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April 19, 2025
Distant Shores TV

Distant Shores TV

The Distant Shores sailing adventure travel TV series follows the global sailing adventures of award-winning travel documentary filmmakers and sailing authors, Paul and Sheryl Shard. The TV series celebrates the sailing lifestyle and features the world’s top nautical destinations as well as shore-side attractions. Sail off into the sunset with Paul and Sheryl and leave your cares behind… (130 x 30-minute episodes)

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Cooking on Passage: Sailing from the Canary Islands to Cape Verde | Ep 260
Cooking on Passage: Sailing from the Canary Islands to Cape Verde | Ep 260
Come along for a 6-day offshore passage as we sail between the mid-Atlantic islands of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands and Saõ Vicente in the Cape Verde islands, passing the Sahara Desert as we go. We are joined by crew members, Keith and Stephan, and have l...
Sailing Offshore to the Canary Islands
Sailing Offshore to the Canary Islands
This time on Distant Shores we deal with currents on the 600 mile passage offshore to the Canary Islands from Portugal. We then sail from Lanzarote to Gran Canaria for the start of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) and prepare for the big one - a 3000 ...
Our Favourite sailing destination! Come explore the Exuma Islands of the Bahamas with us!
Our Favourite sailing destination! Come explore the Exuma Islands of the Bahamas with us!
We're heading back to our favourite sailing destination - the Exuma islands of the Bahamas. We've opened up two new Sailaway Weeks in the Bahamas in April. If you need a break from it all check this out.
BISCAY Crossing! Avoiding BAD WEATHER and ORCA Whales | Ep. 258
BISCAY Crossing! Avoiding BAD WEATHER and ORCA Whales | Ep. 258
Crossing the Bay of Biscay is a navigational hurdle when sailing south from the UK to Portugal. We begin this episode in France, in the charming port of Camaret-sur-Mer, waiting for good weather and preparing for the 2-3 day crossing. The Biscay crossing s...
Going Electric – TEST DRIVE ePropulsion Spirit 1.0 ELECTRIC Outboard Motor | Ep 257
Going Electric – TEST DRIVE ePropulsion Spirit 1.0 ELECTRIC Outboard Motor | Ep 257
This week on Distant Shores, we take you to the Solent in the United Kingdom where where we test drive our new ePropulsion electric outboard motor, learn how EPIRB's work and how they help enable a rescue if you have to abandon ship, navigate the River Ham...
Hand-Over! Welcome to Our New Boat! The Adventure Begins | Ep 256
Hand-Over! Welcome to Our New Boat! The Adventure Begins | Ep 256
This time on Distant Shores we take delivery of our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat and set sail for new adventures! We take delivery of Distant Shores IV at the Dutch town of Makkum where the boat was built, then head out through the sea-lock into ...

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Sailing in New York with AIS
Sailing in New York with AIS
Sailing with AIS - Automatic Identification System in New York Harbor. Paul & Sheryl Shard, Hosts of the Distant Shores Television series present video tips for cruising sailors.
Sailing Bahamas – Distant Shores
Sailing Bahamas – Distant Shores
We have just got back home from another wonderful cruise in the Bahamas. We stopped en route from the Caribbean up to the Chesapeake Bay and were lucky to be able to spend almost 6 weeks in the Bahamas. For anyone who hasnt considered the islands as a crui...
Episode V3 Feathering Propellor
Episode V3 Feathering Propellor
A look at our Variprop feathering propellor. It reduces drag under sail but still produces full power when motoring. Since it is a 4 bladed prop it produces the most thrust in the aperture we have between the skeg and the hull of our Southerly 42. Not fam...
Beaching a Southerly 42
Beaching a Southerly 42
How to beach your boat! This was our first time to deliberately beach our Southerly 42 in the Bahamas. Crystal blue waters and white sand! If you would like to follow the continuing adventures of Paul and Sheryl Shard aboard S/V Distant Shores see: http:/...
Episode V5 Getting off the Beach
Episode V5 Getting off the Beach
This was our first time beaching the boat. We stayed overnight on the sandbank and next day pulled off with the rising tide using our Fortress stern anchor.
Episode V6 On the Banks
Episode V6 On the Banks
The Great Bahama Bank stretches for hundreds of miles. We were sailing up from the Caribbean and came from Crooked Acklins Island over to the tip of Long Island, then onto the Bank. It was 40 miles to Georgetown most of it very shallow water over perfect s...
Episode V7 – Trent-Severn.m4v
Episode V7 – Trent-Severn.m4v
Fall is here so we were thinking of the trip south down the waterway. For us the first leg of the trip is a cruise down the lovely and historic Trent-Severn Waterway in Canada. This is an excerpt from the show we shot last fall as we sailed south going thr...
