Kon-Tiki - A film by Thor Heyerdahl (B&W)
1951 Academy-Award for Best Documentary.
This classic 16mm documentary captures both a sea adventure and a scientific test of ancient sailing techniques. It changed views on where the peoples of polynesia originated.

Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 adventure v...

Take four California - Mexico west coast cruising adventures: San Francisco Bay, the Sea of Cortez, the Channel Islands, and Ensenada, Mexico. A Master Collection from the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine series.

The Extras contain the individual segments of the full video so you can interacti...

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 p...

A film by Charles Croft with Don Street
A one hour award-winning documentary which lets you share the intense sailing action aboard Don Street's 80 year old, 44 foot, engineless yawl, "Iolaire" during Antigua Sailing Week 1985, Iolarie's final appearance in one of the world's top sailing events....

A how-to video by Rob Dubin with Don Street
We've made the individual segments available for easy access to different topics.

From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library, this 56-minute how-to sailing video features legendary skipper and sailing author, Don Street shares more tips on h...

A video by Rob Dubin with Don Street

We've made the individual segments available for easy access to different topics.

From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library, this 56-minute how-to sailing video features legendary skipper and sailing author, Don Street covering: Heavy Weather P...

A video by Rob Dubin
From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library, this 53 minute how-to sailing video covers Anchor Penetration and Holding; Weather Forecasting and Routing; Anchoring under Sail; securing a Mediterranean (Med) Mooring; and a Man Overboard (MOB) Recovery demonstration by th...

The complete collection of Capt. Jack's 30 Cruising Tips. This is a must see for those who want to learn sailing basics and refresh their sailing skills. How-to topics include, sail trim, docking, and anchoring. Jack combines innovative classroom models with real world situations to show how thin...

A film by David Perdew.
The Inside Passage from Seattle, Washington to Juneau, Alaska is where you will find bears, eagles, whales, seals, salmon, and icebergs in abundance. This is still a place where nature rules. Where glaciers gleam like jewels set into majestic mountains. Where ice-fed wate...

Theater Edition Restoration in HD with added special features.

A film by Gene and Josie Evans
Completed in 1976, this two part sailing documentary was shot in 16mm color film by noted Hollywood cinematographer, Gene Evans, cameraman for "Roots" the miniseries, and many feature films.

Gene and h...

A film by Antoine, French celebrity and world sailor.
(Includes English, French, and Italian versions.)

Hosted by French TV celeb, sailor and filmmaker, Antoine, this grand tour of the Caribbean covers 20 cruising destinations that lie off the beaten track. From Marie-Galante to Panama, from ...

Join Lin and Larry Pardey at their New Zealand home base as they recount some of their most memorable adventures during more than 30 years of cruising. Adventures include a "Champagne Safari on a beer budget" in southern Africa, a Brazilian island encounter, and an Irish summer of music and class...

Join Lin and Larry Pardey on board Taliesin as they demonstrate valuable voyaging and ocean crossing skills.

In the trailer tip, Larry demonstrates a quick way to deploy a stern anchor for pulling your boat back into deeper water when you run around.

On board their 29 foot wooden cutter, Ta...

Filmed in Martinique aboard Iolaire, his 46 ft engineless wooden yawl, legendary sailor Don Street teaches you and your crew everything you need to know about sailors' knots & line throwing in just 50 minutes. Don has decades of ocean sailing experience. Check him out at http://www.street-iolaire...

A video by Rob Dubin with Gary Jobson.
From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. In this 66 minute how-to sailing video, America's Cup champion Gary Jobson covers the racing tactics and technical skills you and your crew need to improve the performance of your boat in both fleet and mat...

Join Lin and Larry Pardey as they share ideas and hints to make your boat safer, easier to sail, and more enjoyable to cruise.

In trailer tip, Larry Pardey describes the bow roller he has attached with large bolts to the hefty bowsprit for handling the side load during anchor retrieval. He poi...

Once labeled a “youth-at-risk,” 30-year old Matt Rutherford risked it all in an attempt to become the first person to sail alone, nonstop around North and South America. Red Dot on the Ocean is the story of Matt's death-defying voyage and the childhood odyssey that shaped him.

An Emmy Nominated ...

Lin and Larry Pardey's 84-minute video, Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested, demonstrates the skills you need to weather offshore 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.

