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…
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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!…
12 Reasons to Love Sailing on 12/12/12
On this momentous date, the Twelfth of December, Two-Thousand and Twelve, also known as 12/12/12, we want to count down 12 reasons why we love…
5 Ways to Start Sailing
Let’s say you’re a novice to sailing and you’re curious to give it a try. Where do you start? How can you get a taste…
Back to Basics
Get these sailing basics under your belt with ASA 101, and you’ll be a qualified small boat skipper! The most popular sailing course available, ASA…
What is a sailing education?
You may have heard the term, but what does it actually mean? What is involved in a sailing education, and what are the benefits? Some…
Spotlight on Sailing Schools in California
The name itself is a Spanish byword for “earthly paradise,” and for hundreds of years it has had an irresistible to attraction to those seeking…
Get carried away with sailing books
Mark Twain once said: “The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.” And so it goes…
Cruising for the masses – from Sailing Magazine
A review of ASA’s Coastal Cruising Made Easy from the July/August 2012 issue of Sailing Magazine. Many sports, like swimming or soccer, are relatively easy…
Fit to be tied – essential sailing knots!
Since time immemorial, sailors looking to crew were asked two simple questions: “Can you tie a bowline, and where’s your knife?” Today perhaps we’re a…
Get Your Catamaran Sailing Certification
The catamaran is rapidly becoming one of the world’s most popular types of cruising sailboats. For the uninitiated, a catamaran is a boat balanced on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Things To Do On Father’s Day Weekend
This Sunday, June 19th, is Father’s Day, and with the official first day of summer impending on June 21, the time is right to get…