Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “French canals”

SAILBOAT VS BRIDGE: The Lowest Bridge on the French Canals! | Ep 102

We tackle the lowest bridge on the French Canals this week, and find out if all our calculations are correct! We also explore the ancient city of Carcassone, situated on the Canal du Midi in France and are rather surprised at what we find! 04:22 Explore t...

Sep 26, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:06

Living On A Sailboat In The French Canals | Boat Life | Ep 101

Living on a sailboat in the french canals is a completely different experience to sailing and coastal cruising. In a lot of ways this type of boat life is easier; but in many ways, it's far more challenging. This episode we show you a typical couple of day...

Sep 19, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:30

THE STAIRCASE LOCK- Our Biggest Challenge Yet! | French Canals | Ep 100

For our 100th Episode we're celebrating with the biggest challenge we've faced since crossing the Atlantic Ocean: a 7 Lock staircase on the French canals. The Canal du Midi is full of challenges, but nothing quite like this staircase lock. Check out the ...

Sep 05, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:35

CANAL BOAT Life: THIS Is Why We Chose An Adventure Through The Canals! | French Canals

This week we're enjoying our canal boat life in the town of Beziérs on the Canal du Midi. The French canals are definitely living up to our expectations as we wander historic, medieval towns, admire the amazing scenery and stumble across a beer and food f...

Aug 22, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:04

BOAT LIFE: We Took Our TINY HOME Into The French Canals!

We finally made it into the French Canals on our tiny floating home! Boat life is occasionally extremely stressful. Taking our tiny floating home through 100 stone sided locks would make any boast owner stressed.Upon entering the Canal du Midi with our s...

Aug 08, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:05

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

How We Turned Our Sailboat Into A Canal Boat: Preparing For The French Canals | Sailing Ruby Rose

How did we turn our sailing yacht into a canal boat for our journey through the french canals? This week we demonstrate the process of preparing our Southerly 38 for the french canals. We had to build a frame for transporting the mast, take down the boom, ...

Jul 25, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:55

Sailing Through The Middle of France | Series Trailer

Welcome to the trailer for our upcoming series where we sail the french canals. The problem is that we have. 12m sail boat with a 16m mast. This means we have to remove the mast and carry it on deck. 250 miles, 120 locks through historic locks and canals. ...

Jul 19, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:02:04

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

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

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

Cruising French Canals On A Sailboat!! 2/2 [Ep. 5]

In perhaps the most exciting episode to date we: • Get woken up by a hot air balloon • Cruise under a castle • Cruise through a love tunnel • Weather a storm • Avoid a dangerous collision • Celebrate France's world cup win in a tiny village in...

Jul 24, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:58

Cruising French Canals On A Sailboat! (Part 1/2) [Ep 4]

In this episode: Basel, Switzerland to Montbeliard, France. This was the bucket list item I never knew I had: Cruising through the inland waterways of France on a gorgeous sailboat. We navigate locks, rivers, and narrow canals –– all on board our be...

Jul 18, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:36

On our way to the Mediterranean! [Ep. 3]

After four years in the boatyard following her tragic accident, Magic Carpet sets sail once again! Now that she can float, we transported her to Basel, Switzerland, where we will start the long canal journey through France out to the Mediterranean. I did...

Jul 07, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:42

Goodbye Distant Shores II

A retrospective of the voyages we made aboard Distant Shores II, the Southerly 49 sailboat we owned for 7 years, and the story of what happened to her during Hurricane Irma in Sint Maarten / St. Martin. Information on insurance coverage in the hurricane be...

Feb 23, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:40

Season 9 Trailer – French Canals, Morocco and Sailing Transatlantic with the ARC

Join global adventurers, Paul and Sheryl Shard, on one of their most diverse voyages ever starting with small historic canals, a Mediterranean cruise, a transatlantic passage and island-hopping in the Caribbean. The voyage begins on the north coast of Fran...

Apr 22, 2013
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:01:59

French Canals by Sailboat

Ever thought about traveling through France by boat? Here's a taste of what it's like going through a couple of the many locks. We documented a 10-week voyage taking our Southerly 49 sailboat through the canals of France from the north coast down to the so...

Feb 23, 2013
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:03:39

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