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Here are 5 essential skills to master before you leave the dock for your first bareboat charter sailing vacation. Read More >

Over the years American Sailing has promoted our Plastic Pollution Purge campaign. We have asked our fellow sailors to “bring back more plastic than you take to your boat”, and to have fun practicing your crew overboard drills as you recover trash on the water. But to break the vicious cycle of plastic pollution in the water we must prevent Read More >

Continuing the “Voyaging with Velella” series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, Prescott and their kitten Nessie are on a planned 9-month cruise in the tropics. Have a sailing or cruising question you’d like to ask Meghan? Send them here or leave a comment. Santiago Bay is heavy with moisture, and today we crossed our fingers for rain. A downpour Read More >