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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 TSC 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 boats, 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 TSC 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 boats, the skills, and the places that interest cruising sailors.

Lin Pardey relates the "First Rule of Seamanship" - beware of the land. Don't take your lands-man's eyes to sea. From Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested (84-Minutes). VIDEO DOWNLOAD TheSailingChannel.TV offers Storm Tactics as a HIGH QUALITY VIDEO DOWNLOAD available in both Windows Media (WMV) and QuickTime (MOV) versions suitable for full screen viewing. PRICE: JUST $12.99. DVD also available. Just pay with Paypal or your Credit Card, download and watch full screen on your PC or MAC. This 84 minute video delivers the skills you need to weather storms with confidence. If you like the preview, buy the DVD. It's the next best thing to having Lin and Larry Pardey onboard, coaching you on storm tactics as the seas build and the rigging howls. Closing in on 200,000 miles of blue water voyaging, Lin and Larry Pardey are recognized as the sailing world's most experienced and knowledgeable cruising couple. In Storm Tactics, they provide a detailed look at the techniques and gear that have kept them safe at sea. "... I wanted to show how the sailor's safety valve--heaving-to-works, and the slick it creates. It's hard for people to imagine the almost magic effect of a slick as it saps the power of breaking waves...." - Larry Pardey. "One of the reasons I wanted to sail east-to-west around Cape Horn was to take video shots proving that small vessels can safely weather storms if they are well outfitted and efficiently handled," Larry Pardey stated after his record-breaking voyage. Lin and Larry completed their against-the-wind rounding of the Great Southern Capes on board their engineless 29-foot Taleisin, weathering nine days of storm-force winds to reach Puerto Montt in Chile. There they interviewed several high-latitude voyagers, prepared the narrative, and shot further detailed footage to complete the Storm Tactics video, a project Lin and Larry conceived almost ten years ago. Read more about Storm tactics at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics/ Sailing Documentaries from $4.99.

Lin Pardey relates the "First Rule of Seamanship" - beware of the land. Don't take your lands-man's eyes to sea. From Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested (84-Minutes). VIDEO DOWNLOAD TheSailingChannel.TV offers Storm Tactics as a HIGH QUALITY VIDEO DOWNLOAD available in both Windows Media (WMV) and QuickTime (MOV) versions suitable for full screen viewing. PRICE: JUST $12.99. DVD also available. Just pay with Paypal or your Credit Card, download and watch full screen on your PC or MAC. This 84 minute video delivers the skills you need to weather storms with confidence. If you like the preview, buy the DVD. It's the next best thing to having Lin and Larry Pardey onboard, coaching you on storm tactics as the seas build and the rigging howls. Closing in on 200,000 miles of blue water voyaging, Lin and Larry Pardey are recognized as the sailing world's most experienced and knowledgeable cruising couple. In Storm Tactics, they provide a detailed look at the techniques and gear that have kept them safe at sea. "... I wanted to show how the sailor's safety valve--heaving-to-works, and the slick it creates. It's hard for people to imagine the almost magic effect of a slick as it saps the power of breaking waves...." - Larry Pardey. "One of the reasons I wanted to sail east-to-west around Cape Horn was to take video shots proving that small vessels can safely weather storms if they are well outfitted and efficiently handled," Larry Pardey stated after his record-breaking voyage. Lin and Larry completed their against-the-wind rounding of the Great Southern Capes on board their engineless 29-foot Taleisin, weathering nine days of storm-force winds to reach Puerto Montt in Chile. There they interviewed several high-latitude voyagers, prepared the narrative, and shot further detailed footage to complete the Storm Tactics video, a project Lin and Larry conceived almost ten years ago. Read more about Storm tactics at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics/ Sailing Documentaries from $4.99.

