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Suliere - The Crossing
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From the southern tip of Africa, northwestward across the Atlantic to the Caribbean island of Grenada, sail aboard the 50 foot catamaran, Suliere, on her maiden voyage. Find out what it's like to sail on one of the world's longest ocean passages. Your port of departure is St. Francis in South Africa then onto Cape Town for final commissioning. Once underway, stop in the middle of the Atlantic on the famous island of St. Helena where Napoleon was imprisoned before making the final passage to Grenada, gateway to the exotic Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. Through this documentary, learn and feel what it's like to live the dream of long range cruising under sail. MORE-PREVIEW
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Odyssey to
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In 1978, photographer and writer Gene Anthony achived a personal quest. His sea story takes us on an inspirational odyssey to Cape Horn Island at the very tip of the Americas. We voyage by way of Gene's lifelong fascination with all things nautical, his highly successful career as a maritime photojournalist, and his triumphant journey to the very summit of Cape Horn Island. Along the way we learn quite a bit of history about Cape Horn, cross the Pacific aboard the Chilean Navy's four-masted barquentine, Esmeralda, sail aboard an Alden schooner with a San Francisco Poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and meet flegendary cruising pioneer and sailing author, Hal Roth fighting to rescue his yacht, Whisper. And with each of these adventures, we experience the resolution, tenacity, and faith that made Gene Anthony's odyssey to Cape Horn Island a reality. Narrated by actor and Emmy Award-winning narrator, Peter Coyote. MORE-PREVIEW
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Singlehanded
Docking & Sail Trim VIDEO DOWNLOAD $9.99
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If you singlehand,
this
is the how-to video for you. U.S. Coast Guard certified skipper, Capt. Jack Klang combines innovative classroom models with real world sailing demonstrations to explain the skills and techniques required for singlehanders to dock with confidence in any wind or current, trim your cruising sails for power and speed, and retrieve a mooring. In a bonus section, Capt. Jack explains the A-Sail and demonstrates how a crew of two can fly, trim, and retrieve an asymmetrical spinnaker, making your light air cruising faster and more fun.MORE-PREVIEW
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Over eight hours of how-to and cruising information. Join Spencer and Kathleen as they locate the right cruising sailboat, undertake a major multi-year refit, outfit their craft for long-range cruising, gain experience during a coastal cruise up and down the U.S. east coast, then head offshore from Miami to the Bahamas, then south, cruising the islands of the eastern Caribbean.
Volume I covers research in choosing the right boat to live aboard while exploring the world.
Volume II, Pt 1 covers the first half of the refit: coastal cruise shakedown, dinghy setup, anchoring improvements, plumbing, and haul-out.
Volume II, Pt 2 covers the second half of the refit: electrical system, interior work, exterior work, engine room, refitting tidbits, and more.
Volume III covers a complete re-power, installing a water maker, solar panels, diesel generator, wind generator, washer/dryer, life raft, EPIRB, ditch bag and much more.
Volume IV covers their cruise from Maine to Miami including the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW).
Volume V covers their cruise from Miami to the British Virgin Islands.
Vol. VI covers a cruise through the eastern Caribbean from St Martin to Grenada with visits to most of the major Leeward and Windward islands along the way.
Sail Vicarious - The Series. You'll be there as Spencer and Kathleen learn by doing, correct their mistakes, gain experience and confidence, then reap the rewards. We recommend the M4V files, half the size of the WMV, of equal quality, and "chapterized" like a DVD.
“Lin and Larry are at it again. Their new video, “Cost Control,” entices you in with answers to that age-old question, “What does it cost to go cruising?” And then they fill your head with all sorts of notions about seamanship, maintenance, provisioning, living aboard and a boatload of other aspects of the voyaging life..."
-- Mark Pillsbury, editor of Cruising World.
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Cost Control While You Cruise. What does it actually cost to go cruising? How do you keep from blowing the budget you set? Join Lin and Larry Pardey as they share the financial lessons they have learned during 45 years of voyaging and from countless interviews with cruising sailors from dozens of different countries and walks of life.
