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Distant Shores TV
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The Distant Shores sailing adventure travel TV series follows the global sailing adventures of award-winning travel documentary filmmakers and sailing authors, Paul and Sheryl Shard. The TV series celebrates the sailing lifestyle and features the world's top nautical destinations as well as shore-side attractions. Sail off into the sunset with Paul and Sheryl and leave your cares behind...— in their own words
10ports charted
8,712nm on the chart
13episodes
The vessel Enksail Orion 49 · Monohull
Logbook 13
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Sailing the Longest Fjord in Norway | Ep 280
Flam Vestland, Norway
Sailing the longest fjord in Norway, Sognefjord, takes us 112 nautical miles inland, passing impressive waterfalls as we navigate to the picturesque village of Flam.
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We're Going to Norway | Ep 279
Isle of Wight United Kingdom
In this, the first episode of our new Flashback Series, we share video footage of a previous cruise we made to Norway aboard Distant Shores II never shown on YouTube before, along with real time commentary recorded recently while…
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TransAtlantic - Cooking at Sea in Foul Weather | Ep 277
This time on Distant Shores we make a 2-week passage across the Atlantic Ocean, a first-time experience for our crew members, Noel and Tracey.
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Beware of ORCAS! Part 2: Sailing SOUTH through Orca Territory to Portugal | Ep 276
Cascais Lisbon, Portugal
This time on Distant Shores we head south through Orca territory keeping alert and close to shore for safety, then sailing further offshore for the nights. It's 350 miles of dangerous waters until we reach Cascais - near Lisbon.
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Beware of ORCAS! Part 1: SAILING South along the ATLANTIC Coasts of Spain & Portugal | Ep 275
A Coruña Galicia, Spain
This time on Distant Shores we travel through Orca territory where there have been recent attacks on sailboats as we sail south from Falmouth UK across the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay to Spain.
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Sailing South: Dover, Storms and the Bay of Biscay | Ep 274
Falmouth Cornwall, United Kingdom
This time on Distant Shores, we complete warranty work on our Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat and begin a voyage south from the Netherlands.
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NAVIGATING in FOG in the Busiest SHIPPING Area in the World! | Ep 273
Makkum Friesland, Netherlands
This time on Distant Shores we set sail from the mid-Atlantic islands of the Azores bound for the United Kingdom and the Netherlands where we encounter thick fog in one of the busiest shipping areas in the world!
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SAILING to the Island of the Bulls
Angra do Heroismo Terceira, Portugal
This time on Distant Shores we navigate from the lovely town of Horta on the Azorean island of Faial to Angra do Heroismo on the island of Terceira where we meet up with long time friends, experience bulls running in the streets,…
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Next Boat? A BEHIND-THE-SCENES Discussion on the New ALUMINUM Enksail Orion 54 SAILBOAT | Ep 272
This time on Distant Shores we have something a little different for you - a behind-the-scenes look at the design process taking place for the new Enksail Orion 54 aluminum sailboat, the big sister to our Orion 49.
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Ep 271 | Mid-Atlantic CHALLENGE: How to WARP a boat in tight situations.
Terceira Azores, Portugal
Warping - Advanced docking techniques.
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Update: Debrief on 3rd TRANSATLANTIC Crossing on Orion 49, CARIBBEAN Cruising 2026 + Q&A
Join us for a Distant Shores update, live from Grenada in the Caribbean, where we discuss our 3rd transatlantic crossing aboard our Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat and plans for Caribbean cruising in 2026.
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Ep 270 | Transatlantic Storm to the Azores - One of the biggest lightning storms we've ever seen.
Horta Azores, Portugal
This time on Distant Shores we see some of the highlights of the Atlantic outpost of Bermuda before setting off for the 1800 mile transatlantic voyage to Horta in the Azores - a journey that will throw a number of challenges our …
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From Troubles to Tranquility using REGEN! Transatlantic Crossing Part 3 | Ep 263
Antigua Antigua and Barbuda
We complete our 10th transatlantic crossing with beautiful downwind sailing and magical moonlit nights having travelled over 2000 miles to the Caribbean following some challenging days at sea.
Ports on the chart 10
- AntiguaAntigua and Barbuda
- HortaAzores, Portugal
- TerceiraAzores, Portugal
- Angra do HeroismoTerceira, Portugal
- MakkumFriesland, Netherlands
- FalmouthCornwall, United Kingdom
- A CoruñaGalicia, Spain
- CascaisLisbon, Portugal
- Martinique
- FlamVestland, Norway
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