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The Racing Sailor |  |
The Racing Sailor - Winning Tactics For Small Sailboat Racing
"Highly Recommended." - Video Librarian.
Learn how sailboats work, how race courses are laid out, how to sail faster and win from our motion-realistic animations!
Featuring a combination of live-action footage and computer animation, this comprehensive production demonstrates winning tactics for small sailboat racing. The Racing Sailor illustrates how sailboats work, looks at racecourse layouts, and offers sailing techniques and strategies (both upwind and downwind) designed to help sailors increase speed, turn more quickly, and finish strongly. You'll discover everything you need to take your boat from the dock to the winner's podium, including strategy, tactics, and boat handling. Learn all the tips & techniques to increase boat speed, point higher and turn more quickly. Also features a nautical dictionary and a tutorial on sailing knots.
Teaches:
- Race starts
- Upwind strategy and tactics
- Reach tactics
- Downwind strategy
- Finishing techniques
- Wind shift management
- Offensive techniques
- Mark rounding
73 min. R7089DVD
DVD Version $34.95
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Learn To Sail Better & Get That Extra Knot DVD |  |
With Peter Isler
This program teaches the basics of sailing and a thorough lesson on the theory & application of wind, coming about & jibing, sail draft, getting the extra knot, using the Traveller and much more.
50 min. R300DVD
DVD Version $34.95
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Sailing In Heavy Weather |  |
"This is the best video we've seen." - U.S. Sailing Association
Go offshore aboard a 40ft. sailboat for an exciting look at heavy weather sailing techniques and tactics. Join Warren Luhrs, Steve Dashew, John Neal and other top sailors as they talk about steering in large seas, heavy air sail trim, personal protection and storm tactics.
68 min. Y379
DVD Version $44.95
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Atlantic Dismasting
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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.
50 min. R705
DVD Version $19.95
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Across Alone: |
 | The Single Handed Transpacific Race
Australian Ian Johnston broke the record for the 2200 mile race in 1986,
in the revolutionary Crowther 40 foot trimaran Bullfrog. He was pursued by Jeff Hartz in the 44 foot trimaran Fat, and Kiwi Peter Hogg in the Newick 40 foot catamaran Tainui. Step on board these multihulls as they streak across the ocean at 15-20 knots. Dan Newland and Peter Clutterbuck took first and second in the monohulls.
Watch these world class sailors as they struggle with setbacks and share their innermost thoughts on the long sleigh ride west. Learn what it's like directly from them.
60 min. R7071
DVD Version $19.95
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Tall Ships 1976 |  
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A vintage film by John Biddle on the
most famous tall ship gathering ever!
Just released on DVD!
A classic best seller since 1985!
Sail on the Tall Ships in Operation Sail from Bermuda to Newport to New York harbor to celebrate the United States bicentennial. You'll see a rare collision of two tall ships at the start of their race off Bermuda. At sea, you'll see life aboard and the crew, mostly young sailors in training, scramble up into the rigging, working at dizzying heights. Huge crowds greet them in Newport and then it's on to New York. Celebrities such as Nelson Rockefeller, Princess Grace and President Gerald Ford review ships of all kinds that rendezvous for the big celebration.
Filmed by John Biddle and told in his original, humorous travelogue style. You'll see the largest number of tall ships ever to be assembled in our lifetime. This is truly a historic tape. A real collector's item!
Running time 55 minutes.
STVTallShipsDVD
DVD Version $29.95
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Volvo Round the World Race: The SEB Stopover Reports
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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!
210 min. R7081DVD
DVD Version $34.95
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Alinghi: The Inside Story - America's Cup 2003
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This film takes you 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.
97 min. R7083DVD
DVD Version $34.95
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The Art of Racing Sailing |
 | Learn How To Go Faster and Win!
Win More Races!
The Art of Racing Sailing is a comprehensive look at setting up the modern racing boat for top performance. Learn how to sail between two points and around the buoys in the shortest time, maximize your boat to attain the greatest speed in any given condition and get a better understanding of the race from before the boat is even launched. Also teaches prelaunch preparation, rig tuning, weight and balance, crew positions, sails and trim, sail handling including tacks, gybes, spinnaker sets and douses, maneuvers and electronics.
Phil Nicols began sailing in 1976. He worked for Hood sails as a sail maker, raced a great variety of boats from Lasers to big boats with the majority of his experience coming from boats in the 40-foot range. He has trained crews and been a part of many successful racing campaigns including part of team that set several distance race records that have not yet been topped. Phil is the author of "The Racer's Edge" column in a Southern Ontario Sailing publication. The Art of Racing Sailing is a synopsis of his years of experience condensed into an easy to follow format that will help your boat and crew's performance in many areas for years to come. This production is a must have for the serious racer to sailor that just wants to improve his boat's performance. Gather your crew and watch it together.