Lin discusses ways to keep maintenance costs in control, the importance of an unstoppable cruising boat and how your ground tackle and dinghy can save you money. Lin also reveals the tempting choice that can double your cruising costs.r corners of the world on a limited budget. Larry will show you simple tricks to double the life of your sails. Also included are provisioning tips and planning ideas. This DVD is guaranteed to save you many times its cost while inspiring you to work toward getting “out there” as soon as possible. MORE-PREVIEW/RENTAL
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Cruising has NO LIMITS Join Lin
and Larry Pardey at their New Zealand home base as
they recount some of their most memorable adventures
during more than 30 years of cruising. Adventures
include a "Champagne Safari on a beer budget,"
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Storm Tactics delivers the skills you need
to weather storms with confidence. It's the next
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Get Ready to Cruise: Off-Shore Sailing, Part 1
In Get Ready to Cruise, you join Lin and Larry Pardey at their home base in New
Zealand as they share ideas and hints to make your
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Get Ready to
Cross Oceans Off-Shore Sailing, Part 2
In Get Ready to Cross Oceans, you join Lin and Larry Pardey on board Taleisin as they
demonstrate gear storage for offshore voyaging and
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Sailing writer, Contributing Editor to SAIL Magazine and charter skipper, Wally Moran tackles his first sail repair project using Sailrite's powerful yet easy to use Ultrafeed LSZ-1 sewing machine.
"The Sailrite machine was quite a bit easier to use than I anticipated it would be...and I have no experience at sewing."
Sailing Adventures
of the Irish Rose
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Sailing Adventures of
the Irish Rose:
Seattle, WA to Juneau, AK
Irish Rose is a 40 foot Bob Perry Design 1979 cutter completely refurbished for adventure sailing in the high latitudes. She tows a 15 foot RIB with 50hp outboard for exploring narrow channels where a larger boat can't go. Sail with skipper Dave Perdew on Irish Rose as novice and experienced sailors join him on different legs as they cruise the famed inside passage. Bears, eagles, whales, seals, salmon, and icebergs. There is still a place in America where nature rules. Where glaciers gleam like jewels set into majestic mountains. Where ice-fed waterfalls plummet from tidewater glaciers. Where the spirits of ancient ancestors linger in the mist. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
Voyage with Amy and Kenny aboard their 1984 Morgan 384 sloop as they explore Newfoundland's Southwest Coast. Sail past grand vistas of rock bound shores into stunning fjords. Visit remote outports frozen in time and learn the sad story of their slow decline. Meet the locals who tell of disappearing fisheries and a government that's eliminating all support including mail, mainland ferries and electricity. Witness a homecoming celebration in the small island village of Ramea where a traditional way of life is quickly vanishing. Then sail east to the small island of St. Pierre & Miqualon, the last remaining French position in North America. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
This new feature length film by Amy Flannery, is a rollicking docu-comedy about a couple's year-long sailing adventure. In part one, they cruise from Chesapeake Bay, up the U.S. East coast, to Halifax, Nova Scotia. In part two, we sail with them from Norfolk, Virgina down the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) to Florida then across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas. A wonderful sense of humor sustains the crew as they encounter assorted equipment failures, make new friends, and visit many interesting places during their voyage. MORE | WATCH THE TRAILER
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ONCE UPON AN ISLAND...
SECRET CARIBBEAN
PART 1
Hosted by famous French sailor and TV personality, Antoine. This is Part 1 of a 2-part grand tour of the Caribbean Sea that covers 30 cruising destinations that lie off the beaten track. In Part 1 (52-minutes), voyage from Guadeloupe’s outer islands, north through the southern French Antilles, then on to Puerto Rico, Cuba, Roatan, the Bay Islands of Honduras, the secluded atolls of Belize concluding with a dramatic fly-over outer atolls of extensive reefs where lies the Blue Hole, a major geological wonder of the Caribbean. Purchase Part Two (52-minutes) and continue with Antoine on his grand tour of the Caribbean Sea. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
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ONCE UPON AN ISLAND...
SECRET CARIBBEAN
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Hosted by famous French sailor and TV personality, Antoine. This is Part 1 of a 2-part grand tour of the Caribbean Sea that covers 30 cruising destinations that lie off the beaten track. In part 2, Antoine continues his voyage off the coast of Venezuela visiting the archipelago of Los Roques, consisting of 300 small islands. Then onto Bonaire, part of the Dutch Antilles, and reminiscent of the Caribbean before mass tourism. Next we visit Williamstadt, the Dutch capital on the isle of Curacao. We then make an offshore passage north towards Panama with a stop at the small isle of Providencia. Arriving in Panamanian waters, we pay an visit to an island group out of the past: the San Blas, exclusive home to the Kuna Indians. Finally, we make the passage through the Panama Canal to the busy city of Panama, a jumping off port for voyages across the Pacific. BONUS: Antoine continues on to the protected archipelago of the Galapagos Islands where animals know no fear. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
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ONCE UPON AN ISLAND...
