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Cast Off for Mexico A Film by Ted Field Running time: 45 minutes The indispensable Video Guide for boaters sailing from California to Ensenada, Mexico. A must-see before you depart and while you are there. It includes everything you need to know about visiting Baja Mexico's northernmost Port of Entry and returning to the U.S. -
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A film by Marc Hersh Running time: 68 minutes THE video cruising guide to Santa Cruz Island positioned in the middle of the southern California Channel Islands National Park just 25 miles off the Santa Barbara coast. Often referred to as "the Galapagos of North America," the island is home to twelve species found no where else on earth and more than a thousand species of other plants and animals. -
A Film by Gregory Roscoe Running time: 54 minutes A remarkable story of the Martin's, a conventional family of five living a very unconventional life afloat. Follow Dave and Jaja Martin, and their crew of three children from their beginnings aboard a 25-foot day sailor circumnavigating the globe to their most recent voyage on a 33 foot steel sloop to the Arctic. There they encounter new friends, icebergs, and polar bears. -
A film by Amy Flannery | Running time: 85 minutes A rollicking docu-comedy about a couple's year-long sailing adventure. In February of 2007, Amy and Ken set out for a year-long cruise up to Canada and then back down the coast to the Bahamas. Along the way they encountered assorted equipment failures, made new friends, visited many interesting places, improved their navigational skills, and made this movie. Follow the intrepid crew of the Mary T as they set out to see the east coast of North America. Meet a lobsterman in Maine. Come along for a ride on a Friendship Sloop. See the spectacular sights of Nova Scotia and the Halifax International Busker Festival. Then head south exploring the ICW and arrive in the emerald waters of the Bahamas. With tongue in cheek, maritime journalist Susie Chatham guides you on this journey of discovery. "A cinema-nautical tour de farce, anchored by the irrepressible Susie Chatham. One can only hope for more of such far reaching and insightful commentary on the lives of others from this gifted bespeckled commentarian." —Dave Insley cinematographer of such lofty cinema as John Waters' Polyester, Hairspray and Crybaby About the Boat Mary T, named for Ken's mother, is a Morgan 38-4, built in 1984. She is 38 feet 4 inches long, 12 feet wide, and has a 5 foot draft. -
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A DVD by Lin & Larry Pardey Running time: 88 minutes Lin & Larry Pardey Cruising Tips DVD demonstrates over two dozen tips to prepare you and your boat for offshore voyages. Follow their advice and make your vessel safer, easier to handle, and more enjoyable to sail. On board their 29 foot wooden cutter, Taleisin - the boat that was their home for over 100,000 miles of voyaging - learn how to get ready to cruise. -
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A DVD by Lin and Larry Pardey Running time: 90 minutes. Lin & Larry Pardey Ocean Sailing Tips DVD demonstrates over two dozen ocean sailing skills on board their 29 foot wooden cutter, Taleisin, the boat that was their home for over 25 years and 100,000 miles of ocean sailing. Get ready to cross oceans with the Pardey's. -
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A DVD by Lin & Larry Pardey Running time: 81 minutes. Lin & Larry Pardey Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested DVD delivers the skills you need to weather storms with confidence. It’s the next best thing to having the Pardey’s onboard, coaching you on storm tactics as the seas build and the rigging howls. -
A video series by Lin and Larry Pardey Running time: 6.5 hours. Lin and Larry Pardey's Off-Shore Sailing Series is a collection of 5 videos about the skills required to become a safe and confident blue water sailor. Lin and Larry are among America's (and the world's) most knowledgeable and recognized cruising sailors. They are known as "America's first couple of cruising." The series includes: Get Ready to Cruise; Get Ready to Cross Oceans; Storm Tactics; Cost Control While You Cruise; and Cruising Has No Limits. -
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A video series by Spencer and Kathleen Bailey Running time: 8.5 hours. Join Spencer and Kathleen over a multi-year project as they locate the right cruising sailboat, make her ready for long range cruising. Then cast off with them as they cruise the U.S. eastern seaboard and venture offshore to the Bahamas and onto the Caribbean. You'll be there as they learn the hard way, correct mistakes, gain experience and confidence by doing, then reap the rewards of cruising aboard a well found vessel.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own series through Vimeo. Individual titles available separately. Purchase a single episode DVD or DVD series and get FREE Vimeo Downloads & Streaming.
