Sailing Adventures include films for those who dream of voyaging to exotic locales. Included are destination documentaries, cruising video guides, films about circumnavigators, sailing history, and classic 16mm sailing films restored and scanned to HD video. Our productions are created by professional filmmakers and talented amateurs who want to share their voyages with you. We are constantly adding new videos to our library. If you come across a sailing video that you believe others might enjoy, let us know through our contact form.
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A film by Yves Gélinas Running time: 98 minutes TheSailingChannel is honored to offer what many consider to be the finest sailing film ever made. With Jean du Sud Around the World is a two-time winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Larochelle Sailing Film Festival as well as eight other international film awards. Includes both English and French versions. -
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A film by Eric & Susan Hiscock Running time: 91 minutes In the late 1950's, very few "middle class" sailors had taken small sailing craft on long voyages. British Sailors, Eric & Susan Hiscock became pioneers in making long trans-oceanic passages in a small sailboat to what was then quite remote destinations. Their sailing adventures paved the way for future generations of cruising sailors who would follow in their wake, making blue water passage-making the more common experience it has become today. Read the Beyond the West Horizon Herb McCormick CW Review July 2014.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Larry Pardey inspired more sailing dreams and had more cruising adventures than most other modern sailors during his two circumnavigations.A video by Mike Anderson
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A film by Robert Margouleff & Dan Kavanaugh Running Time: 53 minutes The American Privateer Lynx transports you into the exciting seafaring world of days gone by. It connects directly with today’s youth, expanding their understanding about the maritime history of our nation and the environmental perils facing our planet. Experience an unforgettable adventure on the Pacific. Witness the fury of the ocean as the American Privateer Lynx sails through treacherous weather. Meet the crew as they describe their lives aboard then watch them share their knowledge with a class of inner city school kids, giving them the ultimate field trip.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Featuring Wally Moran Running Time: 38 minutes. Sailing magazine and Waterways Guide writer, Wally Moran gives you the information you need to successfully and safely transit the Intracoastal Waterway - the ICW. A Canadian, Wally is a highly regarded expert on cruising ICW along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard from Canada to Miami.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Gregory Roscoe Running time: 94 minutes A family sailing saga from construction through shakedown cruises, dismastings and family breakdowns told through the lens of a man, a mission and his boat. In 1997, the McKay family- George, JoAnn, Elizabeth, Aaron, Tom and Rob made the decision to build a three masted Galleon as a way for the family to voyage and see new places. However there was a key feature that needed to be integrated into the build- the boat needed to be handicapped accessible to accommodate Elizabeth who has Marfans Syndrome. This accommodation evolved into an obsession, which eventually took its toll on this American family.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A Video by Ed Verner Running time: 29 minutes A classic sailboat, a fresh breeze, a willing crew and the sun sparkling off the water. Add an original musical score and an inspirational narrative that echoes the spirit and sounds of sailing and you have Dancing With The Wind. Includes both narrative and music-only versions.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Latitudes and Attitudes TV Video Series DVD
A video series by Bob Bitchin 5 Seasons: 5 DVDs with 3 discs per DVD Running time: 65 x 22 minutes plus Bonus Material Bob Bitchin's Latitudes & Attitudes TV made history with its 5-year run as a half-hour, 13 episode per season sailing series on national cable television. Now you can own all 5 seasons, 15 discs -- 65 episodes in all, plus bonus material on DVD. A must (and a great gift) for all Latitudes & Attitudes Bob Bitchin fans.