THE MEDITERRANEAN
Hosted by famous French sailor and TV personality, Antoine. This is a destination video for cruisers interested in exploring the islands of the Mediterranean. Voyage with Antoine starting in the Balearic Islands off the eastern coast of Spain. Then visit the Italian islands of Sardinia, Corsica, and Elba. Next, sail down the west coast of Italy to Capri. Continue south to the Aeolian Islands off the northeastern tip of Sicily and the port of Messina. Next visit Venice, then stop off at Malta before sailing to the Greek Islands in southern Aegean. Next, tour Crete and its ancient Minoan ruins. End your Med island tour on the picturesque island of Santorini with its colorful cliff villages overlooking the Aegean. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
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CAST OFF FOR MEXICO
The indispensable Video Guide for boaters entering and exiting Mexican waters. This video is a must-see before you sail and while you're there. It includes everything you need to know about visiting Baja's northernmost Port of Entry, Ensenada. Produced by Ted Field and Mark Ritts, the same team that produced the popular cruising video, "Cast Off for Catalina". During the video, you'll learn about immigration procedures and required documents for your, your crew, and your vessel. Included are extensive tours fo Ensenada, its harbor, marinas and boating facilities, plus indepth interviews with Mexican boating experts, and Mexican and U.S. immigration and port officials. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
TALL SHIPS:
THE PRIVATEER LYNX
Filmed in spectacular high definition, The Privateer Lynx transports you into the exciting seafaring world of days gone by while connecting directly with today’s youth, expanding their knowledge about the maritime history of our nation and the environmental perils facing our planet. The Privateer Lynx is a powerful 122 foot Top Sail Schooner that looks like an apparition from the past. In reality, she is a modern sailing ship inspired by an earlier Lynx built in 1812, that served as a war machine in her day. The ship’s story is that of a young America, fighting to free herself from English domination. With virtually no navy of its own but plenty of Yankee ingenuity, Americans used “Privateers” like the Lynx to fight the empire that ruled the seas. Today’s Lynx honors that tradition. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
ONCE UPON AN ISLAND...
THE ATLANTIC
Hosted by famous French sailor and TV personality, Antoine. Voyage with Antoine aboard his 40 foot catamaran, Banana Split starting in Cape Town, South Africa then across the Atlantic to the Brazilian isle of Fernando de Noronha. Next, sail north to the Caribbean with visits to Barbados and the infamous French penal colony of Devils Island. Then voyage east across the Atlantic to Britain's island jewel, Bermuda. From there, continue sailing east to the Azores, the Canary Islands, and the Cape Verde Islands. Complete your voyage with a return across the Atlantic to the tropical waters of the West Indies. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
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THE BIG SAILBOAT PROJECT
Ten years in the making, The BIG Sailboat Project tracks the gritty effort of two gals as they pursue their dream of building and cruising a 43 foot steel sailboat. Located a 1000 miles from the coast in rural Alberta, Canada, the duo decide on steel as their building material, which they shape into a Bruce Roberts designed 43 MKII Long Keel Cutter. Volume I contains five episodes covering steel construction from keel to fully enclosed vessel. Volume II is currently in production, and will cover finishing and rigging the vessel through launch and sea trials. Each episode is approximately 23 minutes long, and includes documentary footage of hull construction artfully edited and interspersed with 3-D animation illustrating steel construction techniques. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
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VOLUME II covers finishing the interior, electrics and wiring, mechanics, plumbing, painting, launch day, sea trials, and epilogue. Includes extended 2-part final episode. Each episode is approximately 23 minutes long, and includes documentary footage of hull construction artfully edited and interspersed with 3-D animation illustrating design and building techniques. Perhaps the most comprehensive yacht construction project ever filmmed. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
FIRST TIMERS' GUIDE
TO THE ICW
Sailing writer and charter skipper, Wally Moran gives you the information you need to successfully and safely transit the Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk, Virgina to Oriental, North Carolina. The package includes a main 36 minute video with a follow-on bonus slide-audio section about the Erie Canal to the Chesapeake Bay. The digital download package also includes a PDF of Wally's Boat Show slide presentation and NOAA digital charts of the ICW. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
CUBA: FORBIDDING...
