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.
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: CordPro
TSC interviewes Cordpro’s Dennis Miller at the 2005 U.S Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Dennis demonstrates CordPro, a device that that takes the tangle out of extension cords and hoses. Dennis shows us models that will help cruising sailors tame those snaking hoses and cords that meander up and down the deck. 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. 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.
The Navigator: America’s Cup BMW ORACLE
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.
VirtualSailboatShow: Achilles & AB Inflatables
TSC interviewes 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. 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.
Sunsail/Paradise Found #1: The Contest
VirtualSailboatShow: Dutchman Sail Flaking System
TheSailingChannel interviews Dutchman Sail Flaking System inventor, Martin van Breems at the 2005 US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. The Dutchman uses vertical control lines laced through fairleads fastened to the sail. Martin gives us a firsthand demonstration of how the Dutchman collects the mainsail on the boom with no need to secure the intermediate reef points. With lines led aft, you can operate the system entirely from the cockpit. Relatively inexpensive, the Dutchman works with both conventional and full-batten sails, and you can easily retrofit it to your existing main. 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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May 30th, 2007 at 9:26 am
[…] 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 […] […]