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Building an Aluminum Sailboat Pt 2 – Construction Begins!
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Building an Aluminum Sailboat Pt 2 – Construction Begins!

Welding begins on our new 49-foot aluminum sailboat - starting with the very first welds, which Paul is given the honour of doing!! We explain how MIG welding works and show the process of assembling and welding frames and bulkheads for our Orion 49 sailboat through the use of regular and time-lapse...
Building an Aluminum Sailboat Pt 1 – From Plans to Plates to Assembly
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Building an Aluminum Sailboat Pt 1 – From Plans to Plates to Assembly

Have you ever dreamed of building a custom aluminum sailboat? Follow along with the building of our custom aluminium Enksail Orion 49, Distant Shores IV. In this episode we explain the process of taking our design from plans to plates to assembly - the engineering, cutting of aluminum plates and ass...
Goodbye Distant Shores III – Big Tides Sailing Pacific Northwest
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Goodbye Distant Shores III – Big Tides Sailing Pacific Northwest

Our Southerly 480 sailboat, Distant Shores III, arrives by yacht transport ship in the Pacific Northwest to be received by her new owners. Paul flies to Seattle WA to do the official handover and say goodbye to Distant Shores III. It is Paul's first time sailing in this area and he learns what ...
Offshore Sailing in the Hurricane Belt
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Offshore Sailing in the Hurricane Belt

Hurricane Season is quickly approaching in the Caribbean and owners of a Southerly 49 need help to get south and away from the danger. Paul flies to St. Martin to help them and they face numerous obstacles on the 3-night offshore passage to Grenada. 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Departing Saint Martin 0...
Test Sail Stadship 56 | Noordkaper 46GT | Orion 49
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Test Sail Stadship 56 | Noordkaper 46GT | Orion 49

This time on Distant Shores we test sail a Stadship 56 aluminum sailboat on a very breezy day, investigate the meticulous craftsmanship on a steel Noordkaper 46 and tour an aluminum Orion 49 before finally coming to a decision about our new custom aluminum sailboat. 00:00 Episode summary and show ...
Bestevaer Test Sail – Yacht Designer on Board!
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Bestevaer Test Sail – Yacht Designer on Board!

This time on Distant Shores we test sail two Bestevaer aluminum sailboats - both built by KM Yachts in the Netherlands and are thrilled to sail with the yachts' designer, legendary Gerard Dykstra. 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Bestevaer 45 aluminum sailboat test sail 03:18 Lemmer canal sailing to D...
Distant Shores 4 update
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Distant Shores 4 update

Are you interested in the process of building a new custom aluminum sailboat? Thats what we're doing over the next year and we'll be filming the whole thing. Here's a quick update on the build of Distant Shores IV since we made the announcement at the Toronto Boat Show 2022 about our...
This Yacht is Sinking! Loading on a Ship for Yacht Transport, BRNKL review | Distant Shores
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This Yacht is Sinking! Loading on a Ship for Yacht Transport, BRNKL review | Distant Shores

This time we save a boat from sinking in Panama, evaluate a boat monitoring system called BRNKL and load Distant Shores III onto a ship for yacht transport to her new owners. 00:00 Intro 00:29 Jungle hike 01:11 Boat monitoring system by BRNKL 02:48 Yacht sinking! 05:55 Hauling out Distant Shores fo...
Final Cruise – Sailing San Blas Islands & Epsilon Anchor Test | Distant Shores
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Final Cruise – Sailing San Blas Islands & Epsilon Anchor Test | Distant Shores

In this, our final cruise aboard our Southerly 480 sailboat, we test out the new Lewmar Epsilon anchor while we revisit the San Blas Islands of Panama, home of the Guna tribes, Panama’s indigenous people who still live in traditional ways. Even though it’s been 11 years since our last cruise here, w...
We’re Taking on Water!
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We’re Taking on Water!

After months of lockdown in Panama, we finally set sail from Shelter Bay Marina to head to the San Blas Islands but along the way discover we are taking on water! We pull into Linton Bay Marina on the Caribbean Coast of Panama to make repairs and meet fellow YouTubers from the sailing channel, Parla...
Custom Aluminum Sailboat Design!
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Custom Aluminum Sailboat Design!

