``American Sailing Week 2005'' Debuts in Antigua; The American Sailing Association Teams With Sunsail for a Week of Instructional Sailing Classes; Novice to Experienced Sailors Welcome.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- This Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. the American Sailing Association The American Sailing Association promotes recreational sailing in the United States of America by administering a system of sailing qualifications. The ASA is an association of sailors, professional sailing instructors, sailing schools and charter companies. (ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and ), together with Sunsail, invites novice to experienced sailors to "American Sailing Week 2005," a weeklong sailing instructional "get together" in Antigua. "American Sailing Week," which runs from Friday, July 1st, to Friday, July 8, 2005, features six action-packed days of sailing activities led by experienced ASA staff and instructors, including casual day sails and afternoon fun races to comprehensive clinics on small boats and spinnakers. The classes -- for those who want to improve their skills as well as those interested in learning the sport -- will be held at Sunsail's award-winning Club Colonna, situated on the northern tip of Antigua in Hodges Bay. Participants can also enjoy a range of other activities including snorkeling, swimming, kayaking and windsurfing. "The American Sailing Association is delighted to offer this unique maritime event," said Charlie Nobles, executive director. "We want to promote the joys of sailing to everyone -- from beginner to advanced -- and there's no better place to enjoy the sport than in the tropical Caribbean." Antigua is located in the middle of the Leeward Islands Leeward Islands (l  `ərd, ly in the eastern Caribbean. Roughly 17 degrees north of the equator, the island enjoys warm seas and trade winds in a tropical climate A tropical climate is a type of climate typical in the tropics. Köppen's widely-recognized scheme of climate classification defines it as a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have mean temperatures above 18°C (64.4 °F). , a complex coastline of safe harbors -- ideal for sailing -- and a protective, nearly unbroken wall of coral reef coral reefRidge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas from the external skeletons of corals. The skeleton consists of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), or limestone. A coral reef may grow into a permanent coral island, or it may take one of four principal forms. . Club Colonna's Italian style red-roofed buildings feature white walkways and tropical gardens, attractively framed against the pool, beaches and bay. Visitors enjoy spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea (kâr'ĭbē`ən, kərĭb`ēən), tropical sea, c.970,000 sq mi (2,512,950 sq km), arm of the Atlantic Ocean, Central America. from every room and some villas. The club's facilities offer an on-site PADI dive shop, massage facilities, volleyball and tennis courts, mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. , and a near-by golf course. The package includes a seven-night stay (double occupancy), unlimited use of all sailing and watersports equipment, dedicated sailing instruction, most meals, a Sunday evening barbeque, taxes, hotel transfers, and more. The price for the "American Sailing Week 2005" is $700 (with ASA members' coupon only $575). Space is limited; for more information, visit www.ASA.com. About the American Sailing Association 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 two decades. The association has grown to include an international network of more than 300 professionally accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. sailing schools. More than 150,000 students have been certified 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. About Sunsail Sunsail is the world's largest sailing and watersports vacation company, offering the most choices of water-based vacations in the world. Sunsail caters to beginners on the water through to seasoned sailors, with six Watersports Beach Clubs in the Mediterranean, an award-winning Club in the Caribbean, and yacht chartering bases in 23 countries worldwide. Editor Note: Digital photography is available by contacting The American Sailing Association. |
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