If you're dreaming of sailing away on a cruising destination, we've made the perfect video series to help you achieve your dreams. We know the cruising life and have been cruising for nearly 30 years, filming from the Bahamas, and Caribbean, through the M...
Perfect sailing in the bluest water on the planet! This video footage shows the highlights of several cruises through these jewel-like islands of the Bahamas aboard the Southerly 42, Distant Shores.
Not familiar with the Distant Shores sailing adventure T...
Installation of a Lewmar V3 anchor windlass.
Not familiar with Distant Shores? You can download a FREE 30-minute episode of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series, "Southern Exumas Bahamas" at http://www.distantshores.ca/free/
And if you would li...
Local marina Phare Bleu organize a "dinghy concert" and we find this means the whole concert is floating out in the Caribbean Sea! Cruising sailors have rafted their dinghies together and tied up to a barge and tugboat - where Canadian Folk Duo Madison Vio...
We regularly meet cruising sailors who have never serviced their winches. This can cause a serious accident if the winch is under strain and the winch handle is in place. If the pawls stick the winch can spin backwards and a break an arm or worse. Its is v...
Gorgeous blue water sailing in the Bahamas! We practice anchoring under sail off the settlement of Black Point in the Exumas.
And if you would like to follow the continuing adventures of Paul and Sheryl Shard aboard S/V Distant Shores or learn more about ...
Sailing Transatlantic from the Canary islands to St Lucia with ARC 2012. Here is some of the nicest sailing conditions we had on this passage.
Not familiar with Distant Shores? You can download a FREE 30-minute episode of the Distant Shores sailing advent...
Steve Black, founder of the Caribbean 1500 rally, began this popular sailing event in 1990 as a chance for sailors heading to the Caribbean to sail in company, attend preparatory seminars taught by sailing experts, and stay in contact at sea through an SSB...
On Location in the BVI - March 18 2014 - Octopus, Dinghy adrift, BVI Sailing!
Welcome to the first "On Location" report from the crew of Distant Shores - sailing in the lovely British Virgin Islands.
Here is a new sample episode of Distant Shores - sailing in the Mediterranean. This is from Season 5 where we start the season in Malta, then sail on to Italy and visit Pompeii!
Here is a new sample episode of Distant Shores - sailing in the Mediterranean. This is from Season 5 where we start the season in Malta, then sail on to Italy and visit Pompeii! (Part 2).
If you would like to follow the continuing adventures of Paul and S...
Distant Shores is a television series about the cruising life, with lots of tips for sailors planning to sail away plus destination information to
We have been filming Distant Shores for nearly 15 years, and know the fun and challenges of the cruising lif...
What's it like to deal with a hurricane on a boat? In 1996 we took a direct hit from Hurricane Bertha, a category 2 hurricane, aboard our Classic 37 sailboat in Northwest Creek Marina. This was in New Bern, North Carolina, where there was much destruction....
Caribbean sailing adventure continues with Distant Shores. Starting with the magic of a Grenadian summer we cruise the southern Caribbean. Carnival is an exciting event in this lush island, and we also explore in the rain forests with a local running club....
Did you know you can bring a sailboat up the Seine River right into Paris? This video shows the lovely Seine River Valley and the arrival into Paris - wow were we excited!
Traveling the Erie Canal and Hudson River to New York City. Distant Shores traveled up the Oswego Canal then into the Erie Canal. Then we put the mast back up and spent 2 days coming down the Hudson River to Arrive at New York City. Exciting!!
What are the 10 top sailing destinations? We worked on that question and came up with an episode of Distant Shores as our answer! We are very excited to announce its ready for viewing. Here is the first part of the show as a sneak peek... What are your fav...
Thinking of sailing the British Virgin Islands? They are one of our favourite cruising grounds ... http://www.distantshores.ca/bvi.html
Not familiar with the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series? You can download a FREE 30-minute episode of Distant ...
Have you ever wondered what it's like to sail in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) aboard a catamaran? Join Paul and Sheryl Shard, hosts of the Distant Shores sailing adventure series, along with friends on a bareboat charter of a Lagoon 380 catamaran in t...
If you're tired of snow and want to escape under sail to an off-the-beaten-path tropical island here's a video to take you away to the magical Caribbean island of Saba. And please share it with anyone else you know who could use a little sunshine today...
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Preparing to sail upwind through the Caribbean. We dive and check the keel and propeller, then sail to Saint Martin in time for Carnival in Philipsburg.
Not familiar with the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series? You can download a FREE 30-minute ep...
If you are dreaming of a winter getaway for some adventurous tropical sailing, the Grenadines is a good choice! Tiny Islands sprinkled between Grenada and St Vincent, they are a bit more open than the British Virgins but have some great sailing between isl...
Every wonder what an anchor looks like underwater when its setting? Here is a segment on setting the anchor in sand in the Bahamas. We find the Rocna sets very quickly and holds very well. It just works - and works very well.
Sailing 800 miles upwind to the Caribbean might have been our best passage ever! Normally right on the nose we had a light wind close reach/close hauled passage just before Christmas when we sailed from the Bahamas direct to St Martin. Here's a clip from t...
Cruising with 3 kids under 3 years old? Yikes! Brittany and Scott do just that as they sail the gorgeous Caribbean with Isla and the twins aboard their Brewer 44 footer!
The crew aboard "Distant Shores" learns about the Chesapeake Bay blue crabs on Tangier Island.
This is an excerpt from Distant Shores Season Six - Episode 12.
You can download a FREE 30-minute episode of Distant Shores, "Southern Exumas Bahamas", at ht...
Sailing east to west across the Atlantic means following winds almost all the way. On this passage we have just spent the entire 11 days nearly dead downwind. Only when the occasional squall went by did the wind shift even as far as 30 degrees, so to steer...
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 sailing and filming for nearly 30 years, and know the...
Distant Shores Season 1-1
Paul and Sheryl Shard complete a transatlantic passage aboard their 11-metre sailboat, "Two-Step", and enter the Mediterranean Sea where they make landfall in Gibraltar. Next, they sail over to Ceuta on the North African coast. Th...
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