Episode V8 – Launching the 42.m4v
Episode V8 – Launching the 42.m4v
Exactly 2 years ago we launched our Southerly 42 Distant Shores! So for the anniversary I have put up this excerpt from the Season V DVD set. It is cold in England now and 2 years ago we were facing a cold sail south to the Canary Islands before heading ac...
Podcast V9 – Tropical Moods.m4v
Podcast V9 – Tropical Moods.m4v
Sheryl and I are back in the studio in Canada working on the TV new TV shows, and today we had our first snow of the year. So I thought I would put up a podcast to warm you up in December! This was shot in the Exumas island group in the lovely Bahamas. We ...
Podcast 10 – Transatlantic Sailing
Podcast 10 – Transatlantic Sailing
Crossing the Atlantic. Sail from the Canary Islands to Antigua on a 42 foot sailboat.
Distant Shores Season 6 Trailer – Chesapeake Bay, ICW and Leeward Islands
Distant Shores Season 6 Trailer – Chesapeake Bay, ICW and Leeward Islands
If you are planning a trip south down the coast of the USA to Florida the Bahamas or the Caribbean this set of 3 DVDs are for you! Includes special features on planning your own voyage on the Intracoastal Waterway and the Erie Canal. Saba, Montserrat, Barb...
Distant Shores Season 4 trailer – The Middle East
Distant Shores Season 4 trailer – The Middle East
Cruising in the Middle East - We join members of the Levante Basin Rally to explore the startlingly beautiful countries of Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, Jordan and Egypt. These DVDs provide enlightening encounters as we approach the historic cities a...
Distant Shores Season 5 Trailer – The Med to the Caribbean and Bahamas
Distant Shores Season 5 Trailer – The Med to the Caribbean and Bahamas
Cruise the west coast of Italy, visit Sicily and Malta. Charter in the Virgin Islands. Then sail from England south to Madeira, Canary Islands, then transatlantic to the Caribbean and the out islands of the Bahamas. 6 hours
Distant Shores Season 7 trailer – Channel Islands to Scandinavia + San Blas Islands
Distant Shores Season 7 trailer – Channel Islands to Scandinavia + San Blas Islands
Paul and Sheryl Shard, take you aboard their new Southerly 49 sailboat, Distant Shores II, for commissioning on the south coast of England sailing to ports in Chichester Harbour and around the Solent and also try narrowboating on English canals. Next is a ...
Distant Shores Season 8 Trailer – Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Brittany Coast
Distant Shores Season 8 Trailer – Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Brittany Coast
Come on a voyage north to the Emerald Isle. Then on to Scotland and cross the Crinan and Caledonian Canals and into Loch Ness. Next it's north to the rugged Shetland Islands to explore the northernmost British Isles. Midsummer means a passage to the beauti...
Stormy Sailing   sneak peek
Stormy Sailing sneak peek
Stormy Atlantic Crossing with the ARC 2012. A large catamaran comes near us so we get some great shots in the big ocean swells. Not familiar with Distant Shores? You can download a FREE 30-minute episode of Distant Shores, "Southern Exumas Bahamas" at htt...
How to do Mediterranean Mooring
How to do Mediterranean Mooring
Mooring Mediterranean-style stern to the dock in Greece. This is an excerpt from the Distant Shores sailing adventure television series. If you would like to follow the continuing adventures of Paul and Sheryl Shard aboard S/V Distant Shores see: http://...
Free Diving with Eagle Rays.mov
Free Diving with Eagle Rays.mov
Exploring the Bahamas on our sailboat we were free-diving and came across a number of these beautiful Eagle Rays. They are up to 1 meters across the wings and 3 meters long to their whip tails. This is an excerpt from our Cruising the Bahamas DVD available...
Stormy Weather – Tracking Squalls with a Plotter
Stormy Weather – Tracking Squalls with a Plotter
This is a Sneak Peek from the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series episode #111 about doing a transatlantic passage with the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) in December 2012. Captain/Owner Paul Shard and crewmember Matthew Heron show how they use t...
French Canals by Sailboat
French Canals by Sailboat
Ever thought about traveling through France by boat? Here's a taste of what it's like going through a couple of the many locks. We documented a 10-week voyage taking our Southerly 49 sailboat through the canals of France from the north coast down to the so...
Foggy Sailing English Channel
Foggy Sailing English Channel
Sailing in foggy conditions across the North Sea to Holland from the Solent. We navigate thick fog on the approach to Ramsgate. This is an excerpt from season 7 of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series. http://www.distantshores.ca/tvshows/byserie...
