Become an ASA School

• Offered unlimited, free consulting based on our nearly two decades of experience in worldwide sailing education.
• Gave free sailing lessons to over 2000 people at boat shows throughout the country.
• Processed nearly 3800 responses to inquiries from our successful 12 month ad campaign in Sail Magazine and Cruising World
• Placed articles in many national and local publications.
• Lobbied against taxes on boaters through the National Boating Federation.
• Exhibited at Sail Expo, Atlantic City, St. Petersburg and Alameda, as well as the Annapolis Sailboat Show and other leading boat shows.
• Contributed to a variety of environmental organizations dedicated to protecting our waterways.
• Polled all certified students and awarded the prestigious ASA School of the Year award to superior sailing schools in four regions of the U. S. based on the polling results.
• Held regional business meetings for school owners and instructors.
• Operated a system-wide 401 (k) plan for sailing school employees
• Renewed our U. S. Coast Guard approval of the ASA Instructor Qualification Clinic as a recognized safe boating course.
• Awarded the annual ASA Outstanding Educator Award to 12 instructors from around the country.
• Maintained NASBLA Recognition for the ASA Basic Keelboat Certification.
• Established a comprehensive, national sailing school insurance program. This long awaited national umbrella of coverage will continue to grow as services are added.
• Introduced Trailerable Multihull and Catamaran Cruising Multihull Certifications, with more to come in 2000.
• Established a Curriculum Development Committee, made up of professional sailing educators committed to product development and improvement.
• Expanded ASA's web site, www.american-sailing.com which links to your site/
• Re-designed Small Boat Certification program and introduced it to yacht clubs and camps across the US.