Snowmageddon has struck the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast and the snow is pilled up over the deck house aboard the good ship Mary T. But the snowpocalypse hasn’t stopped the First Mate from keeping the Pirate Friday tradition alive. Here’s Pirate Amy’s special report on winter-wallop 2010 for TheSailingChannel and a new pirate jingle to boot. Enjoy more Pirate Fridays aboard the Mary T from Nova Scotia to the Bahamas at www.thesailingchannel.tv/mary-t/ All Sailing Videos Just $12.99 or Less. www.thesailingchannel.tv/store2

This new feature length 85-minute film by Amy Flannery is a rollicking docu-comedy about a couple's year-long sailing adventure. Amy and Ken set out on a cruise from Chesapeake Bay to Nova Scotia and then back down the coast to the Bahamas. Along the way they encounter assorted equipment failures, make new friends, visit many interesting places, improve their navigational skills, and film this movie. HIGH QUALITY VIDEO DOWNLOAD JUST $12.99. www.thesailingchannel.tv/mary-t/ Available in both Windows Media (WMV) and QuickTime (MOV) versions suitable for full screen viewing. Also available in two parts: Chesapeake Bay to Nova Scotia and Norfolk, VA to the Bahamas. Just $7.95 each. Pay with Paypal or your Credit Card, download and watch on your PC or MAC.

Cuba: Forbidding...Forbidden (38-Minutes). Wally Moran, a Canadian sailing writer and professional charter skipper, has cruised to Cuba and speaks about his experiences at boat shows and sailing seminars. In this special video for TheSailingChannel, Wally gives us an expanded version of his Cuba presentation. As a bill ending travel restrictions on U.S. citizens visiting Cuba wends its way through Congress, it's likely that this forbidden, mysterious, and untouched Caribbean isle may soon become the next great destination for U.S. cruising sailors. HD VIDEO DOWNLOAD JUST $12.99 Available in both Windows Media (WMV) and QuickTime (MOV) 1280X720 HD versions suitable for full screen viewing on your computer or large flat-screen TV. Just pay with Paypal or your Credit Card, download and be watching in minutes with a broadband Internet connection. Includes Wally's Cuba Presentation Slides in PDF. Wally Moran is a Canadian citizen sailing a Canadian-flagged vessel. TSC DOES NOT recommend that U.S.-flagged vessels voyage to Cuba until the U.S. government has formally lifted current restrictions. Read Wally's article, Cuba: The Next Cruising Ground? in Sail Magazine. Purchase any time through March 31, 2009 and you are automatically entered into a drawing for a FREE COPY of Nigel Calder's CRUISING GUIDE TO CUBA. Last published in 1996, this hard to find volume is regarded as the definitive guide to cruising Cuba. We'll choose the winner the first week of April 2010. MORE VIDEOS COMING SOON CRUISING CUBA'S SOUTHERN COAST In Spring 2010, Wally Moran will once again sail along his CubaHamas route to the most mysterious, beautiful, and untouched cruising grounds in the Caribbean. TheSailingChannel plans on taking you along as Wally explores Cuba’s southern coast. Video available Summer 2010. SAILING SOUTH: FIRST TIMER'S GUIDE TO THE ICW Wally Moran is a highly regarded expert on cruising the Inter Coastal Waterway (ICW) along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard from Canada to Miami and writes for Waterway Guides. As Wally says, “The ICW doesn’t have to be a purgatory, it can be a true pleasure-with the right knowledge.” Wally and TheSailingChannel are producing a new Interactive Video Cruising Guide about the ICW. Register for a chance to win a free copy of Waterway Guide: Atlantic ICW. Email NorthChannelSailingATgmail.com. Put ICW Video Cruising Guide as the Subject. We'll let you know when the video is available and enter your name in the drawing. We'll select the winner the week we release the video later this year. All Sailing Videos Just $12.99 or Less.

