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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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.
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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...
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...
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...
Mooring Mediterranean-style stern to the dock in Greece. This is an excerpt from the Distant Shores sailing adventure television series.
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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...
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...
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 ...
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
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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