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Asia, Indonesia to Thailand & Sri Lanka
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Asia, Indonesia to Thailand & Sri Lanka
Into the myriad of islands that is Indonesia - along the little visited north coast of Flores visiting the villages where they fish from dug out canoes. To Rimini and Komodo home of the giant dragons. Bali and 1000 mile up across the equator to Singapore. The Malacca straights with luxurious stops in Malaya and it's tax free island. Into Thailand and the cruising live-aboard centre of Phuket. Finally across the Indian ocean to Galle in Sri Lanka
25 min. C8891DVD
DVD Version $29.95
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Exploring Under Sail Series
Since the first sailing ships cast off in search of fortune and knowledge, the imaginations of countless generations have been fired by the idea of sea voyages to foreign lands. In Exploring Under Sail, viewers travel with a group of global adventurers who combine the tradition of sail with the latest in high technology to explore the remote corners of the world.
WINNER GOLD METAL - Charleston Film Festival
WINNER SILVER MEDAL - Worldfest Film Festival
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Exploring Under Sail Volume 1 |
 | Hit by a Hurricane
Voyage down the Inland Waterway from Lake Ontario to Florida. The cruise quickly turns into a heart-pounding adventure as you run for shelter from an approaching hurricane. En route, assist in the rescue of a sinking trimaran and later survive a direct hit from the hurricane while other boats are destroyed. A unique look at a hurricane - the most powerful force in nature.
Reef sharks of the Bahamas
Explore the beautiful islands of the Bahamas, explore a remote blue hole, sail to an island populated only by giant iguanas, and meet a woman raising her family on her own desert island. Investigate the reef life in these enchanted isles, swim with a group of large eagle rays and dive in the middle of a school of more than a dozen large grey tip reef sharks. 47 min.
R7072
DVD Version $29.95
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Exploring Under Sail Volume 2
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 | Cape Horn Challenge
Fastest of the thousands of clipper ships that made the voyage from New York to San Francisco was Flying Cloud, which made the voyage in 89 days. The record stood for 135 years, until 1989, when five boats tried to break this "oldest record in sailing." Amongst them was Georgs Kolesnikovs, just, in his words, "a middle-aged cruising sailor from Niagara Falls." Underdog of the small fleet at the start, he was, at the finish, owner of the new record time for the passage.
Antigua Sailing Week
What's the best single sailing event in the world? For great competition, big beautiful boats, great winds, wet T-shirts and the best parties in the Caribbean, the answer is Antigua Sailing Week. Sail with keen racing crews aboard maxi yachts and see what it's like to charter a yacht for the race in this tropical island paradise.
47 min. R7073
DVD Version $29.95
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Exploring Under Sail Volume 3
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 | Islands of the Whales
Transatlantic sailors, Paul and Sheryl Shard, voyage to the Portuguese islands of the Azores where they meet retired whalers, learn to sail a traditional whaling canoe and dive with octopus and sperm whales.
Mysteries of the Atlantic
The Shards dive on an underwater volcano where the lost continent of Atlantis is said to lie. On a nearby island, they cook a meal in hot volcanic mud and run with bulls in the cobbled streets.
47 min. R7074
DVD Version $29.95
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Exploring Under Sail Volume 4
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 | Voyages to Newfoundland
In celebration of the 500th Anniversary of John Cabot's voyage of discovery to Canada, a flotilla of 100 boats from Toronto and New York battle cold, fog and icebergs to sail to Newfoundland.
Frostbite Sailing
Sail at top speeds over the frozen water of northern Canadian lakes aboard ice boats, wind- surf in the snow, break through ice to sail radio control boats and race aboard 8 foot dinghies in a blizzard.
47 min. R7075
DVD Version $29.95
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Exploring Under Sail Volume 5
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 | Sailing in St. Maarten
Sail in the sparkling waters around the island of St. Maarten during the Heineken Regatta. Re-live the excitement of "the greatest regatta of the century" - the 1987 America's Cup - sailing aboard the 12 meter yachts "Stars & Stripes", "True North" and "Canada 1" that once churned the waters of Australia and are now in St.Maarten. Beach Cats scream through the surf, an all-female team competes in the hot J-120 class, and an elegant group of Tall Ships races around the island, pushed to top speeds by the powerful Trade Winds.
