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ASA's Docking Made Easy
ASA's Sailing Challenge App - Version 2.0
For help creating the Sailing Challenge App, ASA turned to longtime sailing enthusiast, visionary and founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell. Bushnell’s new educational software development company, Brainrush, worked with ASA to develop this breakthrough educational video sailing game, using a teaching technique Bushnell refers to as “gamefication”. He says, “ASA’s Sailing Challenge combines video gaming technology and educational software, incorporating real brain science in a way that will fundamentally change how people learn how to sail.”
North Sails Factory Tour
Sailmaking is an ever-changing, constantly developing and always interesting element of sailing so we like to keep up with the latest trends and technologies. North Sails is consistently on the cutting edge of sailmaking innovation and their 3 di sails are a shining example. ASA visited the loft in Minen Nevada where they produce sails that we see on the Volvo Ocean Race, the America’s Cup and nearly every other high profile race. For a sailors, it’s the most fascinating experience you’ll ever have in a desert! Enjoy the tour!
ASAs Exclusive Report from the Pacific Garbage Patch
ASA interviews Stella Diamant, The Mega Expedition Coordinator, via satellite phone from the middle of the Pacific Garbage ...
Knots Made Easy
ASA Knots Made Easy : Bowline
One of the most beautiful and useful sailing knots is the bowline, (pronounced "BO'lin"). The bowline forms a temporary eye, ...
ASA Knots Made Easy : Cleat Hitch
Every sailor needs to know the cleat hitch. It is essential for docking. Many do it incorrectly - watch this video and learn it the right ...
ASA Knots Made Easy : Clove Hitch
The Clove Hitch is usually employed for temporary needs. Using the Clove Hitch you can quickly tie a line to a pole, a ring, or the ...
We know that learning to sail can be overwhelming and there is a lot to take in. In an effort to help, we've created a series of “Bite ...
Anchoring Basics an ASA Bite Sized Lessons
We know that learning to sail can be overwhelming and there is a lot to take in. In an effort to help, we've created a series of “Bite ...
VHF Radio Channels an ASA Bite Sized Lessons
We know that learning to sail can be overwhelming and there is a lot to take in. In an effort to help we've created a series of "Bite ...
Prop Walk & Prop Wash an ASA Bite Sized Lessons
We know that learning to sail can be overwhelming and there is a lot to take in. In an effort to help, we've created a series of “Bite ...
Deciphering Tell Tales an ASA Bite Sized Lessons
We know that learning to sail can be overwhelming and there is a lot to take in. In an effort to help, we've created a series of “Bite ...
Port Starboard Right Of Way an ASA Bite Sized Lessons
We know that learning to sail can be overwhelming and there is a lot to take in. In an effort to help, we've created a series of “Bite ...
ASA's Bite Sized Lessons : Port/Starboard Right Of Way
We know that learning to sail can be overwhelming and there is a lot to take in. In an effort to help we've created a series of "Bite Sized Lessons" taken straight out or our textbooks - Sailing Made Easy and Coastal Cruising Made Easy.
Over 81 million people have been exposed to ASA’s Plastic Pollution Purge Program. Never before have we had exposure on this scale. This is truly big! Huge even! Local news stations in the following cities have all produced pieces on the Plastic Pollution Purge Program, each one featuring an on-air local ASA Affiliate representative.
Augusta, GA | Boston, MA | Brunswick, GA | Charleston, SC | Charlotte, NC | Chicago, IL | Columbia, SC | Danbury, CT | Denver, CO | Detroit, MI | Naples/Ft. Myers, FL | Helena, MT | Jackson, MS | Jacksonville, FL | Little Rock, AR | Los Angeles, CA | Macon, GA | Milwaukee, WI | New York City, NY | Norwalk, CT | Phoenix, AZ | Reno, NV | Sacramento, CA | San Diego, CA | San Francisco, CA | St. Louis, MO | Tampa, FL | Washington, DC | Wheeling, WV
Clips of some of these new pieces are available to watch below.
WDJT (CBS 58) with Brian Earl from Sea Safari Sailing School
KTTV with Elbert “Ash” Ashbaugh from the American Sailing Association
ABC 15 and Clint Sutter from Go Sail Arizona in Lake Pleasant, AZ
Denver7 (KMGH) and Jim Cook from Victoria Sailing School.
NBC 4 with Cameron Sarik from Northern Virginia Sailing School in Woodbridge, Virginia
ABC 8 and Michelle Dawn from Sailing Ventures in Lake Tahoe, California
CBS 47 with Don Stokes from The Sailboat Club in Jacksonville, Florida
KARK (NBC 4) with Roger Nesuda from Jolly Roger’s Marina in Roland, Arkansas
NBC 13 with Genevieve Evans from Flathead Lake Sailing School in Dayton, Montana
FOX 57 with Brian Adams from Lanier Sailing Academy at Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina
CBS 11 with Chet Shubert from Gulf Coast Sailing in Charlotte Harbor, Florida
PIX 11 with Dave Jenkins from SOUL Sailing in Bronx, New York
CBS 2 with Kate Smith from SOUL Sailing in Bronx, New York
To help clean up our waterways, the American Sailing Association announces a new crusade… Operation #ASAPlasticPollutionPurge, visit asa.com/plastic-pollution-purge/ for more information...
Thanks to ABC 7 and Ryan Remsing from SailTime Chicago an ASA Certified Sailing School in Chicago, Illinois
CBS 5 with Leigh Hunt from Modern Sailing School in San Francisco, California
NBC 5 with Bob Weber from Odyssey Sailing School in St. Louis, Missouri.
