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A film by William F. Buckley, Jr.

William F. Buckley, Jr. was an American conservative author and commentator, founder of National Review magazine, host of the long-running political TV show, Firing Line, and author of more than fifty books. He was also a passionate and experienced sailor.

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CRUISING THE PACIFIC from Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine. Hosted by Gary Jobson. Sail back in time to the late 1980s for five Pacific cruises. Watch the full video and explore individual episodes interactively.

Destinations include Thailand's western coast with legendary sailor/author Tristan ...

Hosted by Gary Jobson, this video takes us back to cruising in Europe during the late 1980s. From Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine. (D2Z)
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A Video with Canadian sailor, Wally Moran, Charter Skipper and writer.
A Waterways Guide contributor, Wally is a highly regarded expert on cruising the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) along the southeast U.S. seaboard from Norfolk, Virginia to Miami, Florida. In In recent years he has organ...

A film by Antoine Muraccioli, French celebrity and world sailor.
(French and Italian versions included.)
ALERT: this film contains some brief scenes of nonsexual nudity.
Antoine takes you on a intimate tour of Tahiti and the Leeward Islands - the iconic South Pacific Polynesian destination for ad...

A film by photojournalist, Gene Anthony. In 1978, Gene achieved a personal quest. His sea story takes us on an inspirational odyssey aboard a tall ship across the Pacific to Cape Horn Island at the very southern tip of the Americas. Narrated by Peter Coyote, narrator for many of Ken Burns PBS doc...

A video with Wally Moran, charter skipper and writer.
This forbidden Caribbean isle has become an elusive destination for U.S. cruising sailors. But Wally is Canadian and has cruised to Cuba several times.

"Varadero and Santa Marta were my first taste of large, urban civilization since I'd arriv...

By Sailing Quarterly producers, Rob and Dee Dubin.

After filming for 6 years and 24 episodes, the Dubins purchased a new bluewater cruising boat, "Ventana" - an Island Packet 40. They outfitted her with many of the gear and customizations featured in the series. In this video, the Dubins give ...

Take four sailing adventures along the diverse east coast of the USA from North Carolina to Maine. Hosted by Gary Jobson.

Your voyage begins with cruising guide author, Claiborne Young as he navigates the ICW and Barrier islands of North Carolina.

Next, explore the quiet marshlands of the Ches...

BLUEWATER DESTINATIONS
EPISODE 6: Bluewater Cruising
A film by British Sailor, TV director, and circumnavigator, Michael Briant. From his six-part series.
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From a six-part series by British Sailor, TV director, and circumnavigator, Michael Briant.
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From a six-part series by British Sailor, TV director, and circumnavigator, Michael Briant.
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A six-part film by British Sailor, TV director, and circumnavigator, Michael Briant. From the 6-part series, Bluewater Destinations.
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"Wind, Sand and Sea," a slide seminar given by Lin & Larry Pardey. Lin tells the story of the four main adventures that shaped their early sailing lives.

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From a six-part film series by British Sailor, TV director, and circumnavigator, Michael Briant.
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From a six-part film series by British Sailor, TV director, and circumnavigator, Michael Briant.
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A Video by Incila Oezmert
Sailvation Sailboat Charter Briefing walks you through a typical charter boat hand-over. The video is not designed to replace your live hand-over, but with the information it provides, you'll be better equipped to understand the hand-over process, ask more detailed quest...

A film by Luther Greene
TheSailingChannel.TV is proud to bring you "In the Wake of the Zaca," the remarkable adventures of a California schooner. This award-winning documentary captures a lost age of adventure, romance, and Hollywood glamour told through the history of a 75 year-old, 118 foot gaf...

The Last Sailors chronicles the working sailing craft still in use in third world countries during the last decades of the twentieth century. Orson Welles' narration gives the script the gravitas this subject deserves, as most of these sailors and their craft have now vanished forever.

To make t...