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A film by David Perdew Running Time: 52 minutes. Sail the famed inside passage with skipper Dave Perdew on Irish Rose as novice and experienced sailors join him on different legs of cruise. From Seattle, Washington, sail up the coast of British Columbia to Juneau, Alaska. Discover 4000 year-old rock carvings along the beach and climb cliffs hundreds of feet above the passage to find ancient picture glyphs.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A Video by Bob Steadman with Kaye Nottbush Running time: 50 minutes Join Bob and Kaye aboard their 36 foot sloop, "Bettie" as they cruise from Los Angeles to the Bahamas via the Panama Canal. This is a fast-paced documentary with gorgeous photography that will give you a first hand look at the cruising lifestyle.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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600 Days to Cocos island and Galapagos
A film by Gene and Josie Evans Running time: 155 minutes 600 Days is a feature length two-part sailing documentary covering 10,000 miles exploring the Mexican and Central American coast, Cocos Island and Galapagos Islands. It that takes us back to the mid 1970s when more owners of small sailing craft were starting to venture far from their home ports in search of adventure. Throughout their voyage, crew members explore remote locales, fish for food, encounter wild animals, struggle against storms, and on a few occasions fight for survival. The original 16mm color sound print has been digitally restored and remastered to HD for theatrical and large TV screen viewing. Gene and his wife, Josie sail their 32 foot Pearson Vanguard sloop, "Discubridor" ("Discoverer") 10,000 miles from San Diego, CA south along the Mexican and Central American coast to Costa Rica, then offshore to the legendary, uninhabited Cocos Island. After exploring Cocos, they sail on to explore the Galapagos Islands, then 4,000 miles home to San Diego. Read the review of 600 Days by Karen Larson, Publisher of Good Old Boat Magazine.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Gene Anthony Running Time: 53 minutes. In 1978, photographer and writer Gene Anthony achieved 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.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Luther Greene Running Time: 51 minutes TheSailingChannel.TV is proud to bring you "In the Wake of the Zaca," the remarkable adventures of the California schooner Zaca once owned by legendary film star, Errol Flynn. This award-winning documentary captures a lost age of adventure, romance, and Hollywood glamour told through the history of this 118 foot gaff-rigged topsail schooner.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Lin & Larry Pardey
Running time: 91 minutes Lin & Larry Pardey Sailing Adventures recount three of their most memorable voyages from over 30 years of sailing including a "Champagne Safari on a beer budget," a Brazilian island encounter, and an Irish summer of music and classic sailing.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Antoine Running Time: 52 minutes. Sail Atlantic Islands with famous French sailor and TV personality, Antoine. A highly entertaining destination video that explores the islands of the Atlantic from the cost of South Africa to Bermuda with stops at St. Helena and several islands in the Caribbean. Includes English, français, and italiano versions.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A Video by Amy Flannery Running Time: 23 minutes Sail Newfoundland with Amy and Kenny aboard their 1984 Morgan 384 sloop as they explore the southwest coast. Sail past grand vistas of rock bound shores into stunning fjords.Sail Newfoundland
Visit remote outports frozen in time andlearn the sad story of their slow decline. Meet the locals who tell of vanishing fisheries and a government that's eliminating their support including mail, mainland ferries and electricity. Then sail east to the small island of St. Pierre & Miquelon, the last remaining French position in North America.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Cruising on the Mary T: Nova Scotia to the Bahamas
A Video 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 cruise up to Canada and then back down the coast to the Bahamas. Along the way they encountered assorted equipment failures and made new friends. They 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.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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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.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Cast Off for Catalina Island
A video by Mark Ritts and Ted Field Running time: 57 minutes 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 southern California coast.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Cast Off for Mexico: Sailing to Ensenada