Yoga Onboard (35-Minutes). Sailor and Yoga instructor, Kim Hess, shows you how to adapt traditional Yoga postures, or asana, to your vessel using the mast, lifelines, cockpit, and other boat props. Benefits of a regular yoga practice include increased strength and flexibility, restored energy, and harmony between the body and mind--benefits that all sailors, especially on longer voyages, will appreciate. HIGH QUALITY VIDEO DOWNLOAD JUST $9.99 Available in both Windows Media (WMV) and QuickTime (MOV) versions suitable for full screen viewing. Just pay with Paypal or your Credit Card, download and watch full screen on your PC or MAC. Poses for your boat space.... Yoga Onboard contains 37 chapters of Yoga philosophy and instruction designed for developing a customized Yoga Practice aboard your boat. Boat spaces include the mast, side decks, foredeck, bowsprit, cabintop, and cockpit. QuickTime version includes chapter makers for quick reference. A companion guide book is also available as well as a DVD version. For information, go to www.thesailingchannel.tv/yogaonboard/ About Kim.... She began formally practicing, studying and teaching yoga during the winter of 1999 while living in Sayulita, Nayarit, Mexico. Returning to her hometown in Idaho in 2000 she continued teaching while her self study grew. In 2003 she completed a yoga teacher training in Miami Beach with Synergy Center for Yoga & the Healing Arts receiving her certification under a Yoga Alliance Registered School. Her studies include Iyengar, Ashtanga, Bikram and Sivananda as well as Pranayama, Sanskrit, partner & pre-natal yoga and yoga philosophy. While she has studied with some note worthy teachers, she continues to believe that her greatest teachers are her students. Read more about Yoga Onboard at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/yogaonboard/ All Sailing Videos Just $12.99 or Less.

On the final day of the 2009 U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD, TheSailingChannel.TV spoke with some of our sailing industry friends about their experience at the Show and their outlook for sailing in 2010. In this interview, we hear from Capt. Jack Klang, sailing instructor and sailing consultant for Quantum Sail Design Group. Check out "Cruising Tips with Capt. Jack" on TheSailingChannel.TV/captjack

VIDEO DOWNLOAD TheSailingChannel.TV has just released Lin and Larry Pardey's Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested as a HIGH QUALITY VIDEO DOWNLOAD available in both Windows Media (WMV) and QuickTime (MOV) versions suitable for full screen viewing. PRICE: JUST $12.99. This 84 minute video delivers the skills you need to weather storms with confidence. If you like the preview, buy the DVD. It's the next best thing to having Lin and Larry Pardey onboard, coaching you on storm tactics as the seas build and the rigging howls. Closing in on 200,000 miles of blue water voyaging, Lin and Larry Pardey are recognized as the sailing world's most experienced and knowledgeable cruising couple. In Storm Tactics, they provide a detailed look at the techniques and gear that have kept them safe at sea. "... I wanted to show how the sailor's safety valve--heaving-to-works, and the slick it creates. It's hard for people to imagine the almost magic effect of a slick as it saps the power of breaking waves...." - Larry Pardey. "One of the reasons I wanted to sail east-to-west around Cape Horn was to take video shots proving that small vessels can safely weather storms if they are well outfitted and efficiently handled," Larry Pardey stated after his record-breaking voyage. Lin and Larry completed their against-the-wind rounding of the Great Southern Capes on board their engineless 29-foot Taleisin, weathering nine days of storm-force winds to reach Puerto Montt in Chile. There they interviewed several high-latitude voyagers, prepared the narrative, and shot further detailed footage to complete the Storm Tactics video, a project Lin and Larry conceived almost ten years ago. Read more about Storm tactics at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics/about_storm_tactics.htm HANDBOOK Add the Storm Tactics Handbook, recently revised 3rd Ed. to the Video and you've got the ultimate reference set. Price: $20.65. Modern methods of heaving-to for survival in extreme conditions. As in the first two editions of this book, Lin and Larry describe their concerns about the tendency of modern sailors to discard the classic methods used to bring sailing vessels of all sizes—from vast clipper ships to tiny yachts—through amazingly strong winds and heavy seas. “There is only one storm tactic that has the ability to sap the power of breaking seas,” they explain. With clear and concise diagrams, they proceed to show how heaving-to works and how even the most modern of yachts can be made to heave-to, whether with only sail power or with the assistance of a sea anchor. http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/pardey_books/books/storm_tactics_handbook.htm Mario Vittone, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer for 14 years, in an unsolicited testimony, wrote: “I have been on several rescues (and heard of many more) that would have been completely unnecessary if the sailboat captains aboard would have . . . practiced the skills taught by Lin and Larry Pardey. Not knowing how to heave-to in bad weather is as inexcusable as not knowing ‘red, right, return’.” HandBook 3rd Ed.: DVD / HANDBOOK COMBO Purchase the Storm Tactics video and the newly revised companion 256 page Handbook 3rd Ed. at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics. DVD or VHS: $26.95; HandBook: $20.65; YOUR BEST BUY -- DVD/Handbook Combo: $39.95. Buy them now: DVD: VHS: DVD/Handbook Combo: 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

