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1. Back To The Classics: The Renaissance of Classic Yachting at Cowes
Provides a unique opportunity to take a closer look at some of the most beautiful and certainly most cherished yachts of their time. From small day-boats to 60ft ketches, a legendary America’s Cup challenger to a century old gentleman’s cutter.
2. Return of the J’s: The Historic Return of the Shamrock V, Velsheda & Endeavour
Designed to compete for the America’s Cup between 1930 and 1937, only ten J-Class yachts were ever built. Of these, only three have survived. Shamrock V, Velsheda & Endeavour. Each has been gloriously restored & racing together For the first time in home waters for 65 years.
3. Merit – Whitbread 1989/1990
Pierre Fehlmann, winner of the fourth Whitbread in 1986, captains Merit in his fifth Whitbread. Although Merit is beaten by New Zealand’s Steinlager this extraordinary film documents the Merit challenge and contains some of the best ocean racing footage we’ve ever seen
4. Drum – The Journey Of A Lifetime
The most fantastic racing film we have ever seen! Simon LeBon, of “Duran Duran” and his crew experience the heartaches, the happiness, the downfalls and the delights of racing with the best in the “Whitbread Round The World Race.
5. Against The Odds: Boc Challenge 1994/1995
Tells the story of Alan Nebauer’s courage as the first person in the history of the race to win two seamanship awards. One for rescuing a fellow sailor whose yacht was sinking and one for sailing around Cape Horn without a mast.
6. Boc Challenge-Knockdown
Don McIntyre suffered a “knockdown” during a 70-knot gale with 50 foot seas and snow while competing in the single-handed BOC Challenge. It’s all here – surfing at 30 knots, being washed overboard, colliding with a whale, the 360 degree rollover,hurricanes, icebergs and snow.
7. Atlantic Dismasting
Experience the thrills of offshore multihull racing over 2,500 Atlantic miles. Discover how one team broke the record, lost the mast, saved the boat, built a jury rig and sailed 700 miles with 5 days of provisions.
8. Three Peaks Victory – Yacht Race
Described as “The grandfather of all Three Peaks Races”, the Barmouth to Fort William Three Peaks Yacht Race is a unique event combining sailing, running and a little cycling that has become one of the toughest distance events in the world. A true taste of sailing skills & a unique test of seamanship and endurance. It is a journey of 400 nautical miles, which includes the passage of the rocky Menai Strait and the complexities of the tides and islands of the inner Hebridean Islands. This race involves 389 miles of sailing and 73 miles of running and climbing. This is the story of the winning boat as they fought snow, ice, thick cloud & gale winds.
9. Across Alone Transpacific Race
Step on board these multihulls as they streak across the ocean at 15-20 knots and join these world class sailors as they struggle with setbacks on the long ride west.
10. Stormy Weather: The Amazing Race Around Britain
The 1998 Round Britain & Ireland Yacht Race caused havoc amongst the fleet of 41 starters. Of the 15 multihulls, only 7 finished, the rest were scattered around the British Isles: dismasted, hulls & rudders broken, rigging failures – due to the violent weather & gale force winds. Share their challenges, broken rigging, the Arctic cold, the fearsome breaking seas of the open North Atlantic & dangerous rocky lee shores.
11. Volvo Round the World Race: The SEB Stopover Reports
The Volvo Ocean Race 2001/2002. Follow Team SEB and their 7 competitors around the world, leg by leg, stopover by stopover in the toughest sail race on Earth. Skill, courage & endurance are put to the test with action-packed onboard footage &spectacular recap’s & analysis of each leg. This is as close as you get without getting wet!
12. Whitbread 1997/1998: Pushing The Limits
A “behind the scenes” look at the world’s most spectacular ocean racers and crew, featuring the Whitbread 97/98 winning EF Language’s Paul Cayard (Skipper) & Magnus Olsson (Crew). How do these extraordinary sailors conquer 9 hellish months of raging seas, whiplash gales & sub-arctic conditions? Get the inside story that has never been told.
13. Alinghi: The Inside Story – America’s Cup 2003
Look into the heart & soul of the Alinghi campaign during the America’s Cup competition. This extraordinary film documents slices of everyday life of the team & their families, the tensions & dramas as well as the joys. The team share their emotions & deepest feelings under their grueling physical training program & the constant upkeep & development of the boat.
14. Whitbread 1997/1998: Fight To Victory
Featuring the winning team – EF Language. The 1997/98 Whitbread Round the World Race was the toughest, most demanding ocean race in history. This brilliant program brings you action packed onboard footage, fantastic coverage, indepth interviews, exciting recaps and a full analysis of each leg.
15. Basic Yacht Maintenance – Wood
This program covers painting, haul out, bottom work, mechanical & electrical systems & safety gear maintenance.
16. Basic Yacht Maint-Fiberglass
This easy-to-follow course teaches everything you need to know about maintaining your fiberglass boat. Covers upkeep of decks, masts, hull and haul-out, engines, electrical & fuel systems, preventive maintenance and safety gear. Invaluable for first time owners or experienced boaters.