FORBIDDEN
TheSailingChannel is providing $3.00 from each sale of this video to the Sarasota Yacht Club Charitable Foundation. The SYCCF is sponsoring the historic Sarasota to Havana Regatta scheduled for May 2012 in support of U.S. - Cuba youth sailing.
Wally Moran, a Canadian sailing writer and professional charter skipper, has cruised to Cuba and speaks about his experiences at boat shows and sailing seminars. In this special HD video for TheSailingChannel, Wally gives us an expanded version of his Cuba presentation. As a bill ending travel restrictions on U.S. citizens visiting Cuba wends its way through Congress, it's likely that this forbidden, mysterious, and untouched Caribbean isle may soon become the next great destination for U.S. cruising sailors. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
WITH JEAN-DU-SUD
AROUND THE WORLD Considered by many, "The best sailing film ever
made." Twice winner of the Palme d'Or at the
Larochelle Sailing Film Festival, Jean-du-Sud
celebrates the filmmaker's 28,000 mile
circumnavigation. A film by professional filmmaker
and sailor, Yves Gélinas. Available in English and
French. MORE |
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ICE BLINK is the remarkable story of a conventional family of
five living a very unconventional life afloat.
Follow Dave and Jaja Martin, from their beginnings
aboard a 25-foot day sailor to their most recent
voyage on a 33 foot steel sloop to the Arctic. MORE |
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CRUISING WITH BETTIE:
L.A. TO THE BAHAMAS Have you ever dreamt of "sailing off into the sunset?" Then
join Bob and Kaye aboard their 36 foot sloop, "Bettie" as they cruise from
Los Angeles to the Bahamas via the Panama Canal to start their sailing
adventure. Get a real taste of the cruising lifestyle while visiting
destinations in Mexico, Central America, and
the Caribbean. MORE | WATCH THE TRAILER
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IN THE WAKE OF
THE ZACA
The remarkable
adventures of a
California schooner. This award-winning documentary by
Luther Greene captures a lost age of adventure, romance, and
Hollywood glamour told through the history of a 75 year-old,
118 foot gaff-rigged topsail schooner. MORE |
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DANCING WITH THE WIND This unique 28-minute video tells the story of a 2-day
cruise along Florida’s central Gulf coast that captures the
romance and pure joy of sailing—now with optional
narration track or just the music.
The melodies are composed and performed by
sailor and
professional musician, Ed Verner. Award-winning cinematographer, Steve Seckar captures
the sailing from on board, the sky above. the sea and just about every angle
in-between.
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CRUISING TIPS WITH
CAPT. JACK
Captain Jack Klang holds a 50 ton USCG
Master license, power and sail. He has a way of
showing how things work so anyone can understand.
This is a must for those who want to learn sailing
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The indispensable Video Guide to Catalina Island for
boaters (and landlubbers too!) This video is
a must-see before you sail and while you're there. It
includes everything you need to know about cruising to
tranquil Catalina island, just 20 miles from busy Los
Angeles off the California coast. The video covers mooring
technique, anchoring, and a complete circumnavigation of the
island describing the most popular harbors and anchorages. MORE-WATCH OUR PREVIEW
Greek Is. and Turkey VOL I: Introduction
to cruising in the Greek Islands and Turkey.
Highlights are dealing with water
conservation and management, navigating the
Dardanelles, the annual Ouzo Festival in
Plomari.
VOL
II continues in the North Aegean Sea on the
island of Lesbos, then south through the
Islands Chios, Samos, Patmos Leros, Rhodes &
Symi. Explores the Turkish coast around
Marmaris and ventures into the Lakelands
district of inland Turkey.
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Around Santa Cruz Island This is a complete interactive video cruising guide for your
voyage to southern California's Santa Cruz
Island. Sail
along with Captain Marc Hersh and his crew as they cross the Santa Barbara Channel
aboard Songline, a beautiful J42. The DVD includes 70-minutes of
cruising footage supplemented by another 30-minutes
of interviews with island experts. MORE | WATCH THE PREVIEW
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YOGA ONBOARD is a practical video guide intended to introduce various ways of tapping into your creativity. Sailor and Yoga instructor, Kim Hess, shows you how to adapt traditional yoga postures, or asana, to your vessel. She shows you how to listen to your body and create exciting new postures that work for you. MORE
