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SERIOUS DAMAGE Inflicted on our boat by HUGE TANKER After STUPID Mistakes | Wildlings Sailing | FW.3
They were only trying to help us and looking back, it's probably my fault for not controlling the tension at my end. instead I just looped the rope around. but that's all part of the learning curve. it's not terminal damage but really could have been. We...
BIG SEA LOCKS at Low Tide Are SCARY!! | Wildlings Sailing | Honfleur – Rouen FW .1
Big Sea Locks into the Big River Seine with the BIG boats!! some of the craziest shipping we've experienced in the fastest flow we've ever been in. This really was not a place to be messing about in! Support us? https://www.ko-fi.com/wildlingssailing Our ...
Our Incredible Tiny Home: How we sail though the middle of a mountain range! Ep 103
Boat life isn't always about sunshine and drinking cocktails, you know. What do we do when the weather's bad and we're living on a boat in the french canals? Well, we soldier on, of course! The Canal du Midi is just as beautiful in the rain as it is in the...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...![Cruising French Canals On A Sailboat!! 2/2 [Ep. 5]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/qkkEo-DSO_E/maxresdefault.webp)