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  • Bottom Work from Cruising with Bettie

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    After entering the Caribbean from the Panama Canal, cruisers Bob and Kaye stop at a commercial shipyard to get some repairs done on "Bettie's" keel. There they get an opportunity to watch the age-old craft of wooden boat repair alongside modern fiberglass and ocean going freighters. Join cruisers Bob and Kaye on their many adventures in "Cruising with Bettie: L.A. to the Bahamas," a 51-minute cruising life-style video.

    This is a fast-paced documentary, with gorgeous photography, that will give you a first hand look at the cruising lifestyle. Over 10,000 miles passed under Bettie’s keel since Bob and Kaye left Los Angeles in 2004. They sailed down the west coast to Panama, through the Canal, east to Cartagena, Columbia then north to Honduras and east across the Caribbean to the Bahamas.

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    Bob Steadman was a highly acclaimed Hollywood cinematographer. Sadly, Bob past away several years ago. His last Hollywood gig was as technical consultant to the Director of Photography on the feature, Body of Lies directed by Ridley Scott and starring Leonardo de Caprio and Russell Crowe. Check out Bob Steadman's screen credits on the Internet Movie Database. Bob's First Mate, Kaye is a Hollywood costume designer.


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  • Once Upon an Island: the Mediterranean - Trailer
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    TheSailingChannel.TV presents the second in a series of extraordinary documentaries about exotic destinations for cruising sailors hosted by famous French sailor and TV personality, Antoine.

    This is a destination video for cruisers interested in exploring the islands of the Mediterranean. In this 54 minute wide screen film, your voyage starts in the Balearic Islands off the eastern coast of Spain. Next visit the Italian islands of Sardinia, Corsica, and Elba. Then 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, the most romantic city-island in the world. Then stop off at Malta before sailing to the Greek Islands. Visit the Cyclades in the southern Aegean, stopping at Mykonos, known for its beaches and nightlife. Then 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.

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    TheSailingChannel.TV offers several of Antoine's Once Upon an Isle videos through Vimeo On Demand. Titles include: Islands of the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Polynesia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.


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  • Once Upon an Island in the Atlantic - Trailer
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    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. Available in English, French, and Italian. One of a series of extraordinary documentaries about exotic destinations for cruising sailors hosted by famous French sailor and TV personality, Antoine.

    Enjoy beautiful images, relaxing music, and entertaining narrative as Antoine takes you on his voyages to the islands of the Atlantic. Sail 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 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 sail across the Atlantic to the tropical waters of the West Indies.

    On TheSailingChannel.TV, the documentaries are available in English, French, and Italian.

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    TheSailingChannel.TV offers several of Antoine's Once Upon an Isle videos through Vimeo On Demand. Titles include: Islands of the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Polynesia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.


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    6 min
  • Edson Wheel with Clutch and Brake
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    At the 2010 United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD, TheSailingChannel interviews Edson Marine President, Will Keene. Will demonstrates Edson's break through product, the Edson Wheel with Clutch & Brake. For sailing yachts with autopilots the helmsman can clutch out the wheel, removing its fly wheel effect, dramatically decreasing the load on the autopilot. This is especially useful on yachts with dual wheel systems. The wheel also includes a traditional brake to lock the steering system.
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  • Cruising Has No Limits Preview

    Skimming before caressing trade winds, savoring tropical landfalls, evading stormy seas—such is the image of the cruising life under sail. It is all this, but Lin and Larry's latest documentary: Cruising Has No Limits shows you how it can be so much more. Join Lin and Larry at their New Zealand home base as they recount some of their most memorable adventures during more than 30 years of cruising.

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    Cruising Has No Limits is now available as a YouTube Rental for just $2.99 (US Only).

    Rent our sailing documentaries at TheSailingChannel YouTube Documentary Playlist.Sail with them across the Indian Ocean on board 29-foot, 9-inch Taleisin. Learn how they planned and executed a seven month "Champagne Safari on a Beer Budget," outfitting a 4X4 to reach remote corners of southern Africa. Share their memories of campfire evenings with Kalahari Bushmen, life in a sculptors' commune in Zimbabwe's northern reaches, and days of animal-watching at waterholes far from game reserves. Then voyage onward with them to Brazil, and see how two 14-year-old passengers led them into a unique, eight-month-long island encounter with nine Brazilian families who dreamed of their own off shore adventures. Finally, sail north through the Atlantic to Ireland's music-filled shores and a summer of history, classic sailing, and friendship.

    Along the way, you'll learn some of the truisms that could help you get out adventuring sooner and more enjoyably—whether on the water or on land. You'll also come to know more about this longtime cruising couple who have been dubbed "the enablers" because of their enthusiasm and willingness to share their secrets for exploring the far corners of the world on a limited budget.

    "After voyaging tens of thousands of engineless miles under sail, penning more useful marine books than Hiscock and Moitessier combined, and receiving more awards for their pursuits than Tom Hanks has for his, Lin and Larry Pardey are entitled to their well-earned nautical opinions."