Running time: 45 minutes The indispensable Video Guide for boaters sailing to Ensenada, Mexico from southern California. 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.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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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.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Featuring Wally Moran Running Time: 38 minutes. Wally Moran, a Canadian sailing writer and professional charter skipper, gives a briefing on sailing to Cuba. He describes the best route, how you should prepare for your voyage, and what its like to interact with government officials and the local population. As President Obama acts to normalize relations with Cuba and a bill ending travel restrictions on U.S. citizens visiting Cuba wends its way through Congress, it's likely that this forbidden Caribbean isle maybe the next great destination for U.S. cruising sailors.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Antoine Running Time: 103 minutes.Learn some Caribbean Secrets as you sail with French TV celeb, sailor and filmmaker, Antoine on this tour of the southern Caribbean. Visit 20 on Antoine's favorite cruising destinations that lie off the beaten track from Marie-Galante to Panama, from Belize to the islands off Venezuela, from the volcanoes of Saba and Montserrat, to Roatan and the heavenly islets of wonderful San Blas archipelago. (Available in English, French, and Italian.)RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Antoine Running Time: 52 minutes. Antoine invites you to sail around New Caledonia onboard his yellow catamaran Banana Split for an unforgettable tour of this magnificent South Pacific island located a thousand miles off the east coast of Australia. Part of Antoine's Once Upon an Island series featuring the most beautiful islands in the world.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Antoine Running Time: 53 minutes. Sail Mediterranean Islands with Antoine, famous French sailor and celebrity, aboard his 40 foot catamaran Banana Split as he takes you on a tour of exotic locations off the coasts of Spain, Italy, and Greece. Part of Antoine's Once Upon an Island series featuring the most beautiful islands in the world. Includes English, français, and italiano versions.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Antoine Running Time: 54 minutes. Sail Around New Zealand with Antoine, French sailor and TV personality. Explore the island's diversity and natural beauty. Part of Antoine's Once Upon an Island series featuring the most beautiful islands in the world. Includes English, français, and italiano versions.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A Film by Ed & Ellen Zacko Running time: 103 minutes The Partnership is a story of a sailing couple: their love and friendship, discovery and improbability. Ellen and Ed Zacko met while playing in the orchestra of a Broadway musical and hatched a scheme to take a temporary brake from the hectic New York scene and explore the world together. Their adventure aboard a Nor Sea 27 foot sloop led them to discover a different side of life that would change their lives forever.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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Latitudes and Attitudes TV Video Series
Premier Season 1
TheSailingChannel.TV brings you all thirteen 22-minute episodes from the premiere season of Latitudes and Attitudes TV with Bob Bitchin and co-host, Courtney Haas. Latitudes & Attitudes TV, Bob Bitchin's groundbreaking sailing magazine TV series, was broadcast on various U.S. cable channels from 2004 through 2008. Episode segments include voyaging, Cruising Tips, sailing gear and sailboat reviews, and Bob’s “Attitudes”. The series follows this structure through five seasons and sixty-five thirteen 22 minute episodes - just about 24 hours of content. Enjoy. A video series by Bob Bitchin Running time: 13 x 22 minutesRent or Download-to-Own season through Vimeo. Individual titles available separately.
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THE REAL DEAL: Larry Pardey, Legendary Sailor & Adventurer
Larry Pardey inspired more sailing dreams and had more cruising adventures than most other modern sailors during his two circumnavigations.CLICK ABOVE FOR TRAILER, MORE INFO & VIMEO PURCHASE
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Running time: 93 minutes.Full movie available for Download, Streaming Rental, DVD, and with Subscription.
From the stormy seas of Cape Horn to the wilds of the Sahara Desert, few modern sailors have seen more adventures nor inspired more dreams than Larry Pardey. Larry sailed more than 200,000 miles and circumnavigated both east-about and west-about in engine-free boats he built himself. He co-authored 12 books and created 5 videos. Larry Pardey has been called “the Enabler” and “the man who launched 50,000 dreams.”Order the DVD from TheSailingChannel
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Welcome to the Distant Shores Sailing Adventure Video Series with Paul and Sheryl Shard.TheSailingChannel.TV is an official distributor of Distant Shores videos.
Distant Shores Sailing Adventure Video Series
A video series by Paul & Sheryl Shard
Distant Shores sailing adventure video series with Paul and Sheryl Shard is about the cruising life, with lots of tips for sailors planning to sail away, plus destination information to help you make your cruising plans. The Shards have been filming Distant Shores for over 15 years, and know the fun and challenges of the cruising life.TheSailingChannel.TV is an official distributor of Distant Shores videos. Purchase the Distant Shores DVD collection and get Vimeo On Demand Downloads and Streaming at no extra charge. Enjoy unlimited online viewing everywhere there is a Vimeo App: computer, tablet, smart phone, smart tv.