Mexico
A fleet of ten F-27 trimarans compete in the world's largest yacht race, from Newport California to Ensenada, Mexico. One of them wins the race, beating the legendary Dennis Conner, then the group trailer their boats south deep into Baja California, where they cruise in flotilla, and explore the Sea of Cortez. A unique look at west-coast sailing - from the rambunctiousness of the Newport-Ensenada Race to the austere serenity of the Sea of Cortez.
47 min. R7076
DVD Version $29.95
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Latitudes and Attitudes - Entire First Season - TV Show |
 | Latitudes and Attitudes - Entire First Season
See how it all began! This 3-disc box set contains the first 13 original episodes. More than 5 hours of entertaining and informative content. Meet Bob and Courtney, Captain Jack, Paul and Sheryl Shard, Austin Stout, John Kretschmer, Alex Dorsey, and others. Sail on the Tall Ship Unicorn, see the refit of Namaste, visit Fiji, Key West, Gibraltar, and more. Plus "I Found it at the Boat Show", "New Design Reviews", "Underway", and of course, Bob's "Attitudes". A Latitudes & Attitudes collectors item!
300 min. LATS1
DVD Version $39.95
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Latitudes and Attitudes - Entire Second Season - TV Show |
 | Latitudes and Attitudes - Entire Second Season
The adventures continue! Episodes 14 through 26. This 3-disc box set features more than 5 hours of sailing and cruising entertainment. Join the gang for an unforgettable "Share the Sail" adventure in Tonga, cruise the Great Lakes with "Subscription Dave", and sail the British Virgin Islands with Courtney. From the Mediterranean to Catalina Island, the I.C.W. to Vancouver Island, the cruising never stops! All your favorite segments are back, including "Cruising Tips with Captain Jack" sailing aboard his own boat.
300 min. LATS2
DVD Version $39.95
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Latitudes and Attitudes - Both Seasons - TV Show |
 | Latitudes and Attitudes - Both Seasons
Order both the First and Second Season 3-disc box sets and save! Get all 26 episodes at once! That's 6 DVDs with over 10 hours of the best sailing and cruising on television. ** "Special price when you order both seasons together -save $10!"
600 min. LATS1_2
DVD Version $69.95
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From the creators of Latitudes and Attitudes - Other People's Paradise - Captain Bob |
 | Other People's Paradise - Captain Bob
This is an extremely well done video produced for European television and never shown in the US. It shows the cruising lifestyle as it really is today. The story of one man's escape from civilization to the world of cruising and how it changed a life.
Sail with Captain Bob and his crew aboard the 56 ft. ketch Lost Soul and see what the cruising life is all about. It's said that cruising off into the sunset is a dream, but one man's dream is another's reality.
Sail the Caribbean and the Mexican Riviera on the Pacific and see where one man's dream has taken him.
Follow as Captain Bob Bitchin, a 6 ' 4" 330 poind tattooed ex-biker finds a mellower existence at sea and on the shores of distant lands. This was filmed during a 5 year, 50,000 mile odyssey which covered the most beautiful islands of the world.
You will get an insight into not only what the cruising life is all about, but also what the realities of life aboard a ship at sea is like beyond the dream of sailing off into the sunset.
LATSOPP
DVD Version $19.95
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Tristan Jones:
The Psychology of Adventure |
 | Tristan Jones: The Psychology of Adventure
In this video Tristan is speaking at the New York Open Center about his voyage down the Rhine and Danube rivers through Eastern Europe in the time of the Iron Curtain. During this adventure, which is featured in his book The Improbable Voyage. Tristan is in the process of a highly difficult voyage eastward around the world aboard his 40 foot trimaran, Outward Leg.Tristan, having had one leg amputated, undertook the voyage to inspire other disabled people, thus the name of his boat.
Tristan saw the vulnerability of Communism during this voyage and predicted the fall of the Communist leaders and the triumph of democracy long before most Westerners ever realized that it might possibly happen. He also experienced the dangers of sailing in such a region when the Czech harbor police set-up a collision that nearly sank Outward Leg.