    —HERB McCORMACK, EDITOR-AT-LARGE, CRUISING WORLD

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  • First Timers' Guide to the ICW - PREVIEW


    First Timers' Guide to the ICW (36-Minutes). Wally Moran, noted sailing writer and charter skipper, briefs you on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) along the U.S. East coast from Mile 1 at Norfolk, VA to Oriental, NC. This video is an expanded version of Wally's boat show seminar and includes a wealth of "what you need to know" information that applies throughout an ICW cruise. We will be releasing Part 2, Oriental NC to Miami FL, later this year. Wally is a chief writer for Waterway Guides.

    As Wally says, “The ICW doesn’t have to be a purgatory, it can be a true pleasure-with the right knowledge.”
    Register for a chance to win a free copy of 2010 Atlantic ICW Waterway Guide. Email NorthChannelSailingATgmail.com. Put ICW Video Cruising Guide as the Subject.



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    You may also be interested in "CUBA: Forbidding...Forbidden". In this expanded version of his boat show seminar, Wally describes what it's really like to cruise to Cuba, the best route, provisioning, paperwork, dealing with the locals, and much more. Learn from someone who has actually cruised to Cuba. Available as an HD VIDEO DOWNLOAD. Includes Wally's boat show presentation slides in PDF.



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    6 min
  • Lin and Larry Pardey Far Horizons Award Interview
    TheSailingChannel.TV President, Tory Salvia, interviews circumnavigators, Lin and Larry Pardey at the New York Yacht Club in New York City about their selection as recipients of the 2009 Cruising Club of America's Far Horizons Award. For more information about the Pardey's, visit landlpardey.com and thesailingchannel.tv/pardey.
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    8 min
  • A New Awareness to Survive at Sea
    Lin Pardey relates the "First Rule of Seamanship" - beware of the land. Don't take your lands-man's eyes to sea. From Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested (84-Minutes).
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    "One of the reasons I wanted to sail east-to-west around Cape Horn was to take video shots proving that small vessels can safely weather storms if they are well outfitted and efficiently handled," Larry Pardey stated after his record-breaking voyage. Lin and Larry completed their against-the-wind rounding of the Great Southern Capes on board their engineless 29-foot Taleisin, weathering nine days of storm-force winds to reach Puerto Montt in Chile. There they interviewed several high-latitude voyagers, prepared the narrative, and shot further detailed footage to complete the Storm Tactics video, a project Lin and Larry conceived almost ten years ago. Read more about Storm tactics at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics/


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  • Mary T Snowmageddon Pirate Friday

    Snowmageddon has struck the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast and the snow is pilled up over the deck house aboard the good ship Mary T. But the snowpocalypse hasn’t stopped the First Mate from keeping the Pirate Friday tradition alive. Here’s Pirate Amy’s special report on winter-wallop 2010 for TheSailingChannel and a new pirate jingle to boot. Enjoy more Pirate Fridays aboard the Mary T from Nova Scotia to the Bahamas at www.thesailingchannel.tv/mary-t/
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  • Storm Tactics Preview: Now on VIDEO DOWNLOAD

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    "One of the reasons I wanted to sail east-to-west around Cape Horn was to take video shots proving that small vessels can safely weather storms if they are well outfitted and efficiently handled," Larry Pardey stated after his record-breaking voyage. Lin and Larry completed their against-the-wind rounding of the Great Southern Capes on board their engineless 29-foot Taleisin, weathering nine days of storm-force winds to reach Puerto Montt in Chile. There they interviewed several high-latitude voyagers, prepared the narrative, and shot further detailed footage to complete the Storm Tactics video, a project Lin and Larry conceived almost ten years ago. Read more about Storm tactics at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics/about_storm_tactics.htm

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    Add the Storm Tactics Handbook, recently revised 3rd Ed. to the Video and you've got the ultimate reference set. Price: $20.65. Modern methods of heaving-to for survival in extreme conditions. As in the first two editions of this book, Lin and Larry describe their concerns about the tendency of modern sailors to discard the classic methods used to bring sailing vessels of all sizes—from vast clipper ships to tiny yachts—through amazingly strong winds and heavy seas. “There is only one storm tactic that has the ability to sap the power of breaking seas,” they explain. With clear and concise diagrams, they proceed to show how heaving-to works and how even the most modern of yachts can be made to heave-to, whether with only sail power or with the assistance of a sea anchor. http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/pardey_books/books/storm_tactics_handbook.htm

    Mario Vittone, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer for 14 years, in an unsolicited testimony, wrote: “I have been on several rescues (and heard of many more) that would have been completely unnecessary if the sailboat captains aboard would have . . . practiced the skills taught by Lin and Larry Pardey. Not knowing how to heave-to in bad weather is as inexcusable as not knowing ‘red, right, return’.”

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