The Sailing Channel

On board Taleisin-the boat that has been their home for over 65,000 miles of voyaging - Lin and Larry demonstrate the techniques that have kept them safe and comfortable. Below deck, Lin describes...

On board Taleisin-the boat that has been their home for over 65,000 miles of voyaging - Lin and Larry demonstrate the techniques that have kept them safe and comfortable. Below deck, Lin describes galley upgrades, table design ideas, comfortable seating arrangements, and ways to improve ventilation. On deck, Lin and Larry show how sail and ground-tackle handling can be made easier for even the smallest crewmember. Learn about sun protection, rain collection, and line handling, advice on buying...

From the stormy seas of Cape Horn to the wilds of the Sahara Desert, few modern sailors have seen more adventures nor inspired more dreams than Larry Pardey. Sailing more than 200,000 miles and...

From the stormy seas of Cape Horn to the wilds of the Sahara Desert, few modern sailors have seen more adventures nor inspired more dreams than Larry Pardey. Sailing more than 200,000 miles and circumnavigating both east-about and west-about in engine-free boats he built himself, co-authoring 12 books and creating 5 videos, Larry has been called "the Enabler" and "the man who launched 50,000 dreams." The Real Deal is an intimate profile created by Mike Anderson, video producer and boatbuilder...

Spencer and Kathleen Bailey want to sail around the world, but first they need to find the right sailboat, give it a 30-year refit and then outfit it for blue water cruising.

Spencer and Kathleen Bailey want to sail around the world, but first they need to find the right sailboat, give it a 30-year refit and then outfit it for blue water cruising.

This is the indispensable Video Cruising and Visitor Guide to Catalina Island for boaters (and landlubbers too!) A must-see before you sail and when visiting. It includes everything you need to know...

This is the indispensable Video Cruising and Visitor Guide to Catalina Island for boaters (and landlubbers too!) A must-see before you sail and when visiting. 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...

Filmed in Martinique aboard Iolaire, Don Street's 46 ft engineless wooden yawl. Master sailor Don Street teaches you and your crew everything you need to know about sailors' knots, line handling and...

Filmed in Martinique aboard Iolaire, Don Street's 46 ft engineless wooden yawl. Master sailor Don Street teaches you and your crew everything you need to know about sailors' knots, line handling and throwing in just 50 minutes. Don has decades of ocean sailing experience. Check him out at street-iolaire.com. Don gives you the critical knot and line handling skills every skipper should know. Don starts by covering 8 basic knots then adds more advanced knots like the rolling hitch, fisherman's...

Joseph, Marc, Monica, and Howard have crossed many oceans and yet all agree that Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of Southern California, is a world-class gem. Along with Grace, the only novice...

Joseph, Marc, Monica, and Howard have crossed many oceans and yet all agree that Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of Southern California, is a world-class gem. Along with Grace, the only novice sailor aboard, they set out to circumnavigate the island. Sail with them as they review local sailing conditions, cross the Santa Barbara Channel, and explore fifteen anchorages.

Spencer and Kathleen Bailey want to sail around the world, but first they need to find the right sailboat, give it a 30-year refit and then outfit it for blue water cruising. When done they cast off...

Spencer and Kathleen Bailey want to sail around the world, but first they need to find the right sailboat, give it a 30-year refit and then outfit it for blue water cruising. When done they cast off for extended coastal cruising along the U.S. East Coast from Maine to Florida via the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). Then they venture offshore across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas, and voyage south through the islands of the eastern and western Caribbean. Part 1

The most watched video about handling heavy weather, Storm Tactics delivers the skills you need to manage storms with confidence. It's the next best thing to having Lin and Larry Pardey onboard,...

The most watched video about handling heavy weather, Storm Tactics delivers the skills you need to manage storms with confidence. 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. With over 200,000 miles of blue water voyaging under their keel, 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...

2 Video Series for crews and singlehanders. Includes both Cruising Tips with Captain Jack Klang and Singlehanded Docking and Sail Trim. From sail trim to docking, Capt. Jack combines classroom...