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A 6-DVD series by Spencer and Kathleen Bailey
Over eight hours of how-to and cruising information. Join Spencer and Kathleen over a multi-year project as they locate the right cruising sailboat, make her ready for long range cruising. Then cast off with them as they cruise the U.S. eastern seaboard and venture offshore to the Bahamas and onto the Caribbean. You'll be there as they learn the hard way, correct mistakes, gain experience and confidence by doing, then reap the rewards of cruising aboard a well found vessel. -
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A video series by Spencer and Kathleen Bailey Join Spencer and Kathleen over a two-year cruising sailboat refit, make her ready for long range cruising. You'll be there as they learn the hard way, correct mistakes, gain experience and confidence by doing, then reap the rewards of cruising aboard a well found vessel. Check out Volume Volume 3 for more refitting and Volume 1 for finding their dream sailboat. Check out Volumes 4-6 and sail with Spencer and Kathleen Bayley as the cruise the U.S. East Coast, then sail from Miami to the British Virgin Islands, and throughout the Eastern Caribbean. -
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Volume 4 TRAILER After outfitting their vessel for long range cruising, Spencer and Kathleen head off up the east coast of the U.S. This volume covers their cruise from Maine to Miami including the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). You’ll see extensive coverage of such places as the Blynman Canal to Annisquam River, the run through Hell Gate in New York City, Atlantic City, and The Great Dismal Swamp Canal, just to name a few. Check out the full series... A video series by Spencer and Kathleen Bailey Running time: 8.5 hours. Join Spencer and Kathleen over a multi-year project as they locate the right cruising sailboat, make her ready for long range cruising. Then cast off with them as they cruise the U.S. eastern seaboard and venture offshore to the Bahamas and onto the Caribbean. You’ll be there as they learn the hard way, correct mistakes, gain experience and confidence by doing, then reap the rewards of cruising aboard a well found vessel. -
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A video series by Spencer and Kathleen Bailey VOL 1 - 3. Spencer and Kathleen Bailey want to sail around the world. But first, they need to find the right boat. They begin by visiting boat shows and chartering, selecting a 1975 Fisher 37 pilot house ketch that they name "Vicanous."The Baileys undertake an extensive refit of all major systems including anchors, electrical, plumbing, rigging, and much more... Then outfit their vessel for long range cruising, adding solar panels, a new diesel engine and even a compactwasher-dryer. Check out Volumes 4-6 and sail with Spencer and Kathleen Bayley as the cruise the U.S. East Coast, then sail from Miami to the British Virgin Islands, and throughout the Eastern Caribbean. -
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A film by Gavin Shaw with Don Street One of the first sailing documentaries shot on video. Classic Atlantic ocean 5,000 mile tradewind passage shot in 1986 aboard noted sailor/author Don Street's 1905 engineless 44 foot yawl, Iolaire. Documents Iolair's ninth Atlantic crossing from Ireland, with eleven ocean islands along the way, to Christmas on Antigua in the Caribbean. First landfall is Vigo in dense fog. Next, a short-handed 800 mile passage to Madeira. Then enroute to the Canaries, the desolate and dangerous Salvage Islands. The trade winds fill in at 20 N and it's an easy reach to the Verdes. From there, a fast 14-day run of 2100 miles with whales, water rationing, a leaky bilge bring Iolaire safely into Antigua. -
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A DVD by Rob Dubin with Don Street Running time: 56 minutes. This heavy weather sailing DVD with Don Street, legendary sailor and author, explains the preparation and tactics you need to take on boisterous seas. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. In this 56-minute how-to sailing video, veteran charter skipper and sailing author, Don Street explains Heavy Weather Preparation and Sailing Tactics; Foredeck Work; Mainsail Flaking Systems; Sail Repairs; Distance Offshore & Simplified Celestial Navigation; and Rigging Boom Preventers for jibe prevention. -
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A video by Rob Dubin with Don Street Running time: 66 minutes. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine collection, this how-to sailing video is hosted by veteran charter skipper and sailing author, Don Street. It includes a treasure trove of anchoring & docking tips that will make your cruising safer and more comfortable. In Vol. 2, Don demonstrates anchoring techniques; ways to prevent chafe; instructions on handy knots and whippings; methods to get you afloat when you go aground; and shorthanded docking.
