asa 106 Articles

Thes tips are excerpts from ASA Advanced Cruising & Seamanship book.  The textbook is the official manual for ASA 106 Advanced Cruising.  The textbook was produced as a collaboration between the American Sailing Association and North U.  A central facet of risk management is prevention. As the old navy expression states so well, “The price of safety is eternal vigilance.” Read More >

The concept of sailing is widely known and understood. In simplest forms, it is wind in a sail and a boat moving through the water.  The art of cruising is a bit more elaborate in that to cruise you set off from one point and aim for your next destination.  When sailing becomes more complicated we define our roles on Read More >