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Boat Maintenance DIY with Gary Jobson A video by Rob Dubin with Gary Jobson. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. Hosted by America’s Cup Champion, this 76 minute how-to sailing video contains a wealth of expert information about boat maintenance for the do-it-yourselfer. Topics include: DIESEL ENGINE MAINTENANCE & TROUBLE-SHOOTING including periodic checks and how to troubleshoot common problems. Taught by engine experts from Mastery Engine Center, Florida, using floor model engines and graphics for hard to see details. HOW TO CLEAN A WINCH What products to gather before you start, how to disassemble, clean and reassemble to keep your boat’s winches working smoothly. RIGGING CHECKS FROM MASTHEAD TO DECK Find trouble spots before fittings and shrouds break. FIBERGLASS REPAIRS Step-by-step instructions from filling the holes to polishing the gelcoat. HOW TO FIX A MARINE HEAD Step-by-step instructions on assembly, on repairs and maintenance so fixing the head is no longer such a dreaded task. VARNISHING Step-by-step instructions on varnishing to keep your boat’s brightwork shining. All practical and well explained procedures that you and your crew can use to keep your boat in tip top shape. Download to your computer, tablet, and phone for onboard use. See how to do it yourself. Learn about your boat and save money. (M1Z) Boat Maintenance DIY with Gary Jobson is also available as a download and DVD at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/product/boat-maintenance-diy/

Racing Tactics with Gary Jobson A video by Rob Dubin with Gary Jobson. From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. In this 59 minute how-to sailing video, America’s Cup champion Gary Jobson covers the racing tactics and technical skills you and your crew need to improve the performance of your boat in both fleet and match races. Gary takes you aboard a variety of sailboats to provide hands-on lessons. He uses animation and graphics to visualize concepts like wind shear and starting techniques that will help you get your boat out in front. Topics include the Role of the Tactician… Tools and Tactics for Reading the Wind… Tuning up your boat and crew… Starting tactics… Mark Roundings… Match Racing… Instruments & Polars… Target boat speed… and Tactics for Offshore Racing. Racing Tactics with Gary Jobson also available as a download and DVD at www.thesailingchannel.tv/sailing_quarterly/r2z/

A film by Marc Hersch. This 68 minute production is THE video cruising guide to southern California’s Santa Cruz Island. Positioned in the middle of the Channel Islands National Park just 25 miles off the Santa Barbara coast, Santa Cruz Island is often referred to as “the Galapagos of North America”. The Island is home to twelve species found no where else on earth and more than a thousand species of other plants and animals. Sail along with Captain Marc Hersh and his crew as they cross the Santa Barbara Channel aboard Songline, a beautiful J42 fitted out with all the cruising amenities. Over the next 5 days, they circumnavigate Santa Cruz Island, explore some 15 pristine anchorages, and take day-hikes ashore. Santa Cruz Island offers its visitors 96 square miles of natural wonder. The largest of the eight Channel Islands, Santa Cruz is administered by the National Park Service and the Nature Conservancy. It’s surrounding waters are part of the Channel Islands NOAA Marine Sanctuary. FREE EXTRAS include interviews with island officials. DVD available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/store2 under Cruising & Visitor Guides. Special Vimeo discount to TheSailingChannel eNewsletter and Video Podcast subscribers through our Vimeo On Demand store. Until December 31, 2014 get 20% off the regular price on rentals and downloads. Click RENT or BUY. Sign into Vimeo or join (it’s free). Click Have a discount code? and enter: ASCISPECIAL Around Santa Cruz Island also available as a download and DVDat www.thesailingchannel.tv/santa_cruz_island

Sailvation: Charter Boat Hand-Over This 39 minute how-to video provides background on all technical aspects of a typical charter boat hand-over. The video is not designed to replace your live hand-over, but with the information it provides, you’ll be better equipped to understand the hand-over process and ask more detailed questions about your charter yacht when you arrive. Sailvation was formed by a team of dedicated sailors with years of experience, not only in cruising but also in chartering and managing boats from popular base stations. They know what sailing is about, what life aboard entails, and what you will experience while chartering. They are the people that you meet on the first day at your charter briefing. About the Founder Sailvation was founded in 2008 by Incila Oezmert. Following a circumnavigation in 1999, Incila has been involved in the charter business as operation manger and base manager with several charter companies in Turkey. She consults in setting up the operations department of charter companies, and has extensive experience with technical problem solving for charter sailors. Incila has been a professional charter skipper since 2002. Introductory special for the first 100 buyers through our Vimeo On Demand store. One week only: Sept. 20 − 27, 2014. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sailvation Download-to-Own (mp4) 20% off (normally $18.99 USD). Click BUY. Sign into Vimeo.com or join if you don’t have an account. It’s free. In the BUY window, click Have a discount code? and enter: SAILVATION-SPECIAL Sailvation downloads also available as mp4 and wmv at www.thesailingchannel.tv/sailvation/index.html

