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Launch Party! Are you coming?
In this week's video, we celebrate springtime in the Netherlands filming a final update on the boat before her launch in April, showing you how the woodwork is being finished plus giving you a tour of the main components of the tech room and electrical room. You're invited to the Launch ...
Ask Us Anything! Building an Aluminum Sailboat
This time on Distant Shores we answer your questions about our new custom aluminum Enksail Orion 49 sailboat while visiting the shipyard in the Netherlands. Questions such as "When is the expected launch date?" to "Is there insulation?" to "Why is the cabinetry being built o...
ALUMINUM SAILBOAT Pt 20 – Build Update & Annapolis Sailboat Show
Go to to get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 and 5 AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring today's video! Join us as we make the trip to the 2023 Annapolis Sailboat Show where we learn more about hybrid electric power for sailboats, check out interest...
Aluminum Sailboat Pt 18 – Shore Power SAFETY and ELECTRICITY on Boats
If you could install one single device on your sailboat that would make your boat shockproof for swimmers, prevent galvanic corrosion and also stop any worries about reversed shore-power polarity, would you want one? That device would be an isolation transformer and we're going to talk about th...
ALUMINUM Sailboat Pt 17 : BOW THRUSTER, Cabling, Insulation, Lithium Batteries and More!
Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get up to 60% OFF your subscription ➡️Here: This week we do a deep dive on the hull interior of our new aluminum Enksail Orion 49 sailboat with an informative tour by the yacht manufacturer discussing the bow thruster installation, wiring and...
Building an ALUMINUM Sailboat Pt. 14: Interior – Cherry or Mahogany?
#aluminumsailboats #cabinetry #woodworking #woodveneer This time on Distant Shores, we take you to the Netherlands, to Enksail Yachts, to show you the interesting method being used to construct the interior of our new Orion 49 sailboat. We need to come to a decision on the wood finish for our cabi...
Building an ALUMINUM Sailboat Pt 11 – Hull Nearly Finished +Toronto & Dusseldorf Boat Shows
Check out our link below to get a Free 1 Year Supply of Athletic Green's Vitamin D3+K2 and 10 Travel Packs for improved energy and to support immunity: We begin this episode at the Toronto International Boat Show, then fly to the Netherlands to see the progress on our new Enksail Orion 49 sai...
Building an ALUMINUM Sailboat Pt 8 – HYBRID Power on a Sailboat: Will it Work for Long Distance?
#sailing #hybridpower #powermanagement This time on Distant Shores we're planning out the energy requirements of our new Enksail Orion 49 custom aluminum sailboat. Will a hybrid power system allow us to achieve the passages we're planning from Europe to the Arctic Circle as well as long oc...
Building a CUSTOM ALUMINUM MONOHULL (MJ Sailing – Ep 262)
We get front row seats to the building of Matt's dream monohull. To get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D + 5 individual travel packs FREE with your first purchase, go to We're revisiting our last few days in the Netherlands, after the METS Trade had wrapped up. We were lucky enough to sco...
French Canals: TIGHT QUARTERS
While work continues on the build of our Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat, we take the opportunity to do some canal boat cruising on the French Canals where we demonstrate boat handling techniques for tight quarters such as locks and narrow channels. We visit picturesque towns and a unique winery ...
I asked 13 sailors at Annapolis how to realise a dream and THIS is what they said.
In this video, I asked 13 sailors and Youtubers at the Annapolis boat show what tips they have for people who want to realize a dream. The results? Incredible advice! And I recently updated my own Top Ten Tips for realizing a dream. Thanks to the following Sailing Channels and Exhibitors: @marin...
Building an Aluminum Sailboat Pt 5 – How to Weld an Aluminum Sailboat
This time on Distant Shores we reach a literal turning point in the build of our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat - the hull is turned over to upright position so interior welding can begin! We make the first trip down below where we learn how a proper aluminum weld is made and what is require...
Building an Aluminum Sailboat Pt 4 – How the Hull Plates are Shaped
We're Sheryl and Paul Shard, presenters of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series and Distant Shores YouTube channel. We've been cruising internationally since 1989 documenting the sailing lifestyle to inspire and inform anyone dreaming of sailing to distant shores. We invite you t...
Building an Aluminum Sailboat Pt 3 – Raising the Hull to Weld Frames & Bulkheads
This is our third video in the series on building our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum expedition sailboat! We look into how plates are positioned and welded into the perfect shape according to the drawings and plans. #aluminumboat #sailboat #aluminium #boatbuilding #timelapse
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 ...
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 ...
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
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...
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: All 130 full half-hour episodes of the Distant Shores Sail...
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 for British Virgin Islands, February 20-28, 2022. ...
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 – 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...