TheSailingChannel.TV covers the 2006 Annapolis-Maritime Republic of Eastport Tug-of-War: MRE Men, sponsored by River Crest Design Build versus Annapolis Men.. 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 via iTunes to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors from TheSailingChannel.tv. And watch more sailing coverage from our partner, SailTV on TheSailingChannel. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship’s Store

VirtualSailboatShow: Martec Props

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. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship’s Store

VirtualSailboatShow: SteriPEN Portable Water Purifier
At the 2006, 37th Annual United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD, TheSailingChannel.tv’s Joe Duley interviews Frank Remus, Senior VP for US Sales, about SteriPEN the remarkable portable water purifier. SteriPEN uses ultraviolet (UV) light to destroy waterborne microbes. Whether your sailing or ashore in some foreign land, SteriPEN purifies clear water by destroying viruses, bacteria and protozoa including Giardia and Cryptosporidium in seconds. SteriPEN is a great addition for your boat, ditch bag or your liferaft. 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.tv. Visit TheSailingChannel.TV Ship’s Store

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VirtualSailboatShow: MotionEaze
TSC interviews Richard Peterson of MotionEaze at the 2005 US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. Richard explains how the symptoms of motion sickness begin in the inner ear. Applying a single drop of MotionEaze, an all-natural remedy, behind each ear can bring fast relief without drowsiness or other side effects. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.Com.

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 #10: Jost Van Dyke
The Riglers and Morrisons anchor around the corner from White Bay at Jost Van Dyke–known as the “barefoot” island for its casual lifestyle. They launch the dingy and head to shore to visit local beach bars and shops. After a few relaxing hours kicking back and doing nothing, our couples cast off once again. The wind is up and the water is flat: perfect conditions for a smooth sail across Sir Francis Drake channel. TheBeneteau 393 is well suited for the BVI: roomy enough for two couples yet easy for one couple to sail. Stay tuned for Episode 11, Green Key and the Indians. 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.

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