Atlantic Crossing - Living the Dream
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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0:50 – Anchoring trouble in Lanzarote
4:05 – Setting sail from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
6:46 – Arrival in Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands
9:33 – Catching Mahi Mahi
10:48 – Chafe protection
13:23 – Setting up the downwind rig
18:00 – Landfall in Antigua
Dreaming of crossing an ocean someday? In this video, join us for our 9th transatlantic crossing, this time aboard our new Southerly 480, sailing from the Canary Islands to Antigua via the Cape Verde Islands.
Music Used in the Video
Sunrise Drive – South London HiFi
Jellyfish in Space by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500030
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Search and Rescue – Dan Lebowitz
Yacht Stomp – Spazz Cardigan
Take Me To the Depths – Midnight North
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Principal photography by Paul and Sheryl Shard and Nick Gill.
Additional photography by Mike and Shirley Hiscock and Darryl Beattie.
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About
Paul and Sheryl Shard are award-winning travel documentary filmmakers and videographers and have been cruising internationally since 1989 documenting their global adventures for television, in books and sailing publications. They are the producers and presenters of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series which is broadcast to 42 million households in 24 languages around the world. Through their TV programs, YouTube videos, articles/blogs and popular cruising seminars the Shards help anyone dreaming of setting sail to get out on the water and experience their own adventure safely and comfortably.
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Boat:
Southerly 480 by Discovery with variable-draft swing-keel
https://distantshores.ca/about-us/the-boats/distant-shores-3/
Discovery Yachts Group / Southerly Yachts:
https://discoveryyachtsgroup.com/
Equipment:
Brunton’s Propellers: http://www.bruntonspropellers.com/
Elvstrøm Sails: http://www.elvstromsails.com/
Epex Sail Technology: http://www.elvstromsails.com/epex/epex-technology
Seldén Mast / Furlex: http://www.seldenmast.com/
Lewmar: http://www.lewmar.com/
Raymarine: http://www.raymarine.com/
Scanstrut: http://www.scanstrut.com/
Navionics Charts: https://www.navionics.com/
Highfield Classic Inflatable: http://www.highfieldboats.com/
Honda Outboard: https://marine.honda.com/
Ultra Anchor (35 kg): https://www.ultramarine-anchors.com/
Pantaenius Yacht Insurance: http://www.pantaenius-group.com/content/2808
Gill Marine https://www.gillmarine.com/gb/
Destinations:
Lanzarote, Canary Islands – https://turismolanzarote.com/en/
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands – http://www.grancanaria.com/turismo/en/
Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands – http://www.capeverde.com/
Marinas:
Marina Rubícon, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
http://www.marinarubicon.com/en/home/
Club Marítimo Varadero de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
http://clubmaritimovaradero.es/
Muelle Deportivo de Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
https://www.noonsite.com/Countries/CanaryIslands/LasPalmasdeGranCanaria
Mindelo Marina
http://www.marinamindelo.cv/english/
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Get an introduction to the cruising life and join us on a leg of our upcoming Around the World voyage. Learn more about our Sail Away Weeks here:
https://distantshores.ca/sail-away/sail-away-introduction/
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Gifts for Sailors! Own the whole Distant Shores collection:
All 130 full half-hour episodes of the Distant Shores Sailing Adventure TV series are available as a collectors set as HD downloads and also on DVD through the Distant Shores website. The Distant Shores DVD Super Pack box set is perfect for binge-watching and makes a great gift for the sailor in your life! Info and order here:
https://distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/catalog/
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FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DistantShoresTV/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/distantshorestv/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DistantShoresTV
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Thank you for watching!
Sheryl and Paul
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