This time on Distant Shores, we meet the design team and see preliminary drawings for Distant Shores 4, created by KM Yachtbuilders and Dykstra Naval Architects, based on our discussions. During lockdown in Panama aboard Distant Shores 3, we began video calls with Eeuwe Kooi, owner of KM Yachtbuil...
Installing Lithium Batteries on a Sailboat
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Installing Lithium Batteries on a Sailboat

When the AGM batteries fail on our Southerly 480 sailboat following months of lockdown in Panama, we take the opportunity to replace them with lithium batteries before selling the boat. (We're designing a new custom aluminum sailboat.) With crocodiles in the water around the boat at the dock in...
Centreboard or Lifting Keel? Building an Aluminum Boat – Design Part 3 with KM Yachtbuilders
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Centreboard or Lifting Keel? Building an Aluminum Boat – Design Part 3 with KM Yachtbuilders

⛵️ 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 for British Virgin Islands, February 20-28, 202...
Should We Build a BIGGER Sailboat? Building an Aluminum Boat – Design Part 2 with KM Yachtbuilders
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Should We Build a BIGGER Sailboat? Building an Aluminum Boat – Design Part 2 with KM Yachtbuilders

We continue our design study for a 50-foot custom aluminium cruising boat with KM Yachtbuilders in the Netherlands who build Bestevaer and Stadship sailboats. In this session, we go over the details of a customized Bestevaer 49 and two Bestevaer 45's that KMY has built. All have features simila...
Trimaran Test Sail – Neel 51 – Distant Shores
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Trimaran Test Sail – Neel 51 – Distant Shores

Test sailing a Neel 51 Catamaran on a windy day in the Caribbean Sea off Panama. James & Eva take us out for the morning of exciting sailing to see what trimarans are all about. Back in port we get James thoughts on his boat after many thousands of sea miles. ⛵️ Sail Away Weeks with Paul and Sh...
Hydrogen-Electric powered boat! Can we get this on our new sailboat?
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Hydrogen-Electric powered boat! Can we get this on our new sailboat?

We're building a new boat and looking into various propulsion systems including the possibility of an electric drive. We meet the Energy Observer which is travelling around the world demonstrating the possibilities of hydrogen fuel. They are powering all ships systems, including cooking, naviga...
Building an Aluminum Boat – Design Part 1 with KM Yachtbuilders
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Building an Aluminum Boat – Design Part 1 with KM Yachtbuilders

Continuing with our project to build a custom aluminum boat, we begin a feasibility study with KM Yachtbuilders in the Netherlands by going through a series of key questions with owner, Eeuwe Kooi, to determine our design criteria. Using beautiful and informative footage taken on past cruises aboard...
How Aluminum Sailboats are Made – KM Yachtbuilders Factory Tour
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How Aluminum Sailboats are Made – KM Yachtbuilders Factory Tour

Ever wondered what it's like to build a custom aluminum cruising boat? Come along for a factory tour of KM Yachtbuilders in the Netherlands where we get an introduction to the aluminium boat building process as well as the many types and models of yachts KM Yachtbuilders manufacture, including ...
Sailing South to the Bahamas and Caribbean
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Sailing South to the Bahamas and Caribbean

Are you dreaming about sailing south to the Bahamas and Caribbean but aren't sure what the best routes for getting there are? In this, our most popular boat show seminar, we show you how to escape to these magical islands! Using beautiful video footage from the Distant Shores television series ...
Panama – Return to the Caribbean
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Panama – Return to the Caribbean

Transit the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Join us aboard our Southerly 480, Distant Shores III, for our second transit through the famous Panama Canal, going in the opposite direction to our transit last year. Panama is in lockdown but the canal is open and for this transit we hire ...
Up the Mast! Lightning Strike?
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Up the Mast! Lightning Strike?

What if lightning strikes near your boat? Back on board Distant Shores III in Panama, we discover some of the equipment at the top of the mast isn’t working due to a "lightning event" called an electromagnetic pulse (EMP). We demonstrate our system for going aloft to remove the gear, then ...
Buying a Sailboat
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Buying a Sailboat

Are you interested in buying or building a new boat but aren't sure where to begin? This video is the first in a new series about the design and build process of Distant Shores IV, the new custom-built aluminum e-boat we are planning to build. Determining criteria for your dream boat is the sta...
Distant Shores Live Q&A November 2020
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Distant Shores Live Q&A November 2020

Sheryl and Paul Shard answer your questions about the sailing lifestyle. They have been cruising and living aboard since 1989. Their variable-draft Southerly 480 is their 4th boat. This month’s Q&A is live from Panama where they just returned to S/Y Distant Shores III after a 7-month lockdown. M...
We’ve got problems!
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We’ve got problems!

We finally get back to our boat in Panama after 7 months of lockdown and at first glance everything seems fine. Then we start going through lockers and systems thoroughly and problems start rearing their ugly heads. The biggest is that our 48 volt battery bank is dead! Time to replace with lithium. ...
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