VIDEO DOWNLOAD TheSailingChannel.TV has just released Lin and Larry Pardey's Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested as a HIGH QUALITY VIDEO DOWNLOAD available in both Windows Media (WMV) and QuickTime (MOV) versions suitable for full screen viewing. PRICE: JUST $12.99. This 84 minute video delivers the skills you need to weather storms with confidence. If you like the preview, buy the DVD. It's the next best thing to having Lin and Larry Pardey onboard, coaching you on storm tactics as the seas build and the rigging howls. Closing in on 200,000 miles of blue water voyaging, Lin and Larry Pardey are recognized as the sailing world's most experienced and knowledgeable cruising couple. In Storm Tactics, they provide a detailed look at the techniques and gear that have kept them safe at sea. "... I wanted to show how the sailor's safety valve--heaving-to-works, and the slick it creates. It's hard for people to imagine the almost magic effect of a slick as it saps the power of breaking waves...." - Larry Pardey. "One of the reasons I wanted to sail east-to-west around Cape Horn was to take video shots proving that small vessels can safely weather storms if they are well outfitted and efficiently handled," Larry Pardey stated after his record-breaking voyage. Lin and Larry completed their against-the-wind rounding of the Great Southern Capes on board their engineless 29-foot Taleisin, weathering nine days of storm-force winds to reach Puerto Montt in Chile. There they interviewed several high-latitude voyagers, prepared the narrative, and shot further detailed footage to complete the Storm Tactics video, a project Lin and Larry conceived almost ten years ago. Read more about Storm tactics at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics/about_storm_tactics.htm HANDBOOK Add the Storm Tactics Handbook, recently revised 3rd Ed. to the Video and you've got the ultimate reference set. Price: $20.65. Modern methods of heaving-to for survival in extreme conditions. As in the first two editions of this book, Lin and Larry describe their concerns about the tendency of modern sailors to discard the classic methods used to bring sailing vessels of all sizes—from vast clipper ships to tiny yachts—through amazingly strong winds and heavy seas. “There is only one storm tactic that has the ability to sap the power of breaking seas,” they explain. With clear and concise diagrams, they proceed to show how heaving-to works and how even the most modern of yachts can be made to heave-to, whether with only sail power or with the assistance of a sea anchor. http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/pardey_books/books/storm_tactics_handbook.htm Mario Vittone, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer for 14 years, in an unsolicited testimony, wrote: “I have been on several rescues (and heard of many more) that would have been completely unnecessary if the sailboat captains aboard would have . . . practiced the skills taught by Lin and Larry Pardey. Not knowing how to heave-to in bad weather is as inexcusable as not knowing ‘red, right, return’.” HandBook 3rd Ed.: DVD / HANDBOOK COMBO Purchase the Storm Tactics video and the newly revised companion 256 page Handbook 3rd Ed. at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics. DVD or VHS: $26.95; HandBook: $20.65; YOUR BEST BUY -- DVD/Handbook Combo: $39.95. Buy them now: DVD: VHS: DVD/Handbook Combo: 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.TV is proud to bring you "In the Wake of the Zaca," the remarkable adventures of a California schooner. This award-winning documentary by Luther Greene captures a lost age of adventure, romance, and Hollywood glamour told through the history of a 75 year-old, 118 foot sailing ship. Launched in San Francisco on the eve of the great depression, Zaca explored stone-age civilizations in the South Pacific, patrolled the California coast as an armed ship of war during World War II, and served as party boat for sailor and swashbuckling actor, Errol Flynn. Left to languish as a striped hulk on a mud flat in the south of France, Zaca rose like the phoenix to sail again. Sail in her wake and gain a unique perspective on history, and experience adventures most of us can only dream about. More about Zaca at www.thesailingchannel.tv/zaca High Quality Video Download: $9.99 Main Presentation: 51-minutes Just pay with Paypal or your Credit Card, download and watch full screen on your PC or MAC. Interactive DVD Main presentation plus plus bonus video of Zaca's 1933 South Seas expedition plus the making of the documentary. DVD U.S. Buyers: $28.00 (includes 1st Class Mail) DVD California/INTL Buyers: $30.00 (includes CA tax & 1st Class Mail)