You are it given a rare glimpse into the life of the author who wrote eighteen books and numerous magazine articles on sailing and his often-controversial adventures. Tristan was an immensely inspiring writer and speaker. His books are inspiring, well-written and worth reading today. Very little footage exists of Tristan and you will see that he was a great entertainer as well as a writer. He loved a live audience, loved to make them laugh, and he held them in the palm of his hand. This is one of his great in-person performances. Contains rare photos plus rare footage of Tristan sailing Outward Leg.
STVTristan1
DVD Version $29.95
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The Incredible Tristan Jones
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 | The Incredible Tristan Jones
Tristan died at the age of 71 in June, 1995. He rarely ever appeared on camera, but he felt that this video portrayed him honestly and was a classic. If you have never read his books you will still find this a fascinating encounter. If you are a fan of his books this interview will bring the legend alive and give you further insight into this fascinating, brilliant and complex man.
Tristan Jones is the author of 18 books on his sailing adventures such as The Incredible Voyage, ICE!, Adrift, Saga of a Wayward Sailor, and To Venture Further. His books recount his incredible adventures such as sailing on the lowest and highest bodies of water in the world, sailing up the Amazon and being locked in the Arctic ice for over a year, as well as surviving tremendous personal hardships in order to continue his writing. Tristan's writing is unique, spellbinding and inspiring. He writes of more than adventure and accomplishment. He may write off an ocean crossing in a mere paragraph to concentrate on the richness of humanity, history and world cultures that he finds through his adventures.
This rare encounter with Tristan succeeds in capturing the fascinating personality and soul of the man behind the pen. Every bit as exciting as his adventures, Tristan stands as one of the world's greatest old salts. An extraordinary exponent of living, with courage, on the edge. This riveting video is loaded with Tristan's adventures, humor, opinions and yarns. He talks of a dangerous encounter with a whale, smuggling, trimarans, sailing alone, other famous sailors and on being disabled.
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DVD Version $29.95
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THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND EPIC JOURNEY OF JOSHUA SLOCUM
The career of Joshua Slocum, one of the 19th Century's most successful sea captains, collapsed with the end of the Age of Sail...until he was given a 100 year old rotting oyster boat and decided to use it to become the first person ever to sail around the world - alone.
This program is a must-see for students and educators, history buffs, and anyone who enjoys a good sailing adventure
Winner of the Gold Special Jury Award--Houston Film Festival
The Extraordinary Life and Epic Journey of Joshua Slocum depicts the life and career of the independent sailor, from his birth in Nova Scotia in 1844 to his ultimate mysterious disappearance post-circumnavigation in 1909. Beautifully shot and artfully narrated, the program shows Slocum as a runaway teen, a sea captain in the days of square riggers, an outrunner of pirates, outsmarter of natives and the original "roughin' it" type travel writer.
Like Slocum's own writings, this program delights and inspires, interviewing sailors and historians alike. It shows modern-day copies of Slocum's ship, the Spray, follows their builders as they tell not only Slocum's story, but their own tales of rereating his historic passage. An educational inspiration that leaves a taste of salt in your mouth, this program will not only make you yearn for the sea, but truly understand and appreciate Slocum's ardor and the changing times through which he lived.
Curriculum Content Areas: History, Geography, Social Studies
This program is suitable for all general users and for Education Grade Level 4 and up.
Runtime: 30 min. L4807DVD
DVD Version $64.95
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Blue Water Odyssey |
 | Blue Water Odyssey
True life adventure film of a family's five year voyage around the world.This is a full color, beautifully filmed, adventure in which you can share in the excitement of a family's sailing voyage around the world.
Bob, Sandra, sons Stephen and Dwayne, and daughter Susan departed San Diego, Ca. on their sailing ketch Sea Witch stopping first in Hawaii. Their itinerary included the islands of the South Pacific, on to Australia thence through to Torres Straits to Bali and then onward across the Indian Ocean to Africa. They voyaged on across the South Atlantic stopping at St. Helena and islands off the coast of Brazil before sailing on through the Caribbean, Panama Canal, and finally back to San Diego.
The film depicts robust blue water sailing, secluded anchorages, and interesting native cultures. Scenes present a cultural montage ranging from a cargo-cult tribe encountered in the New Hebrides, a surf carnival in Australia, to a Hindu Cremation Ceremony in Bali, Indonesia.
90 min. RGDBWO
DVD Version $14.95
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