58 min. R276
DVD Version $29.95
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The Shape Of Speed |
 | This program covers sail shape and boat handling by experts Lowell North, John Marshall and Dick Deaver in three easy sections:
mainsails, headsails and spinnakers.
Applies to all types of sailboats, racing or cruising.
45 min. R329
DVD Version $29.95
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Three Peaks Victory |
 | The "Three Peaks" race involves 389 miles of sailing and rowing and 73 miles of running.
This is the story of the winning boat as they fought snow and ice, thick cloud and gale winds.
30 min. R706
DVD Version $19.95
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Winning With Lawrie Smith |
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Learn techniques about sail trimming, sailing tactics, race strategies, from one of sailings most successful racing sailors.
From the preliminary stages with the boat ashore, through the process of tuning afloat and finally into a race, this video shows high quality and close-up action.
60 min. R137
DVD Version $24.95
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Weather To Go Boating |
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Become a better mariner by learning observation, interpretation and understanding weather and forecasts.
Among the subjects covered are wind, waves, storms, weather maps & symbols, tides, fronts, clouds, fog, sources of information and forecasts.
90 min. H607DVD
DVD Version $29.95
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Racing To Win With Gary Jobson
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Gary Jobson is a world class sailor and has been ESPN'S commentator for several America's Cup races.
Live action and new three dimensional computer animated tactical illustrations show you how Jobson performs and thinks. In this video he shows you how his tactics win. Learn start, windward and downwind tactics with 3D animation.
60 min. R330
DVD Version $29.95
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DVD Race & Win - Making the Best of your Crew |
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Sponsored by North Sails, this is the ultimate reference for racing crews and sailors.
Provides a detailed look at the mechanics involved in each individual position on a modern race boat including: bow, mast, pit, floater, headsail trimmer, tailer, & main trimmer.
R7085DVD
DVD Version $34.95
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Yacht Racing DVD Set
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 | Yacht Racing DVD Set
Includes:
The 2003 America's Cup & The 97/98 Whitbread Pushing The Limits. Featuring the 2003 Americas Cup and the 97/98 Whitbread.
This is a "behind-the-scenes" look at two of the world's most spectacular ocean races with action packed footage, indepth interviews and fantastic coverage of two of the toughest, most demanding races in history.
SAVE $10.00! Reg. $69.90.
BUY both for $59.90.
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DVD Version $59.90
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Learn the Racing Rules with David Dellenbaugh |
 | Learn the Racing Rules with David Dellenbaugh Brand New on DVD!
The fastest, easiest way to learn...the 2005 to 2008 international yacht racing rules!
This two DVD set is the best way to learn the 2005 to 2008 international yacht racing rules. Yacht racing is a very kinetic and complicated sport and the rules are difficult to understand from reading them in the rules book. By using the power of 3D animation, computer graphics, slow motion,, on-water sailing demonstrations and actual racing footage along with one of the world's top yacht racing rules experts, Learn the Racing Rules with David Dellenbaugh makes it easy to understand the rules and improve your racing ability.
Expert instruction by David Dellenbaugh makes it easier for youth and entry level racers to participate in the sport and helps experienced racers to win more races!
- Part 1 Basic Right of Way Rules
- Part 2 Rules at Marks & Obstructions
- Running time: 60 minutes each DVD!
(2 DVD Set. Part 1 and 2) Price $59.95
DVD Version $59.95
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THE FRIENDSHIP SLOOP |
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"Building a boat is 'bout like anything else you do in life. If you're gonna to do it a t'all, you ought to do it right." Ralph Stanley
The Friendship sloop:
To see this graceful, classic boat under full sail is to reach back in history. First built during the mid-1800's as a rugged fishing vessel, the Friendship sloop is enjoying a revival as a fun recreational boat. In this award-winning film, two boat builders are featured: one using the old craft of hand shaping wood; the other using fiberglass and epoxy. Their methods differ but both are dedicated to the highest level of artisanry and quality. During an annual homecoming, viewers meet a lively group of sloop owners, watch spectacular racing sequences, and become part of a unique slice of our American heritage. This program has won numerous awards and has appeared on PBS, The Discovery Channel, and National Geographic Explorer. "For anyone who loves sailing and appreciates careful craftmanship, this film promises a great adventure". American History Illustrated
28-minutes, color video #NFC4
VHS Version $29.95
DVD Version $34.95
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| THE NAVIGATORS |
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An exciting South Pacific journey with the last living master of Polynesian navigation.
"To navigate you must be brave and to be brave you must remember. If I have courage, it is because I have remembered the teachings of my father." Mau Piailug.
