Put Your Company Logo Here. TheSailingChannel is seeking corporate sponsors for this program. Since March, we’ve reached over a quarter million sailors through our video podcasts. Use the power of video on the Internet to enhance your corporate brand. EMAIL US FOR MORE INFORMATION. TheSailingChannel.tv documents the refit of a 1975 Alberg 30 sloop. It’s the “This Old House” of sailboat restoration with Chesapeake Bay tunes sung by Them Eastport Oyster Boys, and featuring a refit team of seasoned sailors who belong to the Chesapeake Bay Alberg 30 One-Design Association. All currently own or have owned Alberg 30s in the past. The A-30 refit crew has many years of experience and has repaired and restored several other vessels. TSCtv will follow the refit through completion and sea trials scheduled for the summer of 2007. We anticipate approximately 12 episodes in this series. On Saturday, January 21, 2005, TSCtv videotaped the A-30 team in the beginning stage of the refit at Mike and Trish Lehman’s home where the boat is stored. The setting could not be better. Mike and Trish s beautiful home sits on the bank of Mill Creek off the Magothy River which flows into the Chesapeake Bay just above the Bay Bridge. The Lehman’s keep their own Alberg 30, beautifully maintained, at their dock. Their home is on a slight rise above the creek with a splendid view. The front walkway leads past a large garage and workshop to a paved parking area next to the street where the A-30 rests in its steel cradle. We consider this an optimum setting for videotaping the refit story. During our first day of filming, we were able to capture two major tasks: removal of an oversized fuel tank from beneath the cockpit (firmly bedded with several tubes of 5200) and the restoration of the original molded-in water tank beneath the V-berth. Team members described the process for both tasks and we also captured a good deal of banter back and forth as they worked. (We wired up each with a radio mic and shot three digital cameras for exceptional coverage.) In between tasks we interviewed the team members: Rolph Towney Townshend, Ralph Bluntschli, and Mike Lehman. The three were eager to tell their story. We learned about their personal sailing history, the history of the A-30 on the Chesapeake, the history of the refit boat, Roulette, and their goal of restoring the vessel and selling it to someone who will keep it on the Bay and sail it actively in Association races and cruises. Be sure to subscribe to receive future Alberg 30 episodes and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel.tv.

2004 Tracker Targa 17WT - $13
2004 Basstracker Targa 17′ WT (walk through), 115 ELPTO Mercury, Trailstar trailer, Minn Kota Power Drive 55PD electric , Eagle fish finder, stereo, boat cover, water skis, life jackets, all included. Excellent condition. Buying house must sell boat.

VirtualSailboatShow: The Galleyware Company
TSCtv interviews Galleyware’s Chris Nonnenmacher at the 2005 U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Chris demonstrates Galleyware’s line of stackable stainless steel cookware. Galleyware also manufacturers and distributes non-skid dinnerware and galley accessories for the boating market! Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.TV.

1987 17′ Starcraft Openbow - $4,350
1987 Starcraft, Openbow, Fiberglass. 90 hp johnson outboard. Oil injected, upper unit completely rebuilt. 1998 Escort Trailer Included. Interior is in great condition - no rips, tears, etc. - all original. Excellent condition - well maintained. Free storage until spring ‘08.

Sailboat Show Serenade
TheSailingChannel.TV presents Sailboat Show Serenade. Each October Annapolis, Maryland hosts the

VirtualSailboatShow: Martec Props

Sunsail/Paradise Found #5: Nature’s Little Secrets
The Morrisons and Riglers visit Jost Van Dyke and take in some laid back BVI shopping and culture. “No shoes, no shirt, no problem” reads one inviting sign at a local shop. For the inquisitive visitor, the BVI lives up to its motto: Nature’s Little Secrets.” Early mariners from Venezuela were the first to visit the BVIs around the year 900AD. Chris Columbus came ashore on his second voyage in 1493. In the seventeenth century, Pirates found safe haven in the BVI’s many hidden coves. The Spanish and Dutch were the first Europeans to occupy the BVI followed by the British who exported sugar, molasses and rum. Today, the locals still fish and farm, but also participate in the new vacation economy. Stay tuned for Episode 6, The Baths. 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: New England Ropes
TSC interviews New England Rope’s Kevin Coughlin at the 2005 U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. With so many types of line available, which ones should a cruising sailor choose when it’s time to replace those aging halyards and sheets? Kevin gives some incite into proper rope selection for cruising boats. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.Com.

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