Cruising DVDs

The DVDs listed here span the gamut of modern cruising, with hours of interesting information on destinations around the world. They are filled with information on seamanship and the cruising lifestyle. A great way to keep the winter blahs away and the cruising dream alive.

Off the Beaten Path

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  • Click here to order the high-def DVD Off the Beaten Path.
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Off the Beaten Path delivers 115 minutes of wide-screen video and slides covering the last three years (and 37,000 miles) of testing the FPB Series prototype Wind Horse. You will experience a strong gale between New Zealand and Fiji, make a 2900-mile passage down the Pacific Coast, transit the Panama Canal, cruise the Bahamas, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador. And then enjoy the ice, mountains, and wildlife of spectacular Greenland. There is another gale in the North Atlantic to share, plus a host of bonus features.


Posted by Sarah.Dashew  (February 20, 2009)    |    Comments (0)

Offshore Voyaging DVD Series

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  • Click here to order the Offshore Voyaging DVD Series.
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Entertaining and informative, these DVDs present a base of knowledge that is otherwise unattainable. They effectively put you in the action – you’ll hear, see and feel what it is like to cruise through Polynesia, cross an ocean, battle storm-force winds, and walk on the beaches of a deserted island.

You and your family will watch these DVDs over and over – packed with over 5 hours of global cruising adventures; Scandinavia, the Caribbean, Alaska, virtually all of the South Pacific and even the Galapagos under a variety of conditions making this a powerful and entertaining learning tool.

The Offshore Voyaging Series, a set of 3 DVDs, will show you this and more. You’ll enjoy a combination of a relaxing escape from shore-side life and realistic training for your own voyages. These videos will take you aboard a variety of boats, in every imaginable situation. Handling a boat in tight quarters, reefing in a gale, handling spinnaker poles and a plethora of other situations – it is all here.

We compiled this Special Edition DVD Set as a way to celebrate our 20th year in business, and to say “Thank You” to all the friends we’ve made along the way!


Posted by Sarah.Dashew  (February 17, 2009)    |    Comments (0)

Sailing Dreams

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This DVD is pure sailing, from spinnaker flying in the trades, to light air reaching, to blasting along downwind in gale-force winds. There’s no distracting music or narration – just beautiful, raw sailing, combined with the ambient sounds of wind and water rushing by the hull.

For years Steve & Linda Dashew have kept raw cruising footage playing on their home TVs. “The images and sounds create a relaxing atmosphere, especially when we are away from the water”, explains Linda. So many friends have asked for copies of their own, that they’ve now edited their favorite scenes, culled from 200,000+ miles of cruising, into this one-of-a-kind DVD.

A departure from the information-packed technical DVDs the Dashews have produced in the past, Sailing Dreams is raw, ambient footage, designed to soothe, invigorate, and inspire.

Sailing Dreams is organized into a series of chapters, with a menu for navigating. If you want to keep the footage playing perpetually in the background on a TV or computer, the chapters can be set to auto-repeat.

Want to go to sleep listening to the rustle of spinnakers? Select the passage titled “Fiji”. More interested in an adrenaline rush? Choose the “Australs” or “Tonga” passage.

Do you dream of sailing around the world? The exquisite scenes in Sailing Dreams will add the ambiance of sailing to your home or office as you work towards making that dream a reality. If your passion is to scan the horizon of the open ocean and listen to the wind in the rigging, then this DVD is for you!


Posted by Sarah.Dashew  (February 14, 2009)    |    Comments (0)

Making It Happen:Hints for Getting Ready to Go

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  • Click here to order Making It Happen: Hints for Getting Ready to Go.
  • Click here to watch excerpts free on streaming video.

For years people have been asking us, “How do we get ready to go? How do we make it happen…actually get out there and go cruising?”

The answer is: It is not hard, if you take the correct approach. Of course, this is a matter of perspective. Once you’ve made the transition to cruising, you will look back and say “What was the big deal?” The day will come where heading off across an ocean is as simple as going to the market to fill up the pantry, topping off the tanks, and casting off the dock lines. As easy as that.

In the meantime, we’ve got a new cruising “tool” to help you through the learning curve. It is a DVD called Making It Happen: Hints for Getting Ready to Go, filled with tips and suggestions for how to use our books, videos, CD-Roms, and DVDs. This DVD contains 49 minutes of fast-paced information, to help you get the most out of the cruising resources from Beowulf Press and SetSail.com.


Posted by Sarah.Dashew  (February 11, 2009)    |    Comments (0)