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Prepare to Go Cruising – Things You Can Do that Will Help You Now
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Prepare to Go Cruising – Things You Can Do that Will Help You Now
Prepare to Go Cruising – Things That Will Help You Now Disappointed that your cruising plans are on hold due to the recent pandemic? Take heart! There are many things you can do right now to prepare to go cruising that will also be immensely helpful to ...
  • Mar 29, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:03
Biggest Waterspout we’ve ever seen!
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Biggest Waterspout we’ve ever seen!
This time on Distant Shores we look at weather in the Bahamas as we deal with cold fronts and see what happens when you're hit with the largest waterspout we've ever seen. 00:00 Bahamas Cold Fronts 02:02 Anchoring scope in shallow water 12:59 Waterspout ...
  • Mar 20, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:30
Dodging Coral in the Bahamas! | Distant Shores
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Dodging Coral in the Bahamas! | Distant Shores
Crossing the Yellow Banks from Nassau we're watching out for coral heads. Its over 30 miles across and we get the drone in the air to see what the coral looks like from above. We also visit the Berry Islands - where we visited 30 years earlier and first re...
  • Feb 26, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:55
Distant Shores Q&A: Live from the Bahamas – Cruise Planning for the South Pacific
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Distant Shores Q&A: Live from the Bahamas – Cruise Planning for the South Pacific
Happy February! This is going to be an exciting month for the crew of Distant Shores III as we set sail from the Bahamas next week heading to Panama where we will transit the Panama Canal and enter the Pacific Ocean. We’ll discuss our route for our South...
  • Feb 01, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:44:09
Sailing to the Bahamas
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Sailing to the Bahamas
We're continuing further south sailing offshore from North Carolina towards Florida and the Bahamas. We stop in a Jacksonville making the 20 mile trip up the river and under the bridges in town. We spend a few days at the welcoming Ortega Landing Marina, p...
  • Jan 31, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:25
We Lost our Engine! Gale at Cape Lookout | Distant Shores
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We Lost our Engine! Gale at Cape Lookout | Distant Shores
This time on Distant Shores we make a 2 day passage around Cape Hatteras - deal with fuel problems that disable our engine - and face a gale as we sail past Cape Lookout to beat into rough seas towards Beaufort North Carolina. 02:40 Cape Hatteras at Night...
  • Jan 17, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:07
Preparing to Sail South | Distant Shores
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Preparing to Sail South | Distant Shores
This time on Distant Shores we're preparing our Southerly 480 sailboat for our journey south and on into the Pacific. We show you how to do a chain-splice, learn the technique for eating Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs, attend the United States Sailboat Show and...
  • Jan 03, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:30
Storm Off Hatteras! | Distant Shores
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Storm Off Hatteras! | Distant Shores
This time on Distant Shores we look at using radar to avoid the worst winds in a serious storm rounding Cape Hatteras, do a gear review on our electric in-mast furling after 1 year of hard use and sail north to Annapolis in the Chesapeake Bay. 00:58 Storm...
  • Dec 19, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:37
Gulf Stream Adventures! Offshore Bahamas to Beaufort NC | Distant Shores
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Gulf Stream Adventures! Offshore Bahamas to Beaufort NC | Distant Shores
We're leaving the Bahamas using the Gulf Stream to make speed northbound. This is our last sail on the amazing Bahamas shallow banks as we're preparing for the passage north to Beaufort and the Chesapeake Bay. For the first time we're going to sail right ...
  • Dec 03, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:35
Exploring the Exumas – We tested our Ultra anchor
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Exploring the Exumas – We tested our Ultra anchor
This time on Distant Shores we continue exploring the Bahamas in the Exumas with incredible beaches, interesting wildlife and review the performance of our Ultra Anchor. 00:30 George Town Introduction 02:20 A Beach to Yourself - Stocking Island 04:03 Leaf...
  • Nov 16, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:08
On the Beach Overnight – We Were Playing the Tides | Distant Shores
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On the Beach Overnight – We Were Playing the Tides | Distant Shores
We are exploring the Exuma Island group in the Bahamas. Such amazing water colours! We find a shallow place where we can put our Southerly 480 on the sand and try beaching her, then wait for low tide to dry out. We've also been testing out the Varifold 4-...
