An important part of Sail America’s mission is to promote the sailing lifestyle and create a positive image for sailing. Through our marketing outreach programs, such as Discover Sailing and Discover Boating, and the successful Southam Awards, hundreds of articles on sailing appear in the national press, magazines, websites, and blogs. Here are a few selected articles:

Get Started with Sailing – August 2011

If you’ve never sailed before, or it’s been awhile, we recommend easing into it slowly––like on a no-experience-necessary daysail. Click For More...

Tying The Knot and Learning The Ropes on a High Seas Honeymoon - November 2010

Bill Fink, a California-based freelance writer, writes about his sailing honeymoon in the Caribbean on three boats over three weeks. Click For More...

Where Families Learn Sailing Basics - June 2010

Landlubbers on Friday, old salts by Monday: Students from the Offshore Sailing School learn the basics of maneuvering a boat along the Hudson River during a three-day course. Click For More...

The Young Couple and the Sea - October 2009

A young couple found many things to love about their maiden voyage as bareboat charterers. Click For More...

Come Play on Captiva - March 2008

Annette Thompson writes about her perfect vacation learning to sail on Captiva. Click For More...

How To Take Up Sailing - March 2008

Ian Daly reviews the best starter boats and the best sailing schools. Click For More...

Learning Curves - December 2007

Roger Toll takes a nine-day sailing course that takes him from the basics of sailing right up to all the knowledge needed to charter a "bareboat.” Click For More...

Boat Camp - October 2007

Michael Schulze recounts his experience learning to master the skills of coastal passage making on the waters off San Francisco. Click For More...