Atlantic Crossing - Living the Dream

0:50 - Anchoring trouble in Lanzarote 4:05 - Setting sail from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria 6:46 - Arrival in Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands 9:33 - Catching Mahi Mahi 10:48 - Chafe protection 13:23 - Setting up the downwind rig 18:00 - Landfall in Antigua Dreaming of crossing an ocean someday? In this video, join us for our 9th transatlantic crossing, this time aboard our new Southerly 480, sailing from the Canary Islands to Antigua via the Cape Verde Islands. Music Used in the Video Sunrise Drive - South London HiFi Jellyfish in Space by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500030 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Search and Rescue - Dan Lebowitz Yacht Stomp - Spazz Cardigan Take Me To the Depths - Midnight North ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••­­­••••••••••• Principal photography by Paul and Sheryl Shard and Nick Gill. Additional photography by Mike and Shirley Hiscock and Darryl Beattie. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••­­­••••••••••• About Paul and Sheryl Shard are award-winning travel documentary filmmