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AMERICAN SAILING ASSOCIATION
UNVEILS SAILING MADE EASY TEXTBOOK
Visually Engaging, Easy-to-
Understand Book Sets New Standard
in Sailing Education
The American Sailing Association
(ASA) has announced the release of its
latest book, Sailing Made Easy, a highly
visual, easy-to-read teaching tool for
would-be sailors with little or no prior
exposure to the sport. Sailing Made Easy
will serve as the new official textbook
for the ASA's Basic Keelboat Sailing
Standard course, ASA 101.
Setting a new standard for sailing
education materials, Sailing Made Easy
was written by a team of expert sailing
instructors with more than 150 years of
combined sailing experience. It was coedited
by Peter Isler, world famous
America's Cup winning navigator and
commentator, and Jeremy McGeary, a
30-year veteran sailing writer and editor.
The text closely mirrors the customary
sequence in which beginning students
are introduced to the theory of sailing,
the boat in which they will learn, and the
skills they will acquire.
"With its high-quality, detailed
illustrations and easy-to-understand sailing
lexicon, we expect Sailing Made
Easy to help more people discover the
joys of sailing," said Charlie Nobles,
executive director of the ASA. "As the
leading authority on U.S. sailing instruction,
we believe that this is the source
book for anyone who is serious about
this exciting sport and lifestyle."
Published in full color and containing
world-class sailing photography
from photojournalist Bob Grieser,
Sailing Made Easy is both a valuable
reference book and an attractive "coffee
table" read. Other features include a
water-resistant cover, an easy-to-follow
layout of two-page "spreads" throughout
the book that allows for each topic to be
covered in entirety without page-flipping,
and an extensive glossary of sailing
terms in the back. The basic sailing
guide also provides Web references to
address key sailing issues, such as federal
and state boating regulations, as well
as sources of weather information.
Sailing Made Easy is the first of two
books to replace a single book in use
since 1984 for instruction in two different
course levels, ASA 101 and 103.
With the new book, the ASA will offer
one text for each of its seven primary
levels of student certification. Updated
content reflects advances in sailboat
engineering and sailing techniques over
nearly three decades.
Sailing Made Easy is currently
available for purchase on the ASA Web
site (www.asa.com) or by calling the
association at 310-822-7171. It will also
soon be sold in retail book stores and
marine stores. The retail price is $24.95,
with discounts given to ASA members,
instructors and schools. The new book
corresponding to ASA 103, Cruising
Made Easy, will be released in the fourth
quarter of 2010.
About the American Sailing
Association (ASA)
Driven by a clear need for uniform
teaching standards and increased access
to sailing activities, the American
Sailing Association (ASA) has been the
leader in U.S. sailing education for nearly
three decades. The association has
grown to include an international network
of more than 300 professionally
accredited sailing schools. More than
293,000 students have learned to sail
through ASA schools and clubs since
1983. The ASA has strategic partnerships
with the U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary and was instrumental in establishing
national education standards
through its work on the National
Association of State Boating Law
Administrators' Education Committee.
The ASA has also consulted with the
Department of Transportation and the
National Parks Service.
For more information, visit
www.asa.com.
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