ASA's Sailing Challenge

Description

ASA’s Sailing Challenge (for iPhone/iPad) includes six fun, easy-to-use modules that unlock the mysteries of sailing. Learn Points of Sail, Apparent Wind, Sail Trim, Tacking and Jibing, Rules of the Road, and Docking. Then, put it all together when you sail around a course against the clock in the Sailing module. Sailing Challenge combines the most innovative thinking in the digital education field with ASA’s experience in teaching sailing to create a game that lets players climb aboard, take control of the tiller in one hand and the mainsheet in the other, and sail off on a virtual sea of fun. When the ASA says the fun starts here, we really mean it!

Recent Reviews

• ★★★★★not-paying

  Limited in scope and repetitive.

  Just like the title says. Could be updated with better experiences .

• ★★★★★S m Toland

  Fun and informative

  ASA has done a good job putting sailing in to an app. Which is how so many people explore their world these days. As I teach people to sail, I’m interested to see if this is helpful for my students. Would love to see them expand the app to include racing and more advanced techniques! The apparent wind lesson could be improved.

• ★★★★★Ozzy3434

  Solid practice tool

  Must download if you’re abeginner or even a skipper who want to brush up on skills

• ★★★★★don quavius the 2nd

  Best app I have ever used

  This app makes me whole. I’ve never been more satisfied. But dolphin functionality is limited. I also wish there was an option for a 70 ft sailboat and stormy weather. A giant evil whale could be a good addition.

• ★★★★★chridur

  Trimming Task 2 is Impossible

  Overall the app can be very helpful to learn points of sail and to start to recognize the ripple of a mainsail and when to trim. The open water maps are sadly quite limited. The British Virgian Islands Tour approaches what my expectations were going in. Even after buying the expansions, I have felt like there is something missing. Great game and learning tool! Just please ease up the sensitivity on the second Trimming task (100% under 2 minutes). Also, any additional features or maps would be greatly appreciated, as I have seen no visible change in the app for as long as I have owned it. 🙂

• ★★★★★Egersh

  To limited and some controls overly sensitive

  The game is sadly far too limited, especially with an up front cost. Open sailing is particularly disappointing and limited. The sail trim practice is overly sensitive, requiring exact position of the slider without corresponding visual feedback other than speed. There’s not much to learn here because you can’t really tell the sail trim position, especially the differences between similar points of sail. More functionality and better feedback within some of the modules is needed.

• ★★★★★App Reviewer 43

  Excellent learning/review tool for sailing

  The physics of sailing are well represented in this app. Basic concepts are presented simply. Practice is realistically modeled. Highly recommended! Could have more practice scenarios.

• ★★★★★Steven C1

  Great for learning

  Great for reviewing before you go out on the water especially for thinking of scenarios. Always best to be on the water but this is great review.

• ★★★★★Pacifica mjr

  Asa sailing for kids and teens to learn how to get better at sailing

  Very good

• ★★★★★MathySaxWailer

  A useful app to help visualize basics

  This app is very useful to help visualize sailing concepts that can seem less straightforward in books. It simplifies, and clarifies the learning experience!