Interview with Nigel Calder and Jan Athenstadt of BoatHowTo.com
American Sailing sat down with Nigel Calder, author of the best-selling ‘Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual’ and co-founder of BoatHowTo.…
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True Spirit, an Interview with Jessica Watson
True Spirit, available only on Netflix, on February 3, 2023, captures the essence of sailing from the exhilarating sailing sequences to the abysmal lo…
Green Boating with Sailors for the Sea
No sailor’s education is complete without an understanding of our impact on the oceans. It’s my honor to introduce you to the single best resource…
Introducing Lauren Coiro, Marine Conservationist
ASA understands and accepts the responsibility that it is inherent in every sailor to be the caretaker for the oceans they journey on and the…
Interview with Sailing Legend Peter Isler
We had the privilege of catching up with world-renowned sailor Peter Isler to get his thoughts on the state of sailing and racing today:
Diversity in Sailing – Where Is It?
Ayme Sinclair is just an ordinary sailor, but at the same time she is anything but. Like many of us, she races with her team…
Laura Dekker Interview, Part 2
ASA sits down with Laura Dekker an articulate, soft spoken, thoughtful young lady whose wisdom belies her years. At the age of 16, after a five hundre…
Laura Dekker Interview, Part 1
ASA sits down with Laura Dekker an articulate, soft spoken, thoughtful young lady whose wisdom belies her years. At the age of 16, after a five hundre…
Stella Diamant, Mega Expedition Coordinator
Stella Diamant works for The Ocean Cleanup. She is currently in the middle of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch sailing on a Gunboat 66 called Extreme H…
Big Opportunity to Sail and Help Clean the Ocean at the Same Time
Young Boyan Slat made a splash when he announced a year and a half ago he had a plan to rid the oceans of plastic pollution. Check out our exclusive i…
This Kid Says He Can Rid the Ocean of Plastic Pollution! ASA Interview With the Amazing Boyan Slat (part 1)
Young Boyan Slat made a splash when he announced a year and a half ago he had a plan to rid the oceans of plastic pollution. Check out our exclusive i…
Interview with ‘College Sailor of the Year’ Graham Landy
Landy competed in the Red Bull Youth America's Cup 2013 as a tactician, finished third at the Youth Match Race Worlds this past summer and was part of…
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…