TSC interviews MSI’s Nick Stark at the 2005 U.S Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Nick shows us the latest Achilles roll-ups and points out the benefits of an aluminum floor. He also gives us a look at the new Italian-designed AB rigid inflatables. This is an update of the original interview. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.Com.

Shosholoza: An African Dream
TheSailingChannel presents a new mini-documentary by our partner, SailTV. Shosholoza: An African Dream captures the new spirit of South Africa through the drama and excitement of an America’s Cup challenge sponsored by T-Systems. Behind the scenes is the Izivunguvungu Sailing School, a non-profit founded in 1997 by SA Olympic sailor Ian Ainslie. The school teaches disadvantaged youth life skills through sail training. Part of the MSC Foundation, the school’s key benefactor is Captain Salvatore Sarno who also serves as the Managing Director of Team Shosholoza. Assisting with the youth sailing program is the South African Navy. Together, their efforts are changing the lives of the poorest of South Africa’s children: instilling pride through the discipline of sailing and national identity through positive role models, black and white, crewing aboard Team Shosholoza. Bowman, Golden Mgedeza and other Team Shosholoza crewmembers have become new heroes for children who are turning away from crime, returning to school, and embracing sailing as a way to give new meaning to their lives. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel.

Sunsail/Paradise Found #11: Green Key and The Indians
All of our cruisers come together for a visit to Green Key off of Little Jost Van Dyke. During a stroll down the beach, there are lots of stories to share. Next, there is snorkeling at The Indians: four rocks that rise from the ocean floor to a height of 90 feet. Located next to tiny Pelican Island just north of Norman Island, the bottom is just 50 feet deep. The Indians offer our cruisers a chance to swim amongst a wide variety of tropical fish and brilliantly colored corals. Stay tuned for Episode 12, Million Dollar View, the final episode of Paradise Found: Saling the BVI. 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: C Cushions
TSC interviews C Cushion’s owner Bill Coxwell at the 2005 U.S Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Bill shows us C Cushions’ line of vinyl coated, closed cell foam, non-skid cockpit cushions and accessories. 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.

BMW Oracle Yacht Racing Keel
The BMW ORACLE America’s Cup racing yacht features a state-of-the-art keel that accounts for 19 of the vessel’s 24 legal tons. Designing and manufacturing the keel posed an exceptional engineering challenge. Engineers needed to balance strength with maximum hydrodynamic efficiency. The keel’s bulb or “bomb” must be heavy enough to keep the yacht upright and stable. At the same time the keelfin and bulb must have limited resistance to water flow to maintain maximum boat speed. Further complicating the design is the fact that the keel tends to vibrate as the yacht increases speed. These vibrations transfer to the hull affecting the yacht’s structural integrity. To improve the yacht’s stiffness, BMW engineers have applied similar technology used in stiffening the companies motor cars. They’ve also refined the shape and position of the keel wings to increase boat speed. Watch SailTV to see live events and special features from the 2007 America’s Cup in Valencia, Spain, full screen on your PC, 24×7x365. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other sailing podcasts at TheSailingChannel.TV.

Wanderlust 3 & Skipper Mike Harker
Wanderlust 3 is a brand new Hunter 49 Sloop, tricked out with the full range of modern electronics and cruising gear. Skipper and professional filmmaker, Mike Harker, is taking her on a yearlong adventure circumnavigating the globe and TheSailingChannel.TV has a birth just for you. Join Mike as he sails to all those places you ve longed to go. You can read and subscribe to Mike s weblog and video podcasts of his voyage at TheSailingChannel.TV/wanderlust3. Here s a short video about the boat and Mike Harker who began his sailing career soaring over the Southern California coast… in hang gliders. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.TV. Watch SailTV on TheSailingChannel.TV to see more racing and cruising videos, full screen on your PC, 24×7x365.

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.

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