Barbuda reef sailing
Barbuda reef sailing
Sailing between Antigua and Barbuda we navigate a narrow channel and get close to the reefs. We have a swing keel on our Southerly 42 so we can reduce our draft to less than 3 feet and go through shallow water. This is an excerpt from season 5 of the Dist...
Full Moon Party – British Virgin Islands
Full Moon Party – British Virgin Islands
Soaking up the atmosphere of the Full Moon Party at Trellis Bay! Great fun sailing in the BVI! The crew of Distant Shores films the fun... www.distantshores.ca
Sailing to Distant Shores – Season 1 Trailer
Sailing to Distant Shores – Season 1 Trailer
Entering the Mediterranean Sea through the Straits of Gibraltar, the Shards take you to the Pillars of Hercules, first in Gibraltar (Europe) and Ceuta (Africa) then continue along the south coast of Spain to cruise the Balearic Islands where they end the s...
Season 9 Trailer – French Canals, Morocco and Sailing Transatlantic with the ARC
Season 9 Trailer – French Canals, Morocco and Sailing Transatlantic with the ARC
Join global adventurers, Paul and Sheryl Shard, on one of their most diverse voyages ever starting with small historic canals, a Mediterranean cruise, a transatlantic passage and island-hopping in the Caribbean. The voyage begins on the north coast of Fran...
Mid-Atlantic sailing – Distant Shores
Mid-Atlantic sailing – Distant Shores
Over 1000 miles from land! We have been at sea for a week and a half and still have a week to go to reach the Caribbean. Join us on this transatlantic passage. This is an excerpt from Season 5 of Distant Shores (filmed in 2007). For more info on the boat c...
Cruising the Bahamas Trailer
Cruising the Bahamas Trailer
Cruising the Bahamas - 1 hour If you're dreaming of a cruise to the beautiful islands of the Bahamas this delightful film will whet your appetite for adventure while providing valuable tips for a safe and enjoyable voyage. The Shards take you to their favo...
Intracoastal Waterway – Overtaking Traffic
Intracoastal Waterway – Overtaking Traffic
If you are planning a trip down the Intracoastal Waterway or ICW here is a tip for dealing with overtaking traffic. Wait till they get up close astern then slow your boat right down. This allows the overtaking vessel to slow as well and pass you with the l...
Stormy Seas Autopilot Steering
Stormy Seas Autopilot Steering
Atlantic Rally for Cruisers - ARC 2012 We are sailing downwind in strong winds and watch how the autopilot handles the seas. We have a Raymarine Autopilot system with an SXP-30 corepack.
ARC Rally sailing across the Atlantic downwind with twin headsails
ARC Rally sailing across the Atlantic downwind with twin headsails
Sailing downwind for days on end as we cross the Atlantic Ocean. We are participating in the ARC - the Atlantic rally for Cruisers. An excerpt from the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series. We're using both headsails out wing-and-wing. One is poled ...
ARC Safety Check Extended
ARC Safety Check Extended
Planning an ocean passage? Every year more than 200 boats cross the Atlantic with the ARC - Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. Before the start each ARC boat must pass a safety inspection, and we filmed the process for Distant Shores. Here's the extended cut of ...
Distant Shores Season 2 Trailer – Croatia, Italy and the Greek Islands to Turkey
Distant Shores Season 2 Trailer – Croatia, Italy and the Greek Islands to Turkey
The voyage into the Mediterranean continues in Distant Shores Series 2 when Paul and Sheryl head through the Straits of Messina to the Aeolian Island of Italy, then around Italy's south coast into the Adriatic Sea to explore the Croatian coast, then north...
Distant Shores Season 3 Trailer – Greece & Turkey
Distant Shores Season 3 Trailer – Greece & Turkey
Paul and Sheryl Shard sail their 37-foot sailboat north along the west coast of Turkey to Istanbul then explore the northern Greek Islands of Lesvos, Samos, Chios, Patmos and more. They then head to the southern coast of Turkey visiting Marmaris and the Tu...
Distant Shores Trailer
Distant Shores Trailer
Distant Shores is a sailing television series about the cruising life, with lots of tips for sailors planning to sail away plus destination information to help you make your cruising plans. We have been filming Distant Shores for over 15 years, and know th...
BVI Spring Regatta
BVI Spring Regatta
The BVI Spring Regatta that takes place annually in March in the British Virgin Islands is based at Nanny Cay Marina and Resort on the BVI's main island, Tortola, with a population of just over 20 thousand or about double the number of St Ursula's 11,000 v...
Season 9 Trailer … NEW
Season 9 Trailer … NEW
Join global adventurers, Paul and Sheryl Shard, on one of their most diverse voyages ever starting with small historic canals, a Mediterranean cruise, a transatlantic passage and island-hopping in the Caribbean. The voyage begins on the north coast of Fran...