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At the 2006, 37th Annual United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD, Greg Roscoe, producer of the sailing documentary, Ice Blink, is interviewed by TheSailingChannel's President, Tory Salvia. Ice Blink is a remarkable documentary film about a conventional family of five, the Martins, living a very unconventional life afloat. In our exclusive interview with the film's producer, Greg Roscoe, we learn how he followed the Martin story for many years, finally meeting them after they completed their arctic voyage and settled not far from Greg in Maine. For nearly twenty years, Dave and Jaja Martin cruised the world's oceans, circumnavigating in a 25-foot boat while having their three children along the way. They are now living ashore following a four-year journey to Greenland, Iceland, and Norway in their 33-foot steel sloop, Driver. Greg tells us how he shaped the Martin's digital video footage, added family archival photos, and shot new interviews with the couple and their children to create Ice Blink: A Family Navigating Life's Ice-Clogged Waters. View TheSailingChannel's Exclusive Video Preview of Ice Blink. If you like this preview you'll love the 56 minute documentary available on DVD. Ice Blink has been selected for airing on US National Public TV. Buy the Ice Blink DVD for $17.95 (plus $5.00 S&H for US buyers and $9.50 S&H for Int'l & Canadian buyers) and get a music video extra set to Jamie Cullum's All at Sea from his Twentysomething album. US BUYERS: INT'L & CANADIAN BUYERS: You can also purchase Ice Blink on TheSailingChannel.tv web site. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel.

At the 2006, 37th Annual United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD, Greg Roscoe, producer of the sailing documentary, Ice Blink, is interviewed by TheSailingChannel's President, Tory Salvia. Ice Blink is a remarkable documentary film about a conventional family of five, the Martins, living a very unconventional life afloat. In our exclusive interview with the film's producer, Greg Roscoe, we learn how he followed the Martin story for many years, finally meeting them after they completed their arctic voyage and settled not far from Greg in Maine. For nearly twenty years, Dave and Jaja Martin cruised the world's oceans, circumnavigating in a 25-foot boat while having their three children along the way. They are now living ashore following a four-year journey to Greenland, Iceland, and Norway in their 33-foot steel sloop, Driver. Greg tells us how he shaped the Martin's digital video footage, added family archival photos, and shot new interviews with the couple and their children to create Ice Blink: A Family Navigating Life's Ice-Clogged Waters. View TheSailingChannel's Exclusive Video Preview of Ice Blink. If you like this preview you'll love the 56 minute documentary available on DVD. Ice Blink has been selected for airing on US National Public TV. Buy the Ice Blink DVD for $17.95 (plus $5.00 S&H for US buyers and $9.50 S&H for Int'l & Canadian buyers) and get a music video extra set to Jamie Cullum's All at Sea from his Twentysomething album. US BUYERS: INT'L & CANADIAN BUYERS: You can also purchase Ice Blink on TheSailingChannel.tv web site. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel.

TheSailingChannel.TV is dedicated to cruising sailors around the world. We are cruising sailors ourselves, as well as video professionals. We've created TSCtv so that we can combine our love for sailing with our desire to produce informative and entertaining videos about cruising. Our videos cover the gear, the people, the skills, and the places that interest cruising sailors.

TheSailingChannel.TV is dedicated to cruising sailors around the world. We are cruising sailors ourselves, as well as video professionals. We've created TSCtv so that we can combine our love for sailing with our desire to produce informative and entertaining videos about cruising. Our videos cover the gear, the people, the skills, and the places that interest cruising sailors.

