Goodbye Distant Shores II
A retrospective of the voyages we made aboard Distant Shores II, the Southerly 49 sailboat we owned for 7 years, and the story of what happened to her during Hurricane Irma in Sint Maarten / St. Martin. Information on insurance coverage in the hurricane belt.
0:37 History of Distant Shores II
4:13 Pantaenius Yacht Insurance Interview
7:22 St Martin after Irma
Note: Season 9 including the French Canals is available here on Vimeo:
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Principal photography by Paul and Sheryl Shard. Additional photography by Douglas Kimmerly. Special thanks to Tim Convery for use of the video footage he shot during Hurricane Irma in St. Maarten.
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Featured in this video:
Discovery Yachts Group / Southerly Yachts: https://discoveryyachtsgroup.com/
Pantaenius Yacht Insurance UK: http://www.pantaenius-group.com/content/2808
Bobby’s Airport Boat Yard: http://www.bobbysmarina.com/
Sint Maarten Tourist Board: http://www.vacationstmaarten.com/
Island Water World, St. Maarten: https://www.islandwaterworld.com/stores-stmaarten
Budget Marine, St. Maarten: http://www.budgetmarine.com/Store.aspx?id=St.%20Maarten
St. Martin Tourist Board – http://www.stmartinisland.org/
Tim Convery/Sailing Eleven 11: https://www.facebook.com/sailing1111/
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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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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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You can also connect with us on:
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DistantShoresTV/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/distantshorestv/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DistantShoresTV
BUSINESS INQUIRIES: [email protected]
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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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