Sailing Story Articles

American Sailing’s June Sailor of the Month is Heidi Petrowicz from Howland’s Landing, Kingston Bay, Duxbury, MA. Starting with childhood trips to the beach to finding ASA online classes Heidi’s story is a story of aspirations realized. Read More >

This month we were inspired by Mark Hejtmanek’s story and he is our May Sailor of the Month. We sat down with Mark and asked him a few questions about how American Sailing has played a role in helping him establish his dream of a sailing lifestyle. His story resonates and shows so much ambition met with swift accomplishment! Read More >

Learning to sail with your life partner is a growing trend among new sailors. The time you spend together builds on your relationship and fortifies the bonds that you are making. Whether you are daysailing on your local waters or planning a life-altering sail adventure, having your partner beside you can be one of the most rewarding experiences in a Read More >

It is that time of the year when we feel like expressing our love for the special people and things in our lives. This year I am professing my love for sailing. This is my public love letter to sailing. Share your love letters to sailing and we will publish some of them on the American Sailing website and on Read More >

Most of the time, when a sailing skipper rescues someone from the water, it’s one of the crew who fell overboard, and it’s usually a man (85%), but not this time. ASA Student Khosrow Khosravani, with three friends. embarked upon the maiden sail of Khosrow’s Catalina 25 Defiant on the morning of Sun 26 Sep 2021 out of Marina del Read More >

I first learned about the art of sailing when I was nineteen years old. I had signed up for a semester abroad with a program that teaches students marine biology and oceanography courses, as well as sailing and coastal navigation skills. After a year of scraping together money and filling out forms, I spent my sophomore winter on an 88’ Read More >

It’s that time of the year where we talk about our love interests via Valentine’s Day. Will sailing be your Valentine? I am a sailing cliche. I fell in love with sailing with Bob Marley in the background, a sunset, and the intoxication of a Mexican vacation.   All it took was a “booze cruise” on a 60-foot catamaran on the Read More >

Cuba Libre As the wheels hit the runway in Havana, I gasped with the strong realization that I was finally fulfilling this lifetime dream. After all my years at sea around the Caribbean and the world, deep in my soul, I had always wanted to experience and sail Cuba. The largest island nation in the Caribbean sea, ironically the closest Read More >

2020 is winding down and we thought we would share our favorite stories of the year. You may have been a bit distracted the past few months but we will share sailing stories with you again!   Happy New Year and let’s hope to sail together in 2021. The Top Stories from ASA in 2020 The Benefits Of Sailing For Kids Read More >