From the popular Sailing Quarterly Series, this 66 minute how-to sailing video, features America’s Cup champion Gary Jobson covering all aspects of sail trim that will help you improve the performance of your boat whether you race or cruise. Gary takes you aboard a variety of sailboats from Solings to Maxis, demonstrating how to use your sails to get the most out of your boat’s performance. Detailed graphics show the finer points of adjustments. Watch now and get your boat out in front. Topics include Mainsail trim, Headsail trim, Spinnaker trim, Spinnaker sets and takedowns, Downwind mainsail trim, Light air racing upwind and downwind, and Trimming for performance. (R1Z)

Larry Pardey talks about the importance of practicing heaving to before you set off across an ocean. Heaving to allows you to park your boat at sea in any weather so you and your crew can rest, eat, and make repairs. Practicing heaving to includes becoming familiar with setting up your para-anchor and other gear at the dock so you know how it all works and you can check that all lines are running clear. Then you should practice heaving to underway, preferably in at least 30 knots of wind. Larry’s comments are followed by some historic footage of the Pardey’s sailing with a very nice classical 12 string guitar background. The Pardey Offshore Sailing Series consists of all 5 Pardey videos as downloads or DVDs at a package discount price. The videos include Get Ready to Cruise, Get Ready to Cross Oceans, Storm Tactics, Cost Control While You Cruise, and Cruising Has No Limits — over 6 and a half hours of blue-water sailing instruction and adventure from two of the world’s most experienced cruising sailors.

Trailer for 71-minute cruising video. A Film by Ellen & Ed Zacko. Join the crew of Entr’acte for a journey between two oceans. “The San Blas and Panama Canal” begins in Grenada and crosses the Caribbean Sea to the enchanting San Blas Islands. There Ellen and Ed Zacko re-unite with old friends Paula and John on Mr. John VI to explore the jungle of Panama and transit the Panama Canal together. Travel with them to this un-spoiled, primordial area inhabited by the Kuna Indians. Experience the magnificence of the Panama Canal from the deck of a small sailing vessel. Available at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sanblasandpanamacanal Streaming Rental $1.99 | Download-to-Own (mp4) $9.99 Enjoy all screen viewing at https://vimeo.com/sailflix/vod_pages/

Presented by TheSailingChannel.TV The Partnership is a story of love and friendship, discovery and improbability. Ellen and Ed Zacko met while playing in the orchestra of a Broadway musical and hatched a scheme to take a temporary brake from the hectic New York scene and explore the world together. Their adventure aboard a Nor Sea 27 foot sloop led them to discover a different side of life that would change their lives forever. Entr’acte - The musical interlude performed between two acts of a play. Join Ellen and Ed on a seven year saga: three years to build Entr’acte and four years to sail her - from a stormy Atlantic crossing to the tranquil French canals. Sail with them as they explore the Mediterranean then follow the trade winds on their return to the Caribbean and sail up the U.S. east coast to home. The Zackos draw upon their musical and show business background to combine over 800 slides with original music and snappy narrative, creating a highly entertaining multimedia experience. Available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/zacko/ Streaming Rental $1.99 | Download-to-Own (mp4) $9.99

Suliere - Cruising the Exhumas & Jumentos Trailer for 83-minute cruising video. Sail with Paul and Lesley aboard their 50 foot catamaran, “Suliere,” as they cruise the Bahamas exploring the Exhumas and sparsely populated Jumentos cays. Available at https://www.thesailingchannel.tv/suliere/ Streaming Rental $1.99 | Download-to-Own (mp4) $9.99

Don Street Antigua Race Week 1985 Preview From Don Street Antigua Race Week 1985 Preview. A film by Charles Croft. A one hour award-winning documentary which lets you share the intense sailing action aboard Don Street’s 80 year old, 44 foot, engineless yawl, “Iolaire” during Antigua Sailing Week, 1985, Iolarie’s final appearance in one of the world’s top sailing events. In 1985, “Iolaire” was 80 years old having been built in 1905. Don had sailed and raced her throughout the Caribbean for forty years while he developed the famous Imray-Iolair charts and the first comprehensive cruising guides that opened up the Caribbean to modern sailors. Antigua Sailing Week races became an annual event for Street and Iolaire since the first regatta in 1967. In 1985, Street decided to retire Iolaire from racing and they both went out in style, finishing only 5 points out of first place at race week’s end. This award-winning documentary shows you what Caribbean racing was like in its golden years when the skippers all new each other and racing was fun, not business. Available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/don_street/antigua/ Streaming Rental $4.99 | Download-to-Own (mp4) $9.99 Get The Complete Street - all 5 Don Street Videos for just $49.95 Available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/don_street/

From Don Street Sailors’ Knots. Filmed in Martinique aboard Iolaire, his 46 ft engineless wooden yawl, master sailor Don Street teaches you and your crew everything you need to know about sailors’ knots and more in just 50 minutes. Don starts by covering 8 basic knots then adds more advanced knots like the rolling hitch, fisherman’s bend, and tow boat hitch. With a down to earth style, he teaches you how to tie each knot and most importantly, when to use it, making a sometimes difficult subject easy and pleasurable. First Don demonstrates at normal speed then he shows you a slow motion close up that makes the knot’s path easy to follow and learn. Don also covers proper line handling, dock line throwing, sail stops, halyards, and how to repair a chafed rope. Don gives you the critical knot and line handling skills every skipper should know. Available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/don_street/knots/ Streaming Rental $4.99 | Download-to-Own (mp4) $9.99 DVD US $24.95 | DVD INTL $34.95 (includes S&H) Get The Complete Street - all 5 Don Street Videos for just $49.95 Available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/don_street/

