Membership - American Sail Training Association

Member Programs

SAILING SHIP ADVENTURES
Endorsed as Trainee Berth Sales Agency for Members

Next to safe operations, the most important item of ship’s business is recruiting trainees.  Whether it’s teens enrolling in a summer program, retirees embarking on a history cruise, or folks of any age signing the articles for a world voyage, the business of our ships is people.  Ensuring full enrollments can sometimes be the hardest part of sail training. Tall Ships America is pleased to announce that we have just made that task easier, through a new endorsed agency relationship with Sailing Ship Adventures.

Sailing Ship Adventures (SSA) is an established, successful agency that currently represents tall ships from all over the world.  SSA has a great reputation for providing excellent service to the ships they represent and the participants they book.  We are very happy that SSA will provide its booking services to interested Tall Ships America member vessels and programs at a very reasonable cost.

Tall Ships America receives a great volume of traffic to our website from internet search engine click-throughs.  This new functionality available from SSA will allow us to help members convert highly qualified inquiries into trainee berth sales.

Here’s how it works:

Tall Ships America provides a highly visible and direct “click through” connection from our website’s home page to SSA’s online listing. 

SSA maintains an attractive, user friendly website, that lists separately and distinctively the information about participating vessels, program content, program target demographics, sailing dates and schedules, and costs.

SSA is committed to forming a deep understanding of each listed vessel, its strengths and limits, as well as its programmatic goals, content, and desired trainee demographics.  SSA refers and matches inquiries to vessels and programs accordingly.

SSA effects the bookings and sells berths in participating vessels’ listed programs.  They provide initial customer fulfillment communications, and post program participant satisfaction follow up.  

SSA communicates regularly with a large database of current and potential participant prospects.

For its services, SSA retains a commission of 10%.  This rate is below-market for equivalent agency services, and is available as a benefit to Tall Ships America members only through this program.

Business relationship is between SSA and each Tall Ships America member vessel that chooses to participate.  Commissions, transmission of payments from bookings, processing of enrollee information, cancellations, etc.  are all handled between SSA and each participating Tall Ships America member vessel.   Tall Ships America has no involvement in the business process.

Tall Ships America has no financial interest in this relationship. Tall Ships America's only interest is to provide a valuable service to our members, and help fill berths with trainees.

Enrolling in this program is, of course, voluntary. Tall Ships America encourages each member vessel or program to give full consideration to the potential value of this service to their business.

Tall Ships America will monitor the success of the program over time, to ensure maximum value to our participating members.

We expect the full functionality of this service will be available by 1 January 2009.

For more information, please contact:
Dexter Donham, Sailing Ship Adventures, ddonham@sailingshipadventures.com
Lori Aguiar, Director of Operations, Tall Ships America, lori@tallshipsamerica.org

GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ALL SHIPS AMERICA MEMBERS

Tall Ships America has set the sailing industry standard in offering the most comprehensive association health insurance coverage available in the Marine industry.

Here is a quick overview:      

As a Tall Ships America member, you have an opportunity to purchase group health insurance through the special membership program offered through Allen Insurance and Financial. This program is based upon your mariner lifestyle both in and out of U.S. waters. Regardless of your type of vessel, you require coverage providing security, flexibility and benefits unique to today's marine industry demands.

Tall Ships America members can sail and travel anywhere with the confidence that they are protected with comprehensive, marine-specific coverage providing the safety they deserve. 

Allen Insurance and Financial of Camden, the Tall Ships America -endorsed insurance company, knows the importance of benefits and being a member of an association.

Tall Ships America membership is required to participate.

Program Advantages for Employers and Employees

  • Low Deductible: $250
  • Coinsurance: After the deductible, the policy pays 80% of the next $2,000 of eligible expenses (individual), then 100% up to policy maximum.
  • $5,000,000 per insured person.
  • Coinsurance: Waived outside the United States.
  • Preventive care: Women, men and dependent;  up to $250 first out of pocket for annual checkups & routine physical exams. 
  • Domestic-based carrier (Aetna network within the U.S.) This coverage is not a surplus lines coverage.
  • Marine crew of all nationalities eligible. Valid worldwide protection. Continuous coverage, 24/7/365. Worldwide M-passport assistance. $250,000 emergency medical evacuation coverage.
  • Each insured person receives a personal insurance ID card including dependents.
  • Coverage for amateur sailboat racing, SCUBA Standard, with professional racing coverage.
  • $50,000 accidental death & dismemberment included with optional increased amounts.
  • Affordable premiums based on age and deduction chosen.
  • No medical underwriting for group coverage. 

To receive a quote or more information for your crew, please contact Rick Bagnall at Allen Insurance and Financial at 1-800-439-4311 or email rbagnall@allenfg.com.

Please note: All benefits are subject to the definitions, conditions, limitations, exclusions, limitations, exclusions and provisions of this policy. Consult the master policy for specifics.

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TALL SHIPS AMERICA Crew Membership!  



Tall Ships America has launched a new category of membership!  Crew Memberships are now available to crew members working on Tall Ships America Member Vessels.

Crew memberships must be purchased by the member Sail Training Organization and are sold in lots of 10 for $250.  Membership application forms are sent to the member STO who then distributes them to crew members.  The memberships are valid for one year from the time Tall Ships America receives the completed application form and carry all the same benefits as an individual membership ($50) plus some added benefits.

Member organizations, such as LYNX shown above, whose entire crew become Tall Ships America members, will receive a certificate showing that they have "Full Vessel MemberSHIP" in Tall Ships America.  

Tall Ships America "Crew Members" are eligible for a discount off the registration fee for the Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships.

 For more information, or to order memberships for your crew, please contact Jennifer@tallshipsamerica.org

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ALLEN AGENCY INSURANCE & FINANCIAL

Allen Insurance and Financial of Camden, Maine, is the Tall Ships America officially-endorsed insurance agency. Established in 1866, Allen Insurance & Financial is an independent, employee-owned company with 65 employees. 

Allen Insurance & Financial has insured tall ships for decades. In fact, more than 20 percent of Tall Ships America's members insure through Allen Insurance & Financial. The company's tradition of exemplary service and competitive rates is now available to both new customers and returning ones. Over the past two years, AIF has broadened coverages while saving Tall Ships America members nearly $600,000 in premiums.

Allen Insurance & Financial specializes in providing vessel owners from around the world with choices in coverage from a variety of the industry’s best insurance companies. Gene McKeever, Rick Bagnall, Rebecca Robinson and Barbie Murray, your Allen Agency marine insurance contacts, back up these offerings with the utmost attention to detail and an emphasis on customer service.

Rebecca has more than 20 years experience in the insurance field. Gene has more than 25 years of experience in marine insurance and is one of America’s best known marine insurance agents. Barbie and Rick are experienced in large group benefits and individual health insurance.  

As the Tall Ships America officially-endorsed insurance agency, Allen Insurance & Financial offers these products to members: 

  • Hull, P&I and related vessel insurance for U.S.-flagged member vessels, for members who qualify.

  • Hull, P&I and related vessel insurance for foreign-flagged member vessels, for members who qualify.

  • Non-Profit directors and officers liability insurance to members who qualify.

  • Events cancellation insurance and events liability insurance.

  • General business insurance for land-based operations andTall Ships America members.

To use our simplified application process Click Here.  In the meantime, if you have questions, call Gene McKeever at 1-800-439-4311 or email gmckeever@alleninsuranceandfinancial.com.

You can find more information at our website: www.alleninsuranceandfinancial.com.

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