Meghan Cleary here — introducing myself as the ASA’s new Social Media Writer. I’m excited to share current news about ASA and our events, while keeping a pulse on the country’s sailing scene in this new online platform. I hope sailors everywhere — from veteran ASA members to curious novices — discover important information, new sailing opportunities, salty stories, and a jolly community of fellow boaters on this forum.
A bit about me, and then back to sailing: I left my cubicle in Seattle, Washington, to sail the Pacific Coast this fall on my 35′ Young Sun cutter, Velella. My mate and I now live aboard in Marina del Rey, home of the ASA, and we are thoroughly enjoying our first winter without wet decks! I grew up daysailing a Boston Whaler Harpoon on Minnesota lakes and became an ASA member in college, obsessively working my way up through the Advanced Offshore class (which I enjoyed in the beautiful San Juan Islands, Washington). Now a 50-ton USCG captain, my real love is writing about sailing, and I do so for a handful of magazines.
I look forward to dispatching stories from ASA’s awesome flotillas and events and facilitating a dialogue here about all things boating. I want this to be an online happy hour for sailors too, so I encourage you to join in with comments and let me know if you want to see exposure on a particular topic. Check back often for new news and ruminations, and if you really like us, sign up for the RSS feed! Thanks to all the members out there for already supporting the ASA, and I hope many more readers will get to know the world of sailing and the ASA here on our blog.
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Meghan Cleary here — introducing myself as the ASA’s new Social Media Writer. I’m excited to share current news about ASA and our events, while keeping a pulse on the country’s sailing scene in this new online platform. I hope sailors everywhere — from veteran ASA members to curious novices — discover important information, new sailing opportunities, salty stories, and a jolly community of fellow boaters on this forum.
