Sailing Season 2011 Photo Contest Winners
After a long hiatus from Facebook photo contests, we’ve returned with a vengeance! This time our theme was “Sailing Season 2011” — whatever or wherever…
ASA to produce Member Book
Attention ASA members – big news! We’re partnering with Harris Connect to produce our first ever Member Publication, complete with photographs, sailing stories, members profiles,…
Video Highlights from the America’s Cup World Series San Diego
Whether you love racing, or prefer the relaxed lifestyle of the cruiser, there’s no denying the excitement and glamor that accompanies sailing’s biggest competition, the…
Featured Charter Destination: British Virgin Islands
This article originally appeared in the March 2011 issue of ASA’s Sailing With Style. by Captain Valerie Weingrad, ASA Certified Instructor (For a list of…
A Wild Week of Sea Animal Encounters
Sometimes you just wonder what they’re putting in the water. Monterey Bay Sailing, an ASA sailing school in Monterey, California, snapped this photo of an…
Cruising Croatia: Lightning Strikes Twice
This is a special guest blog by Captain Jean de Keyser, who led ASA’s 2011 Croatia flotillas and operates Gulfcoast Sailing School, an ASA affiliate…
Halloween costumes for the sailor, beyond Jack Sparrow
If you’re anything like me, every year you have a great Halloween costume idea in mid-July, which you then forget about, and on October 30th,…
Cruising Croatia: From James Bond to Marco Polo
This is a special guest blog by Captain Jean de Keyser, who led ASA’s 2011 Croatia flotillas and operates Gulfcoast Sailing School, an ASA affiliate…
How Not to Dock Your Boat
If only these people had taken the American Sailing Association’s Docking Endorsement. We’ll teach you everything from the physics of docking to how to step…
Winners of the ASA Fan Appreciation Sweepstakes
Thousands entered, but only 5 could win. We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who participated in our recent Fan Appreciation Sweepstakes…
Notable Numbers: Magellan’s 492nd, Minoru’s 8th, and Dekker’s 16th
On this day in 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set sail on the first ever circumnavigation of Earth. Magellan sailed in the service of King Charles I…
New discussion forum for ASA instructors on Facebook
The sport and lifestyle of sailing are ever-changing, and ASA instructors, some of the finest sailing teachers in the world, are a great resource to…
America’s Cup Live Coverage, Sailing News, and Your Moment of Zen
September is here and while it’s still high summer at ASA’s headquarters in Marina del Rey, CA, in many places the sailing season is winding…
New 2012 ASA Flotillas!
Every year ASA organizes flotilla cruises around the world. In 2011 alone we’ve been to the Bahamas, Greece, Croatia, and the Pacific Northwest, among other…
ASA launches learn to sail online system with “Your First Sail” course
Stepping aboard a sailboat for the first time takes courage. The new sailor is entering a floating world where there are new rules, and even,…
Rambler capsizes in Fastnet Race with ASA co-founder Peter Isler onboard
During last week’s Fastnet Race in the Irish Sea, the yacht Rambler, which Sailing World called “the most advanced, powerful monohull race boat in the…
Zen 24 electric sailboat demonstrations with Yoh Aoki
The Zen 24, a new electric auxiliary inboard sailboat designed in Japan by legendary circumnavigator Yoh Aoki, will be on display and available for demonstration cruises…
ASA Launches Fan Appreciation Sweepstakes on Facebook
Our fans are the best, and they deserve the best. That’s why ASA is launching our Fan Appreciation Sweepstakes on Facebook, to reward and grow…