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 recently revised companion 256 page Handbook 3rd Ed. at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics. DVD or VHS: $29.95; HandBook, 3rd Ed. available early April 2008: prepublication: $19.95; post-publication: $22.95; DVD/Handbook Combo: $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, 3rd Ed. to the Video and you’ve got the ultimate reference set. Just revised, the 3rd Edition will be available early April 2008. Take advantage of pre-publication pricing: just $19.95. Post publication price: $22.95. Modern methods of heaving-to for survival in extreme conditions. As in the first two editions of this book, Lin and Larry describe their concerns about the tendency of modern sailors to discard the classic methods used to bring sailing vessels of all sizes from vast clipper ships to tiny yachts through amazingly strong winds and heavy seas. There is only one storm tactic that has the ability to sap the power of breaking seas, they explain. With clear and concise diagrams, they proceed to show how heaving-to works and how even the most modern of yachts can be made to heave-to, whether with only sail power or with the assistance of a sea anchor. http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/pardey_videos_books/books/storm_tactics_handbook.htm Mario Vittone, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer for 14 years, in an unsolicited testimony, wrote: I have been on several rescues (and heard of many more) that would have been completely unnecessary if the sailboat captains aboard would have . . . practiced the skills taught by Lin and Larry Pardey. Not knowing how to heave-to in bad weather is as inexcusable as not knowing red, right, return . Purchase the Storm Tactics video and the newly revised companion 256 page Handbook 3rd Ed. at http://www.thesailingchannel.tv/pardey/storm_tactics. DVD or VHS: $29.95; HandBook Prepublication price: $19.95; Post-publication price: $22.95; YOUR BEST BUY — DVD/Handbook Combo: $39.95. Buy them now: DVD: VHS: HandBook 3rd Ed.: DVD/Handbook Combo: 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

Sunsail/Paradise Found #8: Anegada Getaway
The Morrisons and Riglers safely negotiate the channel through the barrier reef into Anegada’s harbor. There they find a secluded atoll with pristine beaches, exotic wildlife, and some of the best dining in the BVI. Anegada’s population is just over 200. The island is also home to the rare rock iguana, wild orchids, and the green sea turtle. Locals harvest a fresh supply of lobsters each day that visitors can savor that night at open fire kitchens by the sea. Stay tuned for Episode 9, Exploring 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.

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