  • Oct 26, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:34
Where has all the water gone? Sailing Exumas – Distant Shores
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Where has all the water gone? Sailing Exumas – Distant Shores
We take you sailing on the Great Bahama Bank to the Bahamian island chain of the Exumas where at Staniel Cay we dive in a magical underwater cave and learn that pigs can swim. Next we head down-island to explore shallow areas of tidal sand bores and play o...
  • Oct 08, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:12
Surviving a Hurricane – Strategies for Sailors | Distant Shores
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Surviving a Hurricane – Strategies for Sailors | Distant Shores
If you ever worry about what it would be like to be hit by a hurricane or tropical storm on your boat, this video will answer a lot of your questions. Paul and I have gone through several named storms throughout our 30 years of cruising so, using video fo...
  • Sep 28, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:59
Aground! Shallow Water Piloting in the Bahamas
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Aground! Shallow Water Piloting in the Bahamas
Many of you have been asking why we love variable-draft Southerly Yachts. Afterall, we've owned three of the them throughout the 30 years we've been cruising. So in this latest video, we answer your questions, giving you our completely biased view on South...
  • Sep 10, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:20
BVI Update and Offshore Passage to Turks and Caicos
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BVI Update and Offshore Passage to Turks and Caicos
Two devastating hurricanes - Hurricanes Irma and Maria - hit the British Virgin Islands in 2017. In this video, we return to sail the BVI and get an update on recovery efforts before making a fabulous 3-day offshore passage to the Turks and Caicos. Princi...
  • Aug 31, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:43
How to Sail the Caribbean – Passage Planning with PredictWind
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How to Sail the Caribbean – Passage Planning with PredictWind
Do you dream of sailing the Caribbean someday? Are you looking for your next tropical sailing destination? Come along with us as we explore the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean and show our process for route planning. We show how we use the PredictWind ap...
  • Aug 17, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:24
Delos Tech Tour – Antigua to St Barts & Turtles
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Delos Tech Tour – Antigua to St Barts & Turtles
This time on Distant Shores sail from Antigua to Montserrat… Nevis… Statia and St Barts - and talk gadgets with Brian and Karin on SV Delos… 00:16 SV Delos Technical tour 03:40 SV Delos Electrical storage and generation Lithium Batteries 04:47 Delos...
  • Aug 03, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:31
Welcome to Distant Shores
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Welcome to Distant Shores
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 over 30 years, and know the f...
  • Jul 28, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:37
Rocks Everywhere!! Sailing in Sweden – Favourite Destinations Part 4
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Rocks Everywhere!! Sailing in Sweden – Favourite Destinations Part 4
We spend a delightful summer cruising the archipelago in Sweden and take you along to explore this beautiful but navigationally challenging cruising destination. Resources for cruising in Sweden: https://distantshores.ca/sweden.html A summary of our cru...
  • Jul 13, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:59
Sailing Through Wine Country in France – Favourite Sailing Destinations Part 3
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Sailing Through Wine Country in France – Favourite Sailing Destinations Part 3
We complete the journey through the French Waterways traveling the large rivers in Southern France all the way to the Mediterranean Sea. In this video, we face an electrical problem and learn how helpful the cruising community can be on the canals, cross t...
  • Jul 06, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:59
Sailing South through France
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Sailing South through France
Favourite Sailing Destinations Part 2. We take you into the small historic waterways of France, demonstrate how to set up your boat to transit the many locks, show you the different types of locks in the system and how to operate them, discuss the options...
  • Jun 29, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:17
Sailing Destinations – Paris and the French Canals
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Sailing Destinations – Paris and the French Canals
While at anchor aboard Distant Shores III in the Bahamas, we talk about our favourite sailing destinations from 30 years of cruising. In this episode, we take you into Paris by sailboat and under the city streets in old tunnels that you can navigate with a...
  • Jun 22, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:47
Marine Power Solar System – Part 3
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Marine Power Solar System – Part 3
00:30 Solar Power 02:29 How much do you get from Solar Panels 03:22 Integrel On-Engine Generator 04:11 How it works. What if we don't motor anywhere? Do you want to understand marine power systems better? In this video series, we take you aboard our South...
  • May 11, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:07:01
Power Systems Part 2 – Budgeting
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Power Systems Part 2 – Budgeting
Do you find marine power systems confusing? Are you trying to determine if your boat has enough power to run the equipment you’d like to install? In Part 2 of this video series, we create an electrical budget calculating our power use for various devices...
  • Apr 18, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:06:57

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