It’s been months of anticipation and finally the day has arrived - the launch of Distant Shores IV, our brand new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat! Share our ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
We spend a delightful summer cruising the archipelago in Sweden and take you along to explore this beautiful but navigationally challenging cruising ...
This time on Distant Shores we run our boat up on the beach in Antigua. We get invited to a pirate birthday party, change the zinc on our Varifold propeller ...
We sail into the Mediterranean along the Spanish coast and then across to the Balearic Islands stopping at Ibiza, Formentera and Mallorca. We also meet up with ...
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, ...
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 ...
We sail to Portsmouth UK and check out the Selden Mast factory. They build sailboat masts, including the latest in high-tech carbon fibre. #seldenmasts
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 ...
Join global adventurers, Paul and Sheryl Shard, on one of their most diverse voyages ever starting with small historic canals, a Mediterranean cruise, a ...
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) ...