AMERICAN
SAILING
THE JOURNAL OF THE R ASSOCIA TION
AMERICAN
SAILING
FEATURE STORY: ASA SAILING WEEK IN ANTIGUA 2008
D
uring the chill of winter,
just before Easter, the
ASA hosted sailing week
in warm and sunny Antigua. The
island is surrounded by crystalline
turquoise blue water and white
sand beaches. Best of all, a
constant easterly breeze makes for a
sailors’ paradise. Antigua is known
worldwide for Classic Week where
beautiful yachts of historical design
race in elegant style. Antigua Race
Week is a favorite of sailors from
around the world, and there is no
finer location to introduce new
sailors to the sport and the life style.
ASA’s week-long event includes
small-boat sailing and certification,
plus the opportunity to sail bigger
charter boats.
Aargh, mateys! ASA members and staff got into the piratey swing of things with costumes
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and tropical drinks at this year’s ASA Sailing Week at Club Colonna in Antigua.
LIVING THE DREAM • LANDLUBBERS OUT OF CONTROL
H
ow does it all get started? It is a Sunday
morning in March, 2004. The Albuquerque
Journal has a 22-foot MacGregor for sale. Shari,
my wife, who it appears reads every classified ad, reads
the ad aloud. I grunt. She moves on. That afternoon, I
ask: “Aren’t we going to call about the boat?” We
become the owners of “Marisol.” Four months later we
are traveling across Arizona’s desert to L.A. where we
will launch our boat for a week of sailing around
Catalina to celebrate 20-years of “wedded bliss.”
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
>> Featured Facility >> Featured Sailboat
Emerald Coast Yachts Catalina 375
Rio Grande Sailing Club
>> Sailing Destination >> Member Benefit
member, Al Sharp
Marina del Rey, Calif. Blue Storm PFD
>> Product Review >> Instructor Tips
Great Neck Tool Kit Navigating Currents
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