TheSailingChannel covers the 2006 Annapolis-Maritime Republic of Eastport Tug-of-War: MRE Women, sponsored by Lewnes Steakhouse versus Annapolis Women. We are REPOSTING this podcast because our original post pointed to a bad URL that did not deliver the video. We had over 4,000 requests for downloads that went to this bad URL, so we felt it was worth reposting so our subscribers can get the video automatically. We apologize if you have already successfully downloaded the file. You will also note that most of our videos now include a still frame advertisement at the end. We are trying to raise money to produce and acquire more quality sailing videos without having to charge a subscription fee, so please support this effort and keep your access free by clicking on the ads. — TheSailingChannel Staff. Once a year, local and national attention focuses on the Annapolis Harbor or, as some like to call it, the Gulf of Eastport for a competition unlike any in the world: the Slaughter Across the Water. It is the longest tug of war over a body of water in the world. The Tug is staged between the Maritime Republic of Eastport, the MRE, and Downtown Annapolis, featuring a 1700 rope, over 350 tuggers, and more than a thousand spectators. The Tug transforms Downtown Annapolis and Eastport with a festival-like atmosphere that includes food vendors, cheering crowds, and all sorts of local color. The Tug draws on the rivalry between Eastport and the City of Annapolis, with civic pride on both sides allowing this zany event to improve more than community morale. The MRE has raised more than $180,000 for charities over the past eight years. Read more about the 2006 Tug… What is MRE? Like any great movement, the concept for the Maritime Republic of Eastport began in a local pub over a couple mugs of beer. The prime mission was to find a creative way to promote and encourage the patronage of Eastport businesses that were destined to be hurt by the Maryland State Highway Administration’s shutting down for repair of the drawbridge connecting mainland Annapolis with the Eastport peninsula. The citizens of Eastport took advantage of their isolation to sever their social, political and economic ties as well. Read more about the MRE on their website…. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel.

Sunsail/Paradise Found #1: The Contest

Sunsail/Paradise Found #9: Exploring the BVI
Our cruisers continue to explore the BVI. The Flanders family strolls an isolated beach then Rich takes his son kayaking across a tranquil cove and into a water-filled cave. After the couple’s boat anchors, Greg points his kayak into the surf, steering it though some heavy waves for a wild ride to the beach. Ashore Janna Flanders and her daughter check out a local craft shop. At days end, the Flanders family meets for some BVI style food and entertainment. Stay tuned for Episode 10, Jost Van Dyke. TheSailingChannel.Com brings Gary Jobson’s outstanding film about sailing the British Virgin Islands to video podcasting. Sunsail, the world’s largest sailing vacation company, wanted to showcase it’s British Virgin Islands fleet. So it ran a contest among its former charter customers. The winners, a family and two couples, would cruise free while staring in a promotional video produced and narrated by sailing legend Gary Jobson–not a bad deal! Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.Com. We are surveying our podcast viewers to learn more about you and the sailing content you want. If you could give us a few minutes of your valuable time, we would greatly appreciate it. Click here for the survey or visit www.TheSailingChannel.Com.

VirtualSailboatShow: Sunsail Worldwide Yacht Charters
TSC interviews Sunsail General Manager, Peter Cook at the 2005 US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Sunsail is the world’s largest sailing vacation company with 39 locations around the globe including the Caribbean, Greece, and Turkey. Peter gives us a taste of sailing locations, notes typical cruising package prices, and describes a special “Sunsail the World” promotion. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.Com. We are surveying our podcast viewers to learn more about you and the sailing content you want. If you could give us a few minutes of your valuable time, we would greatly appreciate it. Click here for the survey or visit www.TheSailingChannel.Com.

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