A film by Amy Flannery (Director of Red Dot on the Ocean: The Matt Rutherford Story).
Cruise with Amy and Kenny aboard the Mary T, their 1984 Morgan 384 sloop as they explore Newfoundland's southwest coast. Sail past grand vistas of rock bound shores into stunning fjords. Visit remote outports fr...

Another exceptional instructional sailing video by U.S. Coast Guard certified skipper, Captain Jack Klang.

Singlehanded Docking and Sail Trim compliments Capt. Jacks highly successful Cruising Tips. In this video, Capt. Jack Klang combines innovative classroom models with real world sailing situ...

This classic 16mm documentary capturs both a sea adventure and a scientific test of ancient sailing techniques. It changed views on where the peoples of polynesia originated.

Kon-Tiki - A film by Thor Heyerdahl (B&W)
1951 Academy-Award for Best Documentary.
Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 adventure voyage...

Vol. I: Cruising Under Sail. The most complete and detailed instructional video ever made for learning how to cruise under sail -- from the moment you first climb aboard to dropping anchor.

From the Annapolis Book of Seamanship 5-part series with John Rousmaniere, author of the renowned book of...

A film by Margie Woods.
Margie Woods puts it all out there in Journey Back to Myself. With limited offshore experience, she sets sail solo from San Francisco to Haunani, Hawaii - the only female entry in the 2016 Transpac race. See... https://sfbaysss.org/shtp2016/racers/

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A film series by Sandra Sims
Ten years in the making, The BIG Sailboat Project tracks the gritty effort of two gals as they pursue their dream of building and cruising a 43 foot steel sailboat. Located a 1000 miles from the coast in rural Alberta, Canada, the duo decide on steel as their building...

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...

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 Lin and Larry Pardey.
From the Pardey Offshore Sailing Series.

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 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 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...

Yoga Onboard 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...

A film by Bob Steadman with Kaye Nottbusch
Join Bob and Kaye aboard their 36 foot sloop, "Bettie" as they cruise from Los Angeles to the Bahamas via the Panama Canal. This is a fast-paced documentary with gorgeous photography that will give you a first hand look at the cruising lifestyle.

Visit ...

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 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 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...

Join Lin and Larry Pardey at their home base in New Zealand as they share ideas and hints to make your boat safer, easier to handle, and more enjoyable to use.

On board their 29 foot wooden cutter, Taleisin-the boat that has been their home for over 100,000 miles of voyaging – they demonstrate...

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

In this 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, Taliesin ...

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...

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...

A film by Rob Dubin with Gary Jobson

This 53 minute how-to sailing video covers the following topics are covered: Man Overboard Recovery – Emergency Signals – Power Generation – Radar – Outfitting – Maximize Boat Performance. (C2Z)

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A video by Rob Dubin with Gary Jobson
Boat Maintenance DIY provides Do It Yourself maintenance tips for all boat owners.

Use video segments to interactively explore DIY maintenance tips.

A Master Collection from the Sailing Quarterly Video Magazine. The program includes:

Detailed instru...

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...

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 video by Rob Dubin with Don Street

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 Preparation and Sailing Tactics; Foredeck Work; Mainsail Flaking Systems; Sail Repairs...

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...

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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 ...

Season 5 of Latitudes & Attitudes TV -- 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 m...

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...

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...

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....

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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, nonsto...

A film by Gregory Roscoe
In 1997, the McKay family decided to build a three masted Galleon as a way for the family to voyage and see new places. However, the boat needed to be handicapped accessible for their daughter.

This accommodation evolved into a mission to bring accessible sailing to othe...

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...

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 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 Amy Flannery.
From the Director of Red Dot on the Ocean: The Matt Rutherford Story comes a rollicking docu-comedy about a couple's year-long sailing adventure.

In February of 2007, Amy and husband Ken set out for a year-long cruise up to Canada and then back down the coast to the B...

Feature stories take you sailing in New Zealand, the British Virgin Islands, Croatia, Tonga, plus a close up look at the famous Chicago to Mackinac race on Lake Michigan - the oldest freshwater yachting race in the world.

Bob Bitchin's Latitudes & Attitudes TV made history by finally getting a...

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 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 ...

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 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...