2 Video Series for crews and singlehanders. Includes both Cruising Tips with Captain Jack Klang and Singlehanded Docking and Sail Trim. From sail trim to docking, Capt. Jack combines classroom models and real world situations to help you become a better sailor. Capt. Jack Klang is a US Coast Guard certified skipper and long-time consultant to Quantum Sails.

Lin and Larry Pardey's Off-Shore Sailing Series is a collection of 5 videos about the skills required to become a safe and confident blue water sailor. Lin and Larry are among America's (and the...

Lin and Larry Pardey's Off-Shore Sailing Series is a collection of 5 videos about the skills required to become a safe and confident blue water sailor. Lin and Larry are among America's (and the world's) most knowledgeable and recognized cruising sailors. They are known as "America's first couple of cruising." The series includes: Get Ready to Cruise; Get Ready to Cross Oceans; Storm Tactics; Cost Control While You Cruise; and Cruising Has No Limits

Bob Bitchin's Latitudes and Attitudes TV made history by finally getting a half-hour, 13 episode sailing series on national cable television. Season 5, the final season, was produced in HD. In each...

Bob Bitchin's Latitudes and Attitudes TV made history by finally getting a half-hour, 13 episode sailing series on national cable television. Season 5, the final season, was produced in HD. In each episode, Bob and co-host Zuzana Prochazka, bring you a 22-minute magazine-style program with a feature sailing episode to an exotic location, gear and boat reviews, sailing tips, Bob's "Attitudes" monolog, and more. Feature stories take you sailing in New Zealand, the British Virgin Islands,...

Sail the famed inside passage with skipper Dave Perdew on Irish Rose as novice and experienced sailors join him on different legs of cruise. From Seattle, Washington, sail up the coast of British...

Sail the famed inside passage with skipper Dave Perdew on Irish Rose as novice and experienced sailors join him on different legs of cruise. From Seattle, Washington, sail up the coast of British Columbia to Juneau, Alaska. Discover 4000 year-old rock carvings along the beach and climb cliffs hundreds of feet above the passage to find ancient picture glyphs.

Spencer and Kathleen Bailey want to sail around the world, but first they need to find the right sailboat, give it a 30-year refit and then outfit it for blue water cruising. When done they cast off...

Spencer and Kathleen Bailey want to sail around the world, but first they need to find the right sailboat, give it a 30-year refit and then outfit it for blue water cruising. When done they cast off for extended coastal cruising along the U.S. East Coast from Maine to Florida via the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). Then they venture offshore across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas, and voyage south through the islands of the eastern and western Caribbean. Part 3

TheSailingChannel.TV brings you all thirteen 22-minute episodes of Latitudes and Attitudes TV Video Series Season 4 with Bob Bitchin and his co-host, Zuzana Prochazka. Feature stories take you...

TheSailingChannel.TV brings you all thirteen 22-minute episodes of Latitudes and Attitudes TV Video Series Season 4 with Bob Bitchin and his co-host, Zuzana Prochazka. Feature stories take you sailing in the Persian Gulf, Mexico, the Aegean Sea, St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean, and the Great Lakes. The magazine-style program includes gear and boat reviews, Yoga Onboard with Kim Hess, Bob Bitchin's "Attitudes," and more.

Spencer and Kathleen Bailey want to sail around the world, but first they need to find the right sailboat, give it a 30-year refit and then outfit it for blue water cruising. When done they cast off...

Spencer and Kathleen Bailey want to sail around the world, but first they need to find the right sailboat, give it a 30-year refit and then outfit it for blue water cruising. When done they cast off for extended coastal cruising along the U.S. East Coast from Maine to Florida via the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). Then they venture offshore across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas, and voyage south through the islands of the eastern and western Caribbean. Part 4

Margie Woods puts it all out there in Journey Back to Myself. With limited offshore experience, she sets sail alone from San Francisco to Haunani, Hawaii -- the only female sailing in the solo 2016...

