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Delphia 46 Review – Factory visit and Test-Sail
Searching for Distant Shores III. I visit Poland and tour the Delphia plant. Then a testsail aboard the Delphia 46DS. It is a true pilothouse with raised saloon. So you can see out from the table, and while standing in the galley. You can also steer, seeing forward from the helm. The Delphia 46 is ...
Spring in Malta – Season 2-1
After waiting out winter storms in Malta, the Shards prepare for a new sailing season. While Two-Step is in the boat yard, they participate in Easter celebrations, learn to cook spring vegetables Maltese style, and travel with local sailors to other islands in the archipelago where they dive in an u...
Sailing Mediterranean – 12 Sicily
It's November when Paul and Sheryl sail to the Italian island of Sicily and olive season is just beginning. They are invited by a local family to join in the harvest and spend a day in the groves picking olives, then deliver them to the regional co-op where the Shards learn how olive oil is pro...
Sailing Mediterranean – 11 Tunisia
Tunisia on the North African coast is renowned for its warm climate, beautiful beaches and affordable resorts, but when Paul and Sheryl sail in to the port of Monastir they discover that an exciting world lies beyond the marinas and hotels along the coast. Riding camels into the Sahara Desert they s...
Sailing Mediterranean – 10 Pantelleria
Paul and Sheryl sail to Pantelleria, a tiny volcanic island in the Sicilian Channel close to the North African coast. They arrive in time for the annual grape harvest and learn to make wine in the traditional way, dive on a Byzantine shipwreck with a group of archeologists, and while hiking around t...
Sailing Mediterranean – 9 Sardinia
Paul and Sheryl sail along this wild eastern coast of Sardinia beginning their voyage in the resort town of Porto Cervo, the playground of the rich. Further south they find remote bays and coves and, leaving their boat, travel inland where they meet proud mountain people with strong traditions. The ...
Sailing Mediterranean – 8 Strait of Bonifacio
Keeping an eye on the weather, Paul and Sheryl navigate this treacherous channel visiting the French island of Lavezzi, site of the worst maritime disaster in the Mediterranean, and explore the idyllic La Maddelena Archipelago in Sardinia. Next they sail to the Corsican side to sample a taste of Fra...
Sailing Mediterranean – 6 Menorca
Paul and Sheryl sail into the historic harbour of Mahon, on the island of Menorca, said by the British Admiral Nelson to be the safest harbour in the Mediterranean. They moor at a unique floating platform called Isla Clementina anchored in the middle of the harbour where they are welcomed into a com...
Sailing mediterranean – 4 People Who Cruise
In this episode, Paul and Sheryl examine "how" and "why" the travelling life lures people away from a regular life ashore. They look back on the highlights of their 11 years on the high seas since they built their sailboat, visiting islands in the Bahamas and Caribbean, diving on...
Sailing Mediterranean – 3 Isla Formentera
The Shards sail to anchorages around Isla Formentera in Spain's Balearic Island group. Paul and Sheryl join the modern "invasion" of Northerners on the beautiful beaches of the island. In a quiet cove they discover an entire village built of driftwood and collect winkles along the sea...
Sailing Mediterranean – 2 To the Balearic Islands
The Shards round Cabo de Gata and find isolated anchorages at the foot of the dramatic Costa Blance mountain ranges including some where the beaches are "clothing optional". They visit ports along the way that were once important Roman mining colonies. Later, they attempt to sail to the Ba...
Sailing Mediterranean – Gibraltar & South Spain
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. Then a voyage along the Costa del So...
Rocna Anchor testing and setting underwater
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.
Catamaran Sailing in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) – Virgin Gorda to Anegada on a Lagoon 380
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 the BVI on a fast sail to the low-lying ...
Ocean Sailing – New Years Transatlantic on board Distant Shores
Sailing Transatlantic with strong winds. We were sailing downwind 1 week out from the Canary Islands and headed for Antigua in the Caribbean.
Installing an electric windlass
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 And if you would like to follow the continuing adventures of Paul and Sheryl Shard abo...
Bahamas Dream Sailing with Distant Shores
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 TV series? You can download a FREE 30-minute ...
Distant Shores Super Trailer
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 Mediterranean, Europe, Scandinavia ...
Intracoastal Waterway – Overtaking Traffic
If you are planning a trip down the Intracoastal Waterway or ICW here is a tip for dealing with overtaking traffic. Wait till they get up close astern then slow your boat right down. This allows the overtaking vessel to slow as well and pass you with the least wake. We found boaters to be very court...
How to do Mediterranean Mooring
Mooring Mediterranean-style stern to the dock in Greece. This is an excerpt from the Distant Shores sailing adventure television series. If you would like to follow the continuing adventures of Paul and Sheryl Shard aboard S/V Distant Shores see: Instagram :