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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.

Cruising with Bettie: L.A. to the Bahamas, a 51-minute cruising documentary, is available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/cwb. This sequence is from the San Blas islands segment. The San Blas Islands offers cruisers a remote destination to explore just off Panama's Caribbean coast. The archipelago consists of 378 islands. Of these, only fifty are inhabited by a friendly and fiercely independent people, the Kuna Indians. While exploring the San Blas, "Bettie's" skipper, Bob Steadman, filmed his friend exploring a coastal freighter wrecked on a reef. Cruising with Bettie is available on DVD for $24.95 (includes U.S. shipping) and $29.95 (includes international shipping). This is a fast-paced documentary, with gorgeous photography, that will give you a first hand look at the cruising lifestyle. Over 10,000 miles passed under Bettie’s keel since Bob and Kaye left Los Angeles in 2004. They sailed down the west coast to Panama, through the Canal, east to Cartagena, Columbia then north to Honduras and east across the Caribbean to the Bahamas. The DVD is divided into 29 segments. You can watch the video in its entirety or use the menu to jump between locations. Cruising with Bettie is also available for purchase as a High Quality Windows Media or QuickTime Video Download for just $9.99. Click, pay with Paypal or your Credit Card, download and watch. The complete 51-minute video will be saved to your PC or MAC where you can enjoy unlimited full screen plays. The video files are NOT copy-protected. We ask you to honor the work of our Sailor/Producers by purchasing your own copy and asking your friends to do the same. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship's Store for more videos, books, music, and gear. Be sure to subscribe via iTunes to receive free video podcasts for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv.

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 interviews Paul Wuyts, VP of Marketing & Sales for Dufour Yachts. Paul describes how Dufour continues to improve its yachts making them easier, safer, and more enjoyable to sail through improved handling, sleeker hull designs, spacious and well appointed interiors, reliable auxiliary engines, and reduced maintenance. All Sailing Documentaries from TheSailingChannel.TV just $9.99

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 presents Cruising Tips by Lin and Larry Pardey from their DVD, Get Ready to Cruise, Off-Shore Sailing, Pt. 1. Now available as a YouTube Rental for just $2.99. Rent more videos at TheSailingChannel YouTube Documentary Playlist. The bow roller is a critical part of any cruising boat's anchoring system. In this tip, Larry describes the proper way to install a bow roller so it can handle the massive sideway strain your anchor rhode can generate. To see more Cruising Tips from Lin and Larry Pardey, visit www.TheSailingChannel.TV/pardey where you can purchase the complete line of Lin and Larry Pardey books and videos. VIDEO DOWNLOADS just $12.99Get Ready to Cruise: Off-Shore Sailing, Pt. 1Get Ready to Cross Oceans: Off-Shore Sailing, Pt. 2 DVDsGet Ready to Cruise Off-Shore Sailing, Pt. 1: $26.95 + S&HGet Ready to Cross Oceans Off-Shore Sailing, Pt2: $26.95 +S&HGet Ready to...2-DVD Set: $49.95 + S&H Check out our complete line of Lin and Larry Pardey DVDs, Books, and Video Previews on TheSailingChannel.TV Be sure to subscribe via iTunes or via Email to receive free video podcast for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel.

TheSailingChannel presents a video preview of the DVD Cruising Guide: Around Santa Cruz Island. This 100-minute information-packed DVD is available at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/stc. Around Santa Cruz Island Cruising Guide DVD (100-minutes) $29.95 This is a complete interactive video cruising guide for your voyage to southern California's Santa Cruz Island. The DVD includes 70-minutes of cruising footage supplemented by another 30-minutes of interviews with island experts. THE SAIL: 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. Then take a seat in the cockpit as the crew circumnavigates the Island, checking out some 15 pristine anchorages and taking day-hikes ashore. THE ISLAND: 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. Then take a seat in the cockpit as the crew circumnavigates the Island, checking out some 15 pristine anchorages and taking day-hikes ashore. SPECIAL FEATURES: The DVD contains several extras including an interview with Brian Fagan, author of Cruising Guide to Central and Southern California; briefings by National Park Service and Nature Conservancy spokespersons, and a special section on passage making from various southern California ports. Be sure to subscribe via iTunes to receive free video podcast for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship's Store

