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There’s an Association for Everything: Sailboat Associations
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of daily life to people around the world.
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American Sail Training Association: We bet Christopher Columbus would have been a member of the American Sail Training Association (opens in a new tab), a.k.a Tall Ships America. Founded in 1973, it promotes the preservation of America’s sailing history through training programs and competitions, including the Tall Ships Challenge series.
Maritime Law Association of the United States: Need to settle a maritime dispute after your last sailing adventure? Consult the MLA (opens in a new tab), which represents professionals involved in legal issues of a seafaring nature. As an affiliated organization of the American Bar Association, MLA has 3,000 members—a good thing, considering the world’s surface is 70.9 percent water.
Boating Writers International:Â BWI (opens in a new tab) provides resources for writers, photographers, public relations specialists, broadcasters, and publishers to promote interest in recreational boating and fishing and safe boating practices, as well as journalistic ethics. BWI also sponsors an annual writing contest for marine journalists, which awards $17,000 in cash prizes.
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