come…
ASA Schools at Strictly Sail Pacific 2012
Going to Strictly Sail Pacific in Oakland, CA, April 12th-15th? These ASA schools will have booths—visit them to talk sailing and for special promotions and…
ASA St. Martin flotilla will deliver books to Anguilla elementary school
In about three weeks, a group of over 30 sailors will depart for ASA’s sailing flotilla at the Caribbean island of St. Martin. It will…
A Look Back at ASA’s Free Sailing Lessons at Strictly Sail Miami 2012!
At this year’s Strictly Sail Miami boat show, ASA partnered with Discover Sailing to offer free on-the-water sailing lessons. Taught by our world-class ASA instructors,…
What is Sailing School Like?
It’s one thing to decide you want to learn to sail. But when it comes time to actually do it, what are you getting yourself…
ASA 2012 Flotilla: St. Martin and the Leeward Antilles
Check out our full 2012 flotilla schedule here. From April 20-28, 2012, ASA will be leading a flotilla in St. Martin and its neighboring Leeward…
The More You Know, the More Fun Sailing Is!
A wise man or woman once said, knowledge is power. Nowhere is this truer than in sailing, where the more you learn, the more worlds…
Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes America’s Cup Comeback Story on ESPN Classic
Watch on ESPN Classic Saturday, February 4th, 2012 ASA co-founder Peter Isler was the navigator aboard Stars & Stripes when it famously won back the…
Exciting times at the 2012 South West International Boat Show
This year, ASA will be participating for the first time in Texas’ largest in-water boat show, the South West International Boat Show. And if it’s…
The Evolution of the Sail
No one knows quite how sailing began, though it’s certainly been going on for thousands of years. For example, way back in 1200 BC the…
A Look Back at ASA’s 2011 Greek Islands Flotilla – Part 2
In Part 1, the flotilla departed Athens, sailing, swimming and feasting their way to the islands of Epidaurus and Poros. By Capt. Valerie Weingrad Tuesday…
A Look Back at ASA’s 2011 Greek Islands Flotilla – Part 1
Wining, Dining, and Sailing Our Way Through the Islands! By Capt. Valerie Weingrad For information on ASA’s 2012 flotillas, including Greece June 9-16, click here.…
ASA to offer free on-the-water lessons and advanced clinics at Strictly Sail Miami
Strictly Sail Miami, from February 16-20, 2012, is always a popular event–a chance for sailors from around the country to escape winter gloom–and this year’s…
The History of the ASA
Beginnings Until 1983, the United States had no nationally recognized set of standards for sailors. This made it very difficult to tell who was proficient…
2011 Outstanding Schools
Black Rock Sailing School, MA Blue Moon Sailing, PR California Sailing Cooperative, CA Cape Fear Sailing Academy, NC Florida Keys Sailing Academy, FL Florida Sailing…