Excellent quality of production and the true feeling of being out there. This should be required viewing. The Shards rock!
Bob Bitchin - Cruising Outpost
It's a sad day - we have just finished the complete DVD series up to and including Season 8. Loved watching every bit of it and found that it was great re-watching the episodes we had previously seen on Television! I'm sure we will watch the set again. The question is - when do we get the Season 9 DVD's?
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Paris & French Canals available for Download!
FRANCE - Check out our latest programs on Sailing the Seine River to Paris and right across France on the small canals.
FRANCE - Check out our latest programs on Sailing the Seine River to Paris and right across France on the small canals.
Intracoastal Waterway - Overtaking Traffic
This is an excerpt from our "Season 6" DVD. If you are planning a trip down the Intracoastal Waterway or ICW here is a tip for dealing with overtaking traffic. Wait till they get up close astern then slow your boat right down. This allows them to slow as well and pass you with the least wake. We found boaters to be very courteous and friendly. Travelling the ICW can be a very sociable trip. You will meet some new friends for sure! (click to play)
Hurricane Season
What would you do if a hurricane was coming? Its now the start of Hurricane Season and we are thinking about this.... and remembering a few years ago. We had hopped up to Beaufort NC and weathered a Category 2 Hurricane in New Bern NC.
This is an excerpt from Cruising with the Shards DVD
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Journey to Morocco - New Episode Online
Check out the latest episode of Distant Shores now available for download at Vimeo
After crossing France by the small canals we arrive in Port Saint Louis on the south coast. We put the mast up and haulout for seasonal maintenance. Then we sail out of the Med and down the Moroccan coast bound for Rabat. We meet one of the largest pods of dolphins we have ever seen en route to the marina Bouregreg at Rabat. We have a gale in harbour and break the dock! All settled in we get ashore to explore this fascinating country journeying inland to the medieval marvel of Fes.
WealthTV Trailer
WealthTV have done a VERY COOL trailer for the new Season (which they call Season 5 = Our Season 9 (don't ask :-)
WealthTV have done a VERY COOL trailer for the new Season (which they call Season 5 = Our Season 9 (don't ask :-)
Mid Atlantic Sailing
For those contemplating an ocean passage here is a nice peaceful day mid-ocean (from our passage across in 2007).
New Destination Info
I have been busy adding info and slides on the destinations we have visited and filmed for Distant Shores. Click on "TV Shows | By Destination |
Here's one of our faves - the French Canals
It sometimes seems to be the same with spare parts on a cruising sailboat. Try to bring along the spares you think you might need and it’s actually something else you find broken.
Electric Heads
I know... many people "poo-poo" electric heads (warning.... there may be more head-related humour within) but we have been having a very positive experience with our Tecma electric heads on Distant Shores II. I cannot speak for other electric heads, but I have admired the simple design, solid workmanship and easy operation. And so far they have been reliable... right up until a few days ago when I began to suspect something was up with the aft heads. Read More
French Rivers to the Mediterranean - New Episode Online
Check out the latest episode of Distant Shores now available for download at Vimeo
"We have been 8 weeks so far travelling up the Seine River, right through Paris and then south through the small french canals . The route has taken us right across France and now we just have to travel the Saone River to Lyon then down the Rhone River passing the historic city of Avignon to reach the Mediterranean Sea."