From Don Street’s Streetwise Tips Vol.1 by Sailing Quarterly. In this clip, Legendary skipper and sailing author, Don Street shows you how to quickly “park your boat” at sea so you can rest and regroup in rough weather. In his full 56-minute how-to sailing video, Don covers: Heavy Weather Preparation and Sailing Tactics; Foredeck Work; Mainsail Flaking Systems; Sail Repairs; Navigation; and Jibe Prevention. For more Don Street sailing tips, check out Don Street’s Streetwise Tips Vol. 2 at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/streetwisetips2 Available at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/streetwisetips1 Streaming Rental $2.99 | Episodes $0.99 Download-to-Own (mp4) $12.99 | Episodes $2.99 DVD US $27.99 | DVD INTL $34.99 (includes S&H) Get The Complete Street - all 5 Don Street Videos for just $49.95 Available at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thecompletestreet Sailing Documentaries from $2.99.

Preview of 91-minute classic sailing documentary. Beyond the West Horizon - A film by Eric and Susan Hiscock. In the late 1950’s, very few “middle class” sailors had taken small sailing craft on long voyages. British Sailors, Eric and Susan Hiscock became pioneers in making long trans-oceanic passages in a small sailboat to what was then quite remote destinations. Their sailing adventures paved the way for future generations of cruising sailors who would follow in their wake, making blue water passage-making the more common experience it has become today. The Hiscocks shared their sailing adventures in several books and made a 16mm color documentary about their second circumnavigation aboard their 30 foot sloop, Wanderer III. The couple departed from Yarmouth Isle of Wight on the 19th of July 1959 and returned on August 8th, 1962. Prior to their departure, the BBC provided some camera training, a 16mm windup camera, and 4000 feet of color film stock. During their 30,189 mile circumnavigation, Eric and Susan meticulously filmed their voyage and their many land falls. On their return, the BBC edited a 91-minute documentary based on a script and narration written by Eric. The finished film aired on BBC television in January 1963. Working with the Beaulieu Film and Video Library at the UK National Motor Museum Trust, TheSailingChannel.TV has restored “Beyond the West Horizon” and digitally remastered it to HD. Watch free interviews with Lin and Larry Pardey’s about the Hiscocks, and Thies Matzen and Kicki Ericson - current owners of Wanderer III. Available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/hiscock Streaming Rental $2.99 | Video Download (mp4 & wmv) $12.99 Sailing Documentaries from $2.99.

Preview of 93-minute documentary. Two’s a Crew - A film by Jack and Jude Binder. Two veteran sailors return to the sea following a 15-year refit of their self-built Ferro cement ketch, “Banyandah” (aboriginal word meaning “home on the water”) which had carried them and their two sons around the world. With the kids grown, it’s time to complete their 9,000 mile circumnavigation of Australia. Sail with Jack & Jude through crocodile infested waters. Scale rugged cliffs and see some of the world’s oldest rock paintings. Climb Mount Misery for a spectacular view of Tasmania. Explore pristine coral atolls, sheltered rivers, and Aussie ports of call. There’s nothing like adventure sailing along the Australian coast. Available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/jackandjude Streaming Rental $2.99 Video Download (mp4 & wmv) $12.99 DVD Intl. $18.00 | DVD AU $14.00 (includes S&H) Sailing Documentaries from $2.99.

Trailer for Part 1. Originally shot in 16 mm color, the film has been restored and converted to HD video. Completed in 1976, this is a two part sailing documentary by skipper and noted Hollywood cinematographer, Gene Evens (Roots, Jeremiah Johnson, Lady Sings the Blues, Batman and many more movie and television productions) and his wife Josie aboard their 32 foot sloop, "Discubridor" ("Discoverer"). Their sailing adventure takes them over 10,000 miles from southern California south to Costa Rica, offshore to Cocos Island and the Galapagos Islands, then home to San Diego. Along the way they explore remote locales, fish, struggle against storms, and on a few occasions fight for survival. In Part 1, Gene and his wife Josie, sail "Discubridor" ("Discoverer") south from San Diego down the coast of Baja California, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica where they are joined by their son Ron and a couple of friends for a 300 mile off shore sail to the mysterious Cocos Island. In Part 2, the crew explore Cocos Island, sail onto the legendary Galapagos Islands for more exploration, then Gene and Josie sail back across the Pacific alone and home to San Diego. Available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/600-days HD 1280 x 720 (Original format: 16mm color) Pt. 1: To Cocos & the Galapagos Islands Running Time: 90 Minutes Pt. 2: Cocos & the Galapagos Islands Running time: 65 Minutes Sailing Documentaries from $2.99.