Storm Ta...

The indispensable Video 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 off the California coast. Th...

A film by Rob Dubin with Gary Jobson

This 53 minute how-to sailing video addresses Safety-at-Sea, Safety Equipment, and Sail Performance. The following topics are covered: Man Overboard Recovery – Emergency Signals – Power Generation – Radar – Outfitting – Maximize Boat Performance.(C2Z)

Th...

A video by Rob Dubin with Gary Jobson.
From the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine library. In this 66 minute how-to sailing video, America's Cup champion Gary Jobson covers all aspects of sail trim that will help you improve the performance of your boat whether you race or cruise.

Gary takes y...

Hosted by famous French sailor and TV personality, Antoine, this is a highly entertaining destination video that explores the islands of the Atlantic from the cost of South Africa to Bermuda with stops at St. Helena and several islands in the Caribbean.. Available in English, French, and Italian....

A film by Marc Hersch.
This is THE video cruising guide to southern California's Santa Cruz Island positioned in the middle of the Channel Islands National Park just 25 miles off the Santa Barbara coast. Often referred to as "the Galapagos of North America," Santa Cruz Island is home to twelve s...

A film by Yves Gélinas
NOW IN HD. TheSailingChannel is honored to offer what many consider to be the finest sailing film ever made.

A professional, color-corrected 2K scan from a pristine 16mm print to 1920x1080 full HD.

In attempting to sail non–stop between Saint-Malo and Gaspé through ...

A Film by Gregory Roscoe | Running time: 54 minutes
A remarkable story of the Martin's, a conventional family of five living a very unconventional life afloat. Follow Dave and Jaja Martin, and their crew of three children from their beginnings aboard a 25-foot day sailor circumnavigating the glo...

Hosted by famous French sailor and TV personality, Antoine this is a highly entertaining destination video that explores the islands of the Mediterranean.

Voyage with Antoine starting in the Balearic Islands off the eastern coast of Spain. Then visit the Italian islands of Sardinia, Corsica, a...

A documentary film by Claire Roberge and Guy Lavoie.
A human adventure meeting the indigenous people of the North. Join Claire and Guy aboard their steel-hulled sailboat, BALTHAZAR as they sail 7000 nautical miles from Gaspé, Quebec Canada to Alaska's Bering Sea via Greenland and the legendary N...

A film by Robert Margouleff and Dan Kavanaugh
The documentary transports you into the exciting seafaring world of days gone by while connecting directly with today’s youth, expanding their understanding about the maritime history of our nation and the environmental perils facing our planet.

E...

A film by Antoine, French celebrity and world sailor.
Antoine invites you on board his yellow catamaran Banana Split for an unforgettable cruise around this magnificent South Pacific island located a thousand miles off the east coast of Australia.

Shot in High Definition, the film is accompan...

What does it actually cost to go cruising? How do you keep from blowing the budget you set? Join Lin and Larry Pardey as they share the financial lessons they have learned during 45 years of voyaging and from countless interviews with cruising sailors from dozens of different countries and walks ...

A film by Eric and Susan Hiscock.
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...

A film by Gavin Shaw
One of the first sailing documentaries shot on video.
Classic Atlantic ocean 5,000 mile tradewind passage shot in 1986 aboard noted sailor/author Don Street's 1905 engineless 44 foot yawl, Iolaire. Documents Iolair's ninth Atlantic crossing from Ireland, with eleven ocean i...

A Film by Ellen & Ed Zacko
Join the crew of Entr'acte for a journey between two oceans. "The San Blas and Panama Canal" begins in Grenada and crosses the Caribbean Sea to the enchanting San Blas Islands. There Ellen and Ed Zacko re-unite with old friends Paula and John on Mr. John VI to explore ...

A film by Antoine, French TV celebrity and world traveler. Sail Around New Zealand on a personal tour with Antoine aboard his catamaran, Banana Split.

The hardy Maori explorers who discovered this magical island named it, "The land of the Long White Cloud". You'll discover North Island's encha...

A film by Ed and Ellen Zako.
The Partnership is a story of love and friendship, discovery and improbability. Ellen and Ed Zacko met while playing in the orchestra of a Broadway musical and hatched a scheme to take a temporary brake from the hectic New York scene and explore the world together. T...