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Boaters are well aware that it is strictly illegal to dump oil at sea. We’re all required to have “Discharge of Oil Prohibited” placards in our boats and receptacles for containing any oily waste. We know that the fine for dumping oil is in the neighborhood of $10,000 and perhaps some jail time. It’s at the top of our commandments,

The first edition of ASA’s brand new monthly e-newsletter, Sailing With Style, was sent out last week. Did you get it? Don’t miss out: you can sign up on our homepage. Sailing With Style is full of new content that you won’t find in the American Sailing Journal–and it’s delivered straight to your inbox. This month’s issue kicked things off

(That’s what the shirts from our Croatia Flotilla will read!) As ASA staff members return from attending the recent San Juan Islands and Gulf Islands flotillas, photos collect on Flickr and stories float around the office. I booked my tickets for the Croatia flotilla yesterday, and with the flotilla atmosphere all around me, I am eagerly counting the days till

The French government is poised to enact a bill that would require mariners to pay for their own rescues. In the wake of the world’s anger over Abby Sunderland’s expensive rescue in the Indian Ocean, they may have the bill timed just right. But what does this mean for responsible cruisers? Accidents happen at sea, hurricanes are not confined to

We’re excited to announce that ASA is embarking on the production of a series of high-definition instructional videos, drawing from our new Sailing Made Easy textbook. J-Boats has come aboard as our official sponsor, and the videos will be feature the sleek J-Boat owned by ASA’s founder and chairman, Lenny Shabes, and his wife, Cindy (ASA’s President). The couple recently

There’s something about the Fourth of July weekend that invites us to abandon our big boats and splash around in little ones. Maybe because by the Fourth of July, it’s so hot most places that you want to be able to capsize on purpose. Or because you can pull small boats up on a beach and have a beer and

No time are we freer than when riding the wind, right? Sailing is the perfect way to celebrate Independence Day, and I’m sure many of you are already planning to do just that. It’s the first reliably warm weekend in many parts of the country, and the weather’s bound to be great. Break out the swimsuits, bring along the brats,

I’m compelled to share this heartwarming guest post by Anne Fulton-Cavett, about her baptism by the sea with Sunshine Coast Adventures in the Florida Keys: I heard it repeatedly for days leading up to my departure; “I never knew that you wanted to learn how to sail!?” “I didn’t either,” was my response. After a couple of more-grueling-than-usual months at

What the heck is she so excited about? This girl is ready to return to the Adriatic for ASA’s Croatia flotilla in September! Grab your Mediterranean scarves, and sign up now–there are only a couple of boats left and registry will be closing in July. If you are traveling solo, please inquire about individual spaces, because we do have room.