TheSailingChannel presents "Irish Interlude," a sneak-peek from Lin and Larry Pardey's newest 74-minute documentary, Cruising has NO LIMITS. Starting at their New Zealand home base, the Pardeys recount some of their most memorable adventures during more than 30 years of cruising. They begin by taking you across the Indian Ocean on board their 29-foot, 9-inch engineless cutter, Taleisin: destination, southern Africa. There, you follow Lin and Larry as they plan and execute a seven month “Champagne Safari on a Beer Budget”. After outfitting a 4X4, you travel into the remote Kalahari, experience life at a sculptors’ commune in northern Zimbabwe, and animal-watch at waterholes far from game reserves. Next you cross the south Atlantic to Brazil's off-shore islands where Lin and Larry experience a unique, eight-month-long encounter with nine Brazilian families who dream of their own blue water adventures. Finally, you sail north to Ireland’s music-filled shores and a summer of history, classic sailing, and friendship. Along the way, you’ll learn some of the truisms that could help you get out adventuring sooner and more enjoyably—whether on the water or on land. You’ll also come to know more about this longtime cruising couple who have been dubbed “the enablers” because of their enthusiasm and willingness to share their secrets for exploring the far corners of the world on a limited budget. “After voyaging tens of thousands of engineless miles under sail, penning more useful marine books than Hiscock and Moitessier combined, and receiving more awards for their pursuits than Tom Hanks has for his, Lin and Larry Pardey are entitled to their well-earned nautical opinions.” --HERB McCORMACK, EDITOR-AT-LARGE, CRUISING WORLD Cruising has NO LIMITS DVD (74-minutes) available in June 2008. Pre-order now. Pre-order price: $19.95; Regularly $22.95. We won't charge your credit card until we ship your order. Be sure to subscribe via iTunes to receive free video podcast for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel. Visit www.TheSailingChannel.TV/store for sailing videos, books, music, and gear.

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's Kate Hopkins talks with Dave Anderson of Schaefer Marine at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Dave gives us a briefing on Schaefer's Tuff Luff headfoil system for quick racing sail changes, its jib furling systems for cruising boats 22 to 70 feet, it's innovative mainsail boom furling system, and Schaefer's high performance line of cruising and racing blocks. Subscribe via iTunes to our 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 Ship's Store for sailing videos, books, music and gear at www.thesailingchannel.tv/store/

TheSailingChannel.TV's Kate Hopkins talks with Dave Anderson of Schaefer Marine at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Dave gives us a briefing on Schaefer's Tuff Luff headfoil system for quick racing sail changes, its jib furling systems for cruising boats 22 to 70 feet, it's innovative mainsail boom furling system, and Schaefer's high performance line of cruising and racing blocks. Subscribe via iTunes to our 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 Ship's Store for sailing videos, books, music and gear at www.thesailingchannel.tv/store/

At the United States Sailboat Show, TheSailingChannel.TV's Joe Duley interviews Roger Marquis of True Wind, makers of a unique line of premium sailcloth duffle and gear bags. We really like the quality of the True Wind bags. Nothing like the feel of brand new sailcloth! And the finishing is top-notch. In fact, we like their gear so much we decided to sell it on our site at www.TheSailingChannel.TV/store/gear

TheSailingChannel.TV uses historic images and classical music to bring to life its review of A New Voyage Round The World by William Dampier. First published in 1697, a new edition from 1500 Books makes this little known classic available to the modern reader. Providing the inspiration for such works as Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels, William Dampier (1652 - 1715) was the forefather of the English narrative. Pirate, explorer and naturalist, Dampier provides one of the earliest and most eloquent accounts of discovery and piracy on the high seas with keen observations of people, places, and nature. Dampier circled the globe three times, wrote of the wildlife and flora of the Galapagos 150 years before Darwin, visited Australia close to 80 years before Cook, and his innovations in navigational technology were studied by Cook and Nelson. Filled with accounts of privateering exploits as well as the first detailed descriptions of plants and animals ever recorded by an Englishmen, A New Voyage Round the World provides a rare and exciting glimpse into life on the ocean at a time when a true map of the world did not yet exist. Features an introduction by Kris Lane, College of William and Mary.

TheSailingChannel.TV sails with Dufour Yachts into the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. In the third and final episode, we get a behind the scenes look at boat show preparations as we bring the Dufour fleet into their slips. We also learn about the work the brokers must do to get their boats ready for the public. You can view the entire 15-minute Dufour Yacht Review at www.thesailingchannel.tv where you can see more sailing videos. Be sure to subscribe via iTunes to receive free video podcast for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship's Store at www.thesailingchannel.tv/store/

TheSailingChannel.TV sails with Dufour Yachts into the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. In Part II, we discuss the yacht's Volvo Penta Marine Diesel Sail-Drive system that eliminates the need for a conventional propeller shaft, and delivers better performance forward and backing. We also chat about the popularity of the US Sailboat Show and communicate with the Sailboat Show staff in preparation for entry into our slips. Stay tuned for Part III: Dufour into the Sailboat Show. You can view the entire 15-minute Dufour Yacht Review at www.thesailingchannel.tv where you can see more sailing videos. Be sure to subscribe via iTunes to receive free video podcast for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship's Store at www.thesailingchannel.tv/store/

TheSailingChannel.TV sails with Harold Del Rosario, US Distributor for Dufour Yachts, as he leads the Dufour fleet of cruising and performance cruising sailboats into the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Dufour Yachts are built to exacting Bureau Veritas standards making them exceptional blue water vessels. In Part I, we look at cruising versus performance cruising designs, sizes, and hull and deck construction. Stay tuned for Part II, Auxiliary Power Plant and Part III, Dufour into the Sailboat Show. You can view the entire Dufour review on TheSailingChannel at... http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/ussbs05/ussbs06/videos/ussbs06_dufour.htm Be sure to subscribe via iTunes to receive free video podcast for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship's Store at www.thesailingchannel.tv/store/