This is the third in a series of videos describing the roles of crewmembers aboard the BMW ORACLE America’s Cup Racing Yacht. In this episode, we hear from another member of the Afterguard, Peter Isler, the boat’s Navigator. Peter helped win the America’s Cup as navigator aboard Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes in 1987 and 1988. He’s competed in every America’s Cup since. The Navigator’s primary job is track the yacht’s course using the on-board computer. Linked into Global Positioning Satellites (GPS), the computer constantly updates the boat’s position in relation to the course and its opponent. The navigator queries the computer using a wireless, hand-held tablet and interacts with the the Helmsman, Tactician, and Strategist to keep the yacht racing as efficiently as possible. You can view the entire 22-minute BMW ORACLE Racing Crew video on Sail.TV. For updates and coverage of the 32nd America’s Cup from Valencia, Spain, tune into Sail.TV. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other sailing podcasts at TheSailingChannel.TV. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship’s Store

Ice Blink PBS Promo
Ice Blink is coming to PBS in 2008. This powerful 54-minute documentary follows a conventional family of five living a very unconventional life afloat. DIGITAL VIDEO DOWNLOAD Through a special arrangement with the producer, TheSailingChannel is making available to our viewers a near-DVD quality Windows Media download for only $4.99. The complete 54-minute video will download to your PC or Laptop where you can enjoy unlimited full screen plays. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1304976770 Follow Dave and Jaja Martin, and their crew of three children from their beginnings aboard a 25-foot day sailor circumnavigating the globe to their most recent voyage on a 33 foot steel sloop to the Arctic. There they encounter new friends, icebergs, and polar bears. Share the Martins’ voyage into opportunities that test their physical and mental limits. Discover that self-sufficiency is the key to survival, and that the rewards of the world can be had with a commitment to family, a simple lifestyle, and the courage to choose differently. Watch TheSailingChannel’s Ice Blink Extended Video Preview. Ice Blink is a film by Gregory Roscoe, Seaworthy Productions, Falmouth Maine. Watch TheSailingChannel’s interview with Greg at the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Read the companion book, Into the Light: A Family’s Epic Journey and get the complete story of this remarkable voyage. Into The Light is full of humor and fun. Dave and Jaja Martin’s inspiring narrative delves into a family s choices and ultimate goals. Read all the details of their sailing adventure to Iceland, Norway, Spitsbergen, the Faeroe Islands, and Scotland. ICE BLINK DVD AND BOOK SHIPPED TO YOUR DOOR You can also purchase a DVD or buy the special DVD/BOOK Combo at http://thesailingchannel.tv/iceblink/index.html DVD - US BUYERS: INT’L & CANADIAN BUYERS: BOOK ONLY - US BUYERS: INT’L & CANADIAN BUYERS: DVD/BOOK COMBO - US BUYERS: INT’L & CANADIAN BUYERS: Subscribe via iTunes to our free video podcasts for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.TV. To subscribe with other Podcatchers, visit TheSailingChannel RSS Feed Page. And be sure to watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship’s Store

VirtualSailboatShow: CapeHorn Self-Steering
TSC interviews CapeHorn’s Eric G linas at the 2005 US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Eric gives TSCC a firsthand look at this unique self-steerer designed by his famous uncle, Yves G linas, for his record-breaking 1983 circumnavigation aboard an Alberg 30 sloop. The CapeHorn places the self-steering quadrant inboard and enables its servo-pendulum to be controlled by a small autopilot if the wind completely dies. 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.

NEXUS border program expanded
The NEXUS program is now the best way to frequently cross borders by recreational boat - as well as by car and plane. NEXUS is a joint program of Canada Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that facilitates fast, secure entry into either country for pre-approved, low-risk travellers. Since the NEXUS Air, Highway and Marine programs were combined in December, Canadians can cross the border at participating locations by car, using special lanes, at airports, using self-serve kiosks, and by boat, reporting by phone from 30 minutes to 4 hours prior to expected arrival. All on board must have NEXUS cards in order for the boat to take advantage of NEXUS reporting procedures. [General information about Entering the U.S. by boat]When entering Canada at a designated Canadian NEXUS sites, the boat master must call the NEXUS Telephone Reporting Centre (TRC) at 1-866-996-3987 (or other centre). If non-NEXUS members are on board, you must arrive at a TRC site and immediately call CBSA at 1-888-226-7277. Only the boat master may leave the boat until authorization is given by the CBSA. [Canadian NEXUS Program (CBSA)]When entering the U.S., the boat master must arrive at a Physical Report Site and call the local CBP reporting telephone number. If a border official is not at the landing site, you may proceed to your intended destination. If non-NEXUS members are on board, follow the same procedure. [U.S. NEXUS Program (CBP)] [ boatinginCanada.com | boating in Canada News & Archives ]