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MAIDEN
"In 1989, the very idea of a competitive all female sailing crew was nearly inconceivable to the manly world of open-ocean yacht racing."Directed by Alex Holmes | A New Black Films Production Featuring Tracy Edwards Running Time: 93 minutes.
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In 1989, the very idea of a competitive all female sailing crew was nearly inconceivable to the manly world of open-ocean yacht racing. They’d never make it to the start of the Whitbread Round the World Race, much less survive to the finish. They’d never find funding. They didn’t have the strength or skill. They’d die at sea. Did that many professional female sailors even exist? Tracy Edwards proved them wrong. 26-year-old skipper Edwards, her second-hand racing yacht Maiden, and her seasoned crew not only became the first-ever all female sailing crew challenge to the Whitbread, they proved able competitors in the famously grueling race, besting male crews in their class. By the time they returned to their starting point at Southampton, England after 32,000 miles of global racing, Maiden's all female sailing crew had shocked, inspired, and transfixed the sailing world and the British nation. Tracy Edwards was awarded the 1990 Yachtsman of the Year Award, the first woman ever to receive the accolade, and was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Available on Blu-ray (be sure to click "Free Shipping" at check-out)
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Outfitting the Ideal Cruising Sailboat
A video by Rob and Dee Dubin from Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine Running time: 76 minutes. After filming Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine for 6 years and 24 episodes, the Dubin's purchased a new bluewater cruising boat, "Ventana" - an Island Packet 40. They outfitted her with many of the gear and customizations featured in the series. In this video, the Dubin's give you a tour above and below decks, describing boat construction, sails, rigging, ground tackle, and other gear and features they selected. Regardless of the boat you decide on, you'll find their advice extremely helpful. (OF)Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo
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Cruising European Waters
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A video by Rob Dubin hosted by Gary Jobson Running time: 66 minutes. Hosted by Gary Jobson, Cruising European Waters takes you back in time to cruising Europe during the late 1980s before the end of the Cold War. (D2Z) From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine series.RECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own the series through Vimeo.
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A film by Antoine, French celebrity and world sailor. (French and Italian versions included.) Running Time: 58 minutes. Antoine takes you on a intimate tour of Tahiti and the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands - the iconic South Pacific Polynesian destination for adventurous bluewater sailors. For current cruising information about French Polynesia visit the French Poly Cruisers Facebook Group. This film is part of Antoine's Once Upon an Island series featuring the most beautiful islands in the world.Tahiti
Shot in High Definition, the film is accompanied with a simple but fascinating commentary, relaxing music, magnificent footage of plants, animals, and the traditions of indigenous peoples.Part of the Society Islands including Moorea and the Leewards, Tahiti was first visited by European explorers more than two and a half centuries ago, Accompany Antoine on a tour of modern Papeete's, Tahiti's capital. Next circle the island by helicopter, experiencing incredible vistas from soaring jagged mountains with plunging waterfalls to reef-lined turquoise lagoons perfect for a remote anchorage. Then fly deep into the forested and mountainous heart of the island.Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Lin & Larry Pardey
Running time: 42 minutes. "Wind, Sand and Sea," is a slide seminar given by Lin & Larry Pardey that tells the story of the four main sailing adventures that shaped the couples early sailing lives. $7.99 Buy Download plus Streaming | $3.99 Streaming RentalRECOMMENDED: Rent or Download-to-Own through Vimeo.
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A film by Margie Woods Running Time: 26 minutes. Margie Woods puts it all out there in Journey Back to Myself. With limited offshore experience, she sets sail alone from San Francisco to Haunani, Hawaii - the only female sailing in the solo 2016 Transpac race. ************************************************ Also available with a SAILFLIX subscription ************************************************Rent or Buy through Vimeo.
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