THE NAVIGATORS is an intriguing and beautifully photographed hour-long film about the inhabitants of a tiny Micronesian island who still follow the ways of their ancestors, a lifestyle which includes the building and sailing of their distinctive hand-hewn sailing canoes. Mau Pialug, whose ancient knowledge of the sea and sky allows him to navigate without instruments, is featured along with sequences from his remarkable Hawaii to Tahiti navigation of the Hokule'a. Mau and a handful of others may be the last keepers of the secrets of Polynesian navigation.
59-minutes, color video #NFC5
VHS Version $29.95
DVD Version $34.95
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Outward Bound |  |
A close-up view of people testing their limits on the sea-adventure course at Hurricane Island on the coast of Maine.
"We are better than we know. If we could only be made to see it, we'd be unwilling to settle for anything less." "Can I do it, can I really do it? Do I have the physical power? Do I have the mental power?" On a small boat off the rocky coast of Maine, eight Outward Bound students stare into thick, unrelenting fog. Can they navigate safely to land by nightfall? For 10 days they face a variety of challenges: climbing up and rappelling down an 80 ft. cliff, taking a daily early-morning plunge into icy waters, working together with people of differing ages and backgrounds, filming their own 3-day solo experiences. It will take a combination of newly learned skills and risk-taking, self-trust and teamwork, courage and perseverance.
OUTWARD BOUND gives an intimate view of people testing their limits; sharing their thoughts and feelings; becoming part of the action, the fun, the discomforts, the victories. This film portrays the experience that makes each Outward Bound course a unique personal adventure.
27-minutes, color video #NFC6
VHS Version $29.95
DVD Version $34.95
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Passage
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 | Norwegian sailor Arne Brun Lie confronts the challenge of the North Atlantic and his memories as a Nazi war prisoner.
"Being on a small boat at sea gives you the illusion that you control your own destiny." The first-person account by Arne Brun Lie, a Norwegian World War II veteran who attempts to balance his painful memories of imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps with his dreams of freedom and sailing the open ocean. Fifty years after the War, having revisited the camps, he recounts his story to filmmaker David Conover during a two-person TransAtlantic Race. As they cross the treacherous North Atlantic, they confront a Force 9 gale, the loss of the self-steering system, and a final reckoning no one anticipated. With its intimate and unique style,
PASSAGE offers a compelling glimpse of one Holocaust survivor's fate and resilient spirit. "An important personal statement...a deeply moving film.
" Elie Wiesel "PASSAGE is more than just the record of a man sailing the sea, it is several journeys: across the water, across time, and across one's soul. Highly recommended. Editor's Choice" Video Librarian "...the story of Bels and his life voyages speaks to the heart of being human." Sailing Magazine.
56-minutes, color video #NFC7
VHS Version $29.95
DVD Version $34.95
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Blue Water Destinations: Tahiti, Bora Bora, Cook Islands & Tonga |
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Tahiti, Bora Bora, Cook Islands & Tonga
Anchored behind the reef, visit the throbbing, vibrant, very French capital of the Society Islands - Tahiti and onto the beautiful nearby island of Moorea.
A stop at Bora-Bora then onto the very special and unique Cook Island - Suwarrow - possibly the most beautiful in the world.
Discover the popular cruising area, towns and villages of Tonga to the culture shock and hustle and bustle of Fiji.
25 mins C8889DVD
DVD Version $29.95
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Blue Water Destinations: Marquesas Islands to the Tuamotu Coral Atolls
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Marquesas Islands to the Tuamotu Coral Atolls
Travel to the small Polynesian island of Fatu-Hiva & Tahuata which are almost never visited by outsiders, Nuku-Hiva with it's ancient ruins of Polynesian villages & the Tuamotu Islands - only a few feet above sea level & sparsely populated.
25 mins. C8888DVD
DVD Version $29.95
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Blue Water Destinations: Australia
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Blue Water Destinations: Australia
To sail into Sydney harbour is an ambition of many cruising sailors. It is probably the nicest city south of the Equator and is full of life and fun. Northwards along the Australian East caost can be quite challenging especially towards the lagoon of Lady of Musgrave Island. Travel through the interesting and beautiful islands of the Great Barrier Reef and on to Darwin, an excellent last stop for cruising boats heading out to Indonesia.
The passage to West Timor is calm and smooth accompanied by dolphins and light winds but the arrival is a real culture change - with street markets and villages that have not changed for a thousand years.
25 mins C8890DVD
DVD Version $29.95
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NEW! Sail with Confidence DVD Set
SAVE $20.00!
Reg. $94.85 - 3 DVD Set ONLY $74.85
Includes: Sailing with Confidence, The Sixty Minute Sailor, Learning To Sail.
Teaches:
- Basics of "getting started"
- Intermediate helmsmanship & maneuvers
- Advanced heavy weather sailing
- Points of sailing, tacking & gibing
- Beaching, anchoring & docking
- Set & trim sails to harness the wind
- Racing basics
3 DVD Set - SSConfDVD
DVD Version $74.85
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