This interactive Blu-Ray disc delivers true HD quality and allows you to access all the ports of call the Hiscocks visited during their three year circumnavigation, or just play the full film.
Extras include an interview about the Hiscocks with circumnavigators, Lin and Larry Pardey; and an interview about the hiscock's sailboat, Wanderer III, with current owners and adventure sailors, Thies Matheson and Kicki Ericson.
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A film by Eric & Susan Hiscock Interactive Blu-Ray Disc Running time: 91 minutes In the late 1950's, very few "middle class" sailors had taken small sailing craft on long voyages. British Sailors, Eric & 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.
This interactive Blu-Ray disc delivers true HD quality and allows you to access all the ports of call the Hiscocks visited during their three year circumnavigation, or just play the full film.
Extras include an interview about the Hiscocks with circumnavigators, Lin and Larry Pardey; and an interview about the hiscock's sailboat, Wanderer III, with current owners and adventure sailors, Thies Matheson and Kicki Ericson.
Read the Beyond the West Horizon Herb McCormick CW Review July 2014. -
A film by Claire Roberge and Guy Lavoie Running Time: 81 minutes. A sailing adventure experiencing nature and meeting the indigenous people of the North. Join Claire and Guy aboard their steel-hulled sailboat, BALTHAZAR as they cruise 7000 nautical miles from Gaspé, Quebec Canada to Alaska's Bering Sea via Greenland and the legendary Northwest Passage. Purchase the Blu-Ray and get free HD Download and Streaming through Vimeo on Demand. Flat rate U.S. Shipping: $7 | Flat rate Intl. Shipping: $15 Also available as Download-to-Own and Streaming Rental. Version française incluse. Un film documentaire de Claire Roberge et Guy Lavoie. Une aventure humaine qui rencontre les peuples indigènes du Nord. Rejoignez Claire et Guy à bord de leur voilier à coque d'acier, BALTHAZAR alors qu'ils naviguent à 7000 milles marins de Gaspé, au Québec, en passant par la mer de Béring en Alaska par le Groenland et le légendaire passage du Nord-Ouest. -
A film by Luther Greene Running Time: 51 minutes TheSailingChannel.TV is proud to bring you "In the Wake of the Zaca," the remarkable adventures of the California schooner Zaca once owned by legendary film star, Errol Flynn. This award-winning documentary captures a lost age of adventure, romance, and Hollywood glamour told through the history of this 118 foot gaff-rigged topsail schooner. -
A film by Amy Flannery | Running time: 85 minutes A rollicking docu-comedy about a couple's year-long sailing adventure. In February of 2007, Amy and Ken set out for a year-long cruise up to Canada and then back down the coast to the Bahamas. Along the way they encountered assorted equipment failures, made new friends, visited many interesting places, improved their navigational skills, and made this movie. Follow the intrepid crew of the Mary T as they set out to see the east coast of North America. Meet a lobsterman in Maine. Come along for a ride on a Friendship Sloop. See the spectacular sights of Nova Scotia and the Halifax International Busker Festival. Then head south exploring the ICW and arrive in the emerald waters of the Bahamas. With tongue in cheek, maritime journalist Susie Chatham guides you on this journey of discovery. "A cinema-nautical tour de farce, anchored by the irrepressible Susie Chatham. One can only hope for more of such far reaching and insightful commentary on the lives of others from this gifted bespeckled commentarian." —Dave Insley cinematographer of such lofty cinema as John Waters' Polyester, Hairspray and Crybaby About the Boat Mary T, named for Ken's mother, is a Morgan 38-4, built in 1984. She is 38 feet 4 inches long, 12 feet wide, and has a 5 foot draft. -
Cast Off for Mexico A Film by Ted Field Running time: 45 minutes The indispensable Video Guide for boaters sailing from California to Ensenada, Mexico. A must-see before you depart and while you are there. It includes everything you need to know about visiting Baja Mexico's northernmost Port of Entry and returning to the U.S. -
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Running time: 35 minutes The Yoga Onboard DVD is a practical guide for cruisers and live-aboards. Sailor and Yoga instructor, Kim Hess, shows you how to adapt traditional yoga postures, or asana, using various parts of the boat as props to create a yoga practice that works for your vessel. Some of the 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. View full product purchase options, including download, companion hardcover and eBook. -
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Volume 4 TRAILER After outfitting their vessel for long range cruising, Spencer and Kathleen head off up the east coast of the U.S. This volume covers their cruise from Maine to Miami including the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). You’ll see extensive coverage of such places as the Blynman Canal to Annisquam River, the run through Hell Gate in New York City, Atlantic City, and The Great Dismal Swamp Canal, just to name a few. Check out the full series... A video series by Spencer and Kathleen Bailey Running time: 8.5 hours. Join Spencer and Kathleen over a multi-year project as they locate the right cruising sailboat, make her ready for long range cruising. Then cast off with them as they cruise the U.S. eastern seaboard and venture offshore to the Bahamas and onto the Caribbean. You’ll be there as they learn the hard way, correct mistakes, gain experience and confidence by doing, then reap the rewards of cruising aboard a well found vessel. -
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A video series by Spencer and Kathleen Bailey VOL 1 - 3. Spencer and Kathleen Bailey want to sail around the world. But first, they need to find the right boat. They begin by visiting boat shows and chartering, selecting a 1975 Fisher 37 pilot house ketch that they name "Vicanous."The Baileys undertake an extensive refit of all major systems including anchors, electrical, plumbing, rigging, and much more... Then outfit their vessel for long range cruising, adding solar panels, a new diesel engine and even a compactwasher-dryer. Check out Volumes 4-6 and sail with Spencer and Kathleen Bayley as the cruise the U.S. East Coast, then sail from Miami to the British Virgin Islands, and throughout the Eastern Caribbean.