Storm Tactics Preview
TheSailingChannel.TV previews Lin and Larry Pardey’s Storm Tactics: Cape Horn Tested. This 84 minute video delivers the skills you need to weather storms with confidence. If you like the preview, buy the DVD. 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. Purchase the Storm Tactics video and the companion 176 page Handbook at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics. DVD or VHS: $29.95; HandBook: $19.95; Video/Handbook Special: $39.95. Closing in on 200,000 miles of blue water voyaging, 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 techniques and gear that have kept them safe at sea. “… I wanted to show how the sailor’s safety valve–heaving-to-works, and the slick it creates. It’s hard for people to imagine the almost magic effect of a slick as it saps the power of breaking waves….” - Larry Pardey. “One of the reasons I wanted to sail east-to-west around Cape Horn was to take video shots proving that small vessels can safely weather storms if they are well outfitted and efficiently handled,” Larry Pardey stated after his record-breaking voyage. Lin and Larry completed their against-the-wind rounding of the Great Southern Capes on board their engineless 29-foot Taleisin, weathering nine days of storm-force winds to reach Puerto Montt in Chile. There they interviewed several high-latitude voyagers, prepared the narrative, and shot further detailed footage to complete the Storm Tactics video, a project Lin and Larry conceived almost ten years ago. Read more about Storm tactics at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics/about_storm_tactics.htm Add the Storm Tactics Handbook to the Video and you’ve got the ultimate reference set. Modern methods of heaving-to for survival in extreme conditions. Trysail and para-anchor technology for all types of boats and sailors. Concise and easy to understand, Storm Tactics Handbook covers all types of sailing vessels from the most classic of cruising yachts to modern race boats. This is MUST KNOW information for every sailor, coastal or offshore. Used as a text at sailing schools and cruising seminars for offshore rallies in the UK, the USA and New Zealand. Now in its sixth printing, Lin and Larry add revisions to each new printing to keep Storm Tactics Handbook up to date. “…Surely this book will result in cruising sailors going through gales at sea in a lot more comfort and with a lot more confidence. — Roger C. Taylor, Author of Elements of Seamanship We seldom review a book twice, but there are exceptions for exceptional books and this is one. — Classic Boat Magazine Purchase the Storm Tactics video and the companion 176 page Handbook at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics. DVD or VHS: $29.95; HandBook: $19.95; Video/Handbook Special: $39.95. Or buy it now: DVD: VHS: HandBook Only: DVD/Handbook Special: VHS/Handbook Special: Be sure to subscribe via iTunes to receive free video podcast for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship’s Store

Dancing With The Wind Preview
TheSailingChannel.TV previews Dancing With The Wind - A Musical Meditation on the Romance of Sail. A classic sailboat, a fresh breeze, a willing crew and the sun sparkling off the water. Add an original musical score that echoes the sounds and spirit of sailing and you have Dancing With The Wind, a 28-minute Sailing Music Video-without a word spoken. Rent or Purchase DWTW at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/dwtw/ DVD/CD Boxed Set: $24.95. The Boxed Set includes a separate CD soundtrack plus extra DVD features including in-depth interviews with the cast and crew. Digital Download, DWTW 28-minute Video: Buy $9.95 / 7-Day Rental $1.99. This unique music video tells the story of a 2-day cruise along Florida s central Gulf coast that captures the romance and pure joy of sailing without a word spoken. The boat is Wind Ketcher, a classic, Tom Gilmer-designed, 1976 Allied Seawind ketch with an Atlantic crossing under her keel. A blue water beauty, Wind Ketcher glistens and gleams across the waves, dancing with the wind to the melodies composed and performed by her skipper, professional musician, Ed Verner. Award-winning cinematographer, Steve Seckar captures the sailing from on board, the sky above. the sea and just about every angle in-between. Over the course of the voyage, we sail through fair weather and squalls, the music matching the moods of the sea on each tack. Returning to port in the golden glow of a Florida sunset, our dance with the wind ends but the video leaves us yearning for more. DIGITAL VIDEO DOWNLOAD, DWTW 28-minute Video: An exclusive offer from TheSailingChannel: a near DVD quality Windows Media Video file. Buy $9.95 / 7-Day Rental $1.99. The complete 28-minute music video will download to your PC or Laptop where you can enjoy unlimited full screen plays. HARD PACKAGED DVD/CD SHIPPED TO YOUR DOOR DVD/CD Boxed Set: $24.95. The Boxed Set includes a separate CD soundtrack plus extra DVD features including in-depth interviews with the cast and crew. Or buy it now: DVD/CD Boxed Set: US BUYERS: DVD/CD Boxed Set: CANADA/INT’L BUYERS: Be sure to subscribe via iTunes to receive free video podcast for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship’s Store

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