Margie Woods puts it all out there in Journey Back to Myself. With limited offshore experience, she sets sail alone from San Francisco to Haunani, Hawaii -- the only female sailing in the solo 2016 Transpac race.

Join us and experience a great expedition on our sailboat BALTHAZAR. A trek of 7000 nautical miles, starting from Gaspe all the way to the Bering Sea, passing through the glacial Arctic Ocean and...

Join us and experience a great expedition on our sailboat BALTHAZAR. A trek of 7000 nautical miles, starting from Gaspe all the way to the Bering Sea, passing through the glacial Arctic Ocean and the mythical North-West Passage. Come on board BALTHAZAR, the second pleasure boat from Quebec and seventieth in the world to cross the legendary North-West Passage.

Once labeled a "youth-at-risk," Matt Rutherford risks it all in a death-defying attempt to be the first person to sail alone and nonstop around North and South America. Professional sailors called...

Once labeled a "youth-at-risk," Matt Rutherford risks it all in a death-defying attempt to be the first person to sail alone and nonstop around North and South America. Professional sailors called him crazy and declared the journey "a suicide mission." Braving the icebergs of the Arctic and the stormy seas of Cape Horn is no easy feat for any sailor. After reading about Ernest Shackleton and Arctic explorers, Matt became obsessed with sailing alone through the Northwest Passage -- the mostly...

Ice Blink is the remarkable story of a conventional family of fie living a very unconventional life afloat. Follow Dave and Jaja Martin and their crew of three children from their beginnings on the...

Ice Blink is the remarkable story of a conventional family of fie living a very unconventional life afloat. Follow Dave and Jaja Martin and their crew of three children from their beginnings on the 25-foot day sailor Direction in which they circumnavigated the globe and join them on a sail to the Arctic where they encounter new friends, icebergs and polar bears. Share their voyage into opportunities that test their physical an mental limits, proving that self-sufficiency is the key to survival...

From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. In this how-to sailing video, America's Cup champion, Gary Jobson, provides tips on all aspects of sail trim that will help you improve the...

From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. In this how-to sailing video, America's Cup champion, Gary Jobson, provides tips on all aspects of sail trim that will help you improve the performance of your boat, whether you race or cruise. Gary demonstrates sail trim aboard a variety of boats 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 sail trim adjustments. Watch now and get your...

So you feel confident with cruising local waters and are thinking of setting off across an ocean. Before you start planning, join Lin and Larry Pardey on board Taleisin in Fremantle, Australia, as...

So you feel confident with cruising local waters and are thinking of setting off across an ocean. Before you start planning, join Lin and Larry Pardey on board Taleisin in Fremantle, Australia, as they demonstrate gear storage for offshore voyaging, dinghy choices, warping out a stern anchor, proper life-raft storage, storm trysails, sail repairs, and other valuable hints to help you prepare. Then voyage along with them on a classic trade-wind passage across the Indian Ocean toward Africa,...

The indispensable Video Guide for boaters entering and exiting Mexican waters. This video is a must-see before you sail and while you're there. It includes everything you need to know about visiting...

The indispensable Video Guide for boaters entering and exiting Mexican waters. This video is a must-see before you sail and while you're there. It includes everything you need to know about visiting Baja's northernmost Port of Entry, Ensenada. During the video, you'll learn about immigration procedures and required documents for your crew and your vessel for a hassle free voyage to and from Mexico. The video features a roundtrip voyage to Ensenada, Mexico and back to San Diego as your return...

This 64-minute HD sailing how-to documentary answers the questions: "What does it actually cost to cruise?" and "How do you keep from blowing the budget you set?" Join world-cruisers, authors, and...

This 64-minute HD sailing how-to documentary answers the questions: "What does it actually cost to cruise?" and "How do you keep from blowing the budget you set?" Join world-cruisers, authors, and filmmakers Lin and Larry Pardey as they share the financial lessons they have learned during 45 years of voyaging. Using their 25-year collection of sailing videos to bring their stories to life, Lin discusses ways to keep maintenance costs in control, the importance of an unstoppable cruising boat,...

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...

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 circumnavigation 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...