Bahamas Adventure: What’s for Dinner?
This guest post by ASA’s Brenda Wempner is about ASA’s 2011 adventure flotilla in the Exuma Islands (or “Out Islands”) of the Bahamas. Find out…
Bahamas Adventure: The First Leg
This guest post by ASA’s Brenda Wempner is about ASA’s 2011 adventure flotilla in the Exuma Islands (or “Out Islands”) of the Bahamas. Find out…
Voyaging with Velella: Local Waters
Continuing the Voyaging with Velella series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, her fiance Prescott, and their kitten Nessie have just finished a 6-month cruise…
One Year After Oil Spill, Conflicting Views on the State of the Gulf
It’s been just over a year since the world watched in horror as millions of gallons of oil bloomed in the Gulf of Mexico, the…
May Photo of the Month Winners: First Time Sailors & Skippers
Your votes on Facebook and Twitter decided our Sailing Photo of the Month contest yet again. The theme was “First Time Sailors & Skippers,” and…
Voyaging with Velella: First Class Tickets
Continuing the Voyaging with Velella series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, Prescott, and their kitten Nessie have just concluded a 6-month sailing adventure in…
Voyaging with Velella: Going Home
Continuing the Voyaging with Velella series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, Prescott and their cat Nessie are concluding an extended cruise along the coast…
Upcoming Photo Contest Theme
As you may be aware, each month we have a friendly competition on Facebook to determine the sailing photo of the month. To enter the…
Voyaging with Velella: The Sea Monster
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, her fiance Prescott, and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise…
Voyaging with Velella: The World a Spare Room
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, her fiance Prescott, and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise…
Voyaging with Velella: There’s This One Place…
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, her fiance Prescott, and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise…
April Photo of the Month: Spring Launch
It is a tradition that, like the changing of the seasons and the imminent filing of tax returns, is an inevitable part of the circle…
World Water Day and Green Sailing
Sail power is one of the oldest forms of transportation in existence, and it has lasted for a reason: It’s as green as it gets.…
Voyaging with Velella: Baja Hospitality
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, her fiance Prescott, and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise…
Traditions in Launching Spring Sailing Season
Sailors are a superstitious lot. We don’t just hop on a boat and cast off–certain rituals must be observed. Most of these are simple: Don’t…
Voyaging with Velella: Entrance Exam
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, her fiance Prescott, and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise…
Up Close and Personal With Cape Horn
Cape Horn is a place with near-mythical resonance in the mind of a sailor. A terrifying passage that has defeated even the stoutest of seafarers,…
Voyaging with Velella: The Great Ocean
Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, her fiance Prescott, and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise…