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May 17, 2025
Distant Shores TV – Page 4
Offshore Sailing – 6 Days to Caribbean
This can be a VERY rough passage. We watch the weather and sail directly 6 days offshore from the Exumas to the Caribbean. We start in Staniel Cay in the Exuma Islands installing our new battery bank, then set sail for the Caribbean. This is often a tough ...
Shallow Water Piloting – We put our boat on the beach!
Reading the colour of the water helps navigate in the shallow seas of the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos. We keep a lookout for coral heads crossing the Caicos Bank under sail and try out going aloft to extend our view. Sailing in the shallow waters of the...
How to make a Million Dollar Sailing Video!
What does it coast to sail and make cruising videos? We have been filming the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series since 1998. The show has been translated into 28 languages and seen by many millions on television stations around the world. So here...
We Moved Aboard a Catamaran
For the last 3 weeks we had an excellent time in the British Virgin Islands. We were doing our “Sail Away Weeks” where we had 4 couples a week aboard with us sailing in the fabulous BVI. Lovely Caribbean breezes were the norm, blowing as always from th...
England & Discovery 55 Test Sail
We test sail our first Discovery Yacht in England. Its a 55 (not the new 48 that we're building). We test fly our new drone, visit southwestern Cornwall, meet horses on the highway in the New Forest, and look around the Discovery Yachts factory in Southamp...
Our New Boat! Test Sailing a Southerly 47
We've been itching to tell you for months now! It's finally official that Discovery Yachts Group have acquired the Southerly Yachts brand and will be building the complete range of Southerly cruising boats as well as the new Distant Shores 485! This is a S...
Transatlantic Crossing Q&A
Live Q&A (recorded on Facebook) Want to come along on a Distant Shores passage? http://www.distantshores.ca/sail-away/sail-away-schedule/ 04:05 Predictwind Weather forecasts and routing 09:43 Best time to head west 11:06 Crossing with Anthony & D...
Voyage Planning – Distant Shores Q&A
How to Sail to Your Dream Destination and Keep Everyone Happy. We discuss our plans for the voyage "Year 1" of sailing our new Distant Shores III. 02:45 Boat Show Plans Southampton, Annapolis, Toronto, Dusseldorf 03:50 What is your dream destination? 05:...
Sailboat Masts – Carbon or Aluminum?
Outfitting our new sailboat - Distant Shores III. This is a series on equipment and we start by visiting mast-maker Seldén in the UK. We see carbon fibre mast-making in detail in the factory where Seldén Director Steve shows us around. #seldenmasts All...
Winches and More – Equipment Feature
Outfitting Distant Shores III, our new Southerly 480 sailboat. In "Winches and More", we visit the Lewmar factory in the UK as part of our ongoing research and see the stunning variety of equipment that Lewmar produces for both power and sailboats. http://...
Sailing Malta to Pompeii – Distant Shores Classic Ep#1
Welcome to these Classic Episodes of Distant Shores where we revisit destinations from our cruise in the Mediterranean. This time sailing from Malta to Pompeii. In Malta we meet up with a sailing instructor who demonstrates techniques for new sailors. Then...
Selling our First Boat – Distant Shores Classic Ep#2
Welcome to these Classic Episodes of Distant Shores where we revisit destinations from our cruise in the Mediterranean. This time we make our final sail aboard the boat we built ourselves. After 18 years and 68,000 miles we are selling her and buying a Sou...
Atlantic Crossing 3000 Miles
It was the end of November as we set sail from England bound for the Caribbean on Distant Shores I. We have 2 friends aboard as crew as we set off from Las Palmas for the 3000 mile crossing to the Caribbean. We celebrate New Years at sea, lots of fast sail...
Beached in the Bahamas – Distant Shores Classic Ep#4
Check out Pantaenius Yacht Insurance here: http://www.pantaenius-group.com/content/2808 Welcome to these Classic Episodes of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series where we revisit destinations from one of our many cruises through the shallow sea...
Our Boat is Born! Distant Shores III comes out of the mould
Our new Southerly 480 sailboat came out of the mould at the Discovery Yachts Shipyard in the UK last week and we were there to document it! In this latest update we show you the laying-up process for the hull of Distant Shores III, show the hull coming out...
Shallow Bahamas – Distant Shores Classic Ep#5
Welcome to these Classic Episodes of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series where we revisit destinations from one of our many cruises through the shallow seas of the Bahamas. The Crooked Acklins Atoll lies on the outer banks of the Bahamas and in ...
Sailing Annapolis Boat Show
The boat show season continues with the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, a charming historic town where we meet up with many popular sailing authors, filmmakers, bloggers and vloggers. During this boat show, we’re based at the Discover...
The New Catamaran – Bluewater 50 Transatlantic
We’re sailing the new Bluewater 50 catamaran across the Atlantic! Tour this luxurious cruising cat with us at its debut at the Southampton Boat Show. We’ll be moving aboard S/Y Zão in less than 2 weeks in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, in the Canary Island...
Sailing Transatlantic on a Catamaran
Join us aboard the Bluewater 50 catamaran, “Zao”, for an offshore passage across the Atlantic! We and a crew of sailing writers and videographers move aboard this luxurious catamaran in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands and begin a 3,000-...
Highs and Lows of Ocean Sailing – Transatlantic on a Catamaran Part 2
Our 3,000-mile transatlantic crossing continues aboard the Bluewater 50 catamaran, “Zao”. In Part 2, we set up the spinnaker off the Cabo Verde Islands to begin a downwind run to the Caribbean, climb the mast underway to do repairs, go for a swim mid-A...
Mahi Mahi, Man Overboard – Transatlantic on a Catamaran Part 3
It’s the third and final week of our 3,000-mile transatlantic crossing aboard the Bluewater 50 catamaran, “Zao” sailing from the Canary Islands to St. Lucia in the Caribbean. In this episode, the crew starts having fun fishing, Paul does a boat revie...
How to Sail Your Boat Across an Ocean – Seminar
Sail Away Weeks with Paul and Sheryl Shard 🏝 Join Paul and Sheryl for a sailing experience in the world’s top cruising destinations. Get an introduction to the sailing lifestyle, build new skills, make new like-minded friends! Cabins still available f...
Southerly 480 at Dusseldorf Boat Show
Our new Southerly 480 is unveiled at the 2018 Düsseldorf Boat Show and we see her for the first time!! We give you a tour and show you the highlights of boot Düsseldorf, the world's biggest indoor boat show. •••••••••••••••...
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 be...
Launching Next Week & Camera Gear
Distant Shores III, our new Southerly 480, is scheduled to launch next week! We announce the news and show you the camera equipment we have used to document our sailing adventures for print and television as well as the new cameras we’ll be using on our ...
Launching in the Snow
Our new Southerly 480 sailboat is ready for the water! Distant Shores III is transported from the shipyard to Saxon Wharf to splash creating havoc with the traffic in downtown Southampton. Then it snows! The mast is stepped on the boat and Paul carries out...
How Sails are Made – A visit to the Elvstrom Sails Loft
Our brand new EPEX laminated sails by Elvstrøm Sails were shipped from the sails loft in Denmark this week and will soon adorn our new Southerly 480 sailboat! Tour the sail loft and see how laminated sails are made. We decided to go with these laminated s...
Stormy Maiden Voyage
Now that our new Southerly 480 sailboat is in the water, the commissioning process (testing and final adjustments) begin. This includes sea trials and we get a couple of opportunities to take our new offshore cruising yacht out on the water – a great way...
New Sailboat Commissioning
Getting all the systems up and running is our priority this week. Discovery Yachts need to perform an incline test and we film this. Next time we'll sail up the River Thames to London. •••••••••••••••••••••••...
London Calling – Sailing up the River Thames
Our first shakedown cruise on the new boat takes us from Southampton to London with stops in Brighton and Dover and concludes with a fascinating day navigating the shoals in the Thames Estuary and sailing up the River Thames to arrive at London’s Tower b...
Spring Line Docking Techniques
⛵️ Sail Away Weeks with Paul and Sheryl Shard 🏝 Join Paul and Sheryl for a sailing experience in the world’s top cruising destinations. Get an introduction to the sailing lifestyle, build new skills, make new like-minded friends! Cabins available ...
Southerly 480 Sailing South
This time on Distant Shores we head south. We visit the Channel Islands, sail amid dolphins who lend a hand with a propellor drama - and give you a tour of the sea berths aboard Distant Shores III Own the whole Distant Shores collection: https://vimeo.co...
Sailing at Night
We show what its like to sail at night as we celebrate our 400th night at sea. Sail with us along the coast of Portugal towards Gibraltar. To capture the night images we used our Sony A7SII and a very fast 1.4 lens. Shots of Distant Shores III rounding...
Sailboat Generator Replacement
How can you get enough power for your sailboat? We have been doing practical testing for a new power generation system and show you how it works on our new Southerly 480 Distant Shores III. Also featured in this video: Triskel Marine: http://triskelmarin...
Top Tips – Mainsail and Rig Trim
Top tips on sailing well with an in-mast furling mainsail and how to tune your rig for best performance. Sail trim expert and prize-winning racing sailor, Karl-Otto Book of Elvstrǿm Sails, joins us aboard our new Southerly 480 for a test sail in the Strai...