In the feature story, we join Bob, Jody, and crew as they sail the Lost Soul to Mexico, which turns out to be their final cruise aboard the famous boat. Other segments include “Distant Shores – Corinth Canal”, a review of the new Garhauer traveler, Yoga Onboard, and Bob’s “Attitudes”. EPISODE 41: "Lost Soul Departure" 22-minutes Video Download just $4.99 You get both Hi-Res Windows Media and QuickTime files that look great full screen on your PC or MAC. A great value, fast delivery, and eco-friendly. Pay with Paypal or your Credit Card, download and watch. To see the show lineup, browse to www.thesailingchannel.tv/latsatts/latsatts_41.htm DVD U.S. Buyers: $14.99 (includes 1st class Mail) DVD INTL Buyers: $19.99 (includes 1st class Mail) Be sure to subscribe via iTunes to receive free video podcasts for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv. Sailing Video Downloads $4.99 to $12.99 $4.99...Latitudes & Attitudes TV Episodes $5.99...Dancing with the Wind $9.99...Jean-du-Sud Around the World $9.99...Ice Blink $9.99...Cruising with Bettie $9.99...Cruising Tips with Capt. Jack $11.99...Cast Off for Catalina $12.99...Pardey: Get Ready to Cruise $12.99...Pardey: Get Ready to Cross Oceans

TheSailingChannel.TV presents Cast Off for Catalina, the indispensable Video Cruising & Visitor Guide to Catalina Island for boaters (and landlubbers too!) This video is a must-see before you sail and while you're there. It includes everything you need to know about cruising to tranquil Catalina island, just 20 miles from busy Los Angeles across the Santa Barbara Channel. The video covers mooring technique, anchoring, and a complete circumnavigation of the island describing the most popular harbors and anchorages. During the video, you'll visit Avalon Harbor, the Isthmus, Cherry and Fourth of July Coves, Howland's Landing, Emerald Bay, Catalina Harbor, Little Harbor, and many others. The video also takes you onshore to visit the quaint town of Avalon, the isthmus outpost of Two Harbors, and the picturesque interior where buffalo roam--decedents of a herd imported for a 1930's Western Movie. Cast Off for Catalina is produced by Mark Ritts and Ted Field, longtime creators, writers and producers of award-winning national television series and documentaries. Available at www.thesailingchannel.tv/cast_off High Quality Video Download: $11.99 Main Presentation: 56-minutes Just pay with Paypal or your Credit Card, download and watch full screen on your PC or MAC. Interactive DVD Main presentation plus 63 additional minutes of informative bonus material featuring in-depth interviews with Catalina Island experts and officials. DVD U.S. Buyers: $34.95 (includes 1st class Mail) DVD INTL Buyers: $39.95 (includes 1st class Mail)

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.