TheSailingChannel.tv documents the refit of a 1975 Alberg 30 sloop. It's the "This Old House" of sailboat restoration with Chesapeake Bay tunes sung by Them Eastport Oyster Boys, and featuring a refit team of seasoned sailors who belong to the Chesapeake Bay Alberg 30 One-Design Association. All currently own or have owned Alberg 30s in the past. The A-30 refit crew has many years of experience and has repaired and restored several other vessels. TSCtv will follow the refit through completion and sea trials scheduled for the summer of 2007. We anticipate approximately 12 episodes in this series. On Saturday, January 21, 2005, TSCtv videotaped the A-30 team in the beginning stage of the refit at Mike and Trish Lehman's home where the boat is stored. The setting could not be better. Mike and Trish’s beautiful home sits on the bank of Mill Creek off the Magothy River which flows into the Chesapeake Bay just above the Bay Bridge. The Lehman's keep their own Alberg 30, beautifully maintained, at their dock. Their home is on a slight rise above the creek with a splendid view. The front walkway leads past a large garage and workshop to a paved parking area next to the street where the A-30 rests in its steel cradle. We consider this an optimum setting for videotaping the refit story. During our first day of filming, we were able to capture two major tasks: removal of an oversized fuel tank from beneath the cockpit (firmly bedded with several tubes of 5200) and the restoration of the original molded-in water tank beneath the V-berth. Team members described the process for both tasks and we also captured a good deal of banter back and forth as they worked. (We wired up each with a radio mic and shot three digital cameras for exceptional coverage.) In between tasks we interviewed the team members: Rolph “Towney” Townshend, Ralph Bluntschli, and Mike Lehman. The three were eager to tell their story. We learned about their personal sailing history, the history of the A-30 on the Chesapeake, the history of the refit boat, Roulette, and their goal of restoring the vessel and selling it to someone who will keep it on the Bay and sail it actively in Association races and cruises. Be sure to subscribe to receive future Alberg 30 episodes and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel.tv.

TheSailingChannel presents an exclusive video preview of a major new sailing documentary, Ice Blink: A Family Navigating Life's Ice-Clogged Waters. If you like this preview you'll love the 56-minute documentary available on DVD. Purchase the Ice Blink DVD and the companion Book, Into The Light, at TheSailingChannel.tv. Digital Download: $4.99 Download link: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1417325618 DVD: $17.95; companion book, Into The Light: $22.95; DVD/Book Special: $35.95. Ice Blink is the remarkable story of a conventional family of five living a very unconventional life afloat. Follow Dave and Jaja Martin, and their crew of three children from their beginnings aboard a 25-foot day sailor circumnavigating the globe to their most recent voyage on a 33 foot steel sloop to the Arctic. There they encounter new friends, icebergs, and polar bears. Share the Martins' voyage into opportunities that test their physical and mental limits. Discover that self-sufficiency is the key to survival, and that the rewards of the world can be had with a commitment to family, a simple lifestyle, and the courage to choose differently. Ice Blink is a film by Gregory Roscoe, Seaworthy Productions, Falmouth Maine. Watch our exclusive interview with Greg at the 2006 US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Add Into the Light: A Family's Epic Journey and get the complete story of this remarkable voyage. Into The Light is full of humor and fun. Dave and Jaja Martin's inspiring narrative delves into a family’s choices and ultimate goals. Read all the details of their sailing adventure to Iceland, Norway, Spitsbergen, the Faeroe Islands, and Scotland. DIGITAL VIDEO DOWNLOAD An exclusive special offer from TheSailingChannel: a near DVD quality Windows Media Video file for only $4.99. The complete 54-minute video will download to your PC or Laptop where you can enjoy unlimited full screen plays. MAC Users: you'll need Parallels, Boot Camp or another Windows emulator to play the Windows Media File on your MAC. HARD PACKAGED DVD SHIPPED TO YOUR DOOR DVD - US BUYERS: INT'L & CANADIAN BUYERS: BOOK ONLY - US BUYERS: INT'L & CANADIAN BUYERS: DVD/BOOK SPECIAL - US BUYERS: INT'L & CANADIAN BUYERS: Subscribe via iTunes to the Ice blink Preview and our other free video podcasts for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv. To Subscribe with other Podcatchers, visit TheSailingChannel RSS Feed Page. And be sure to watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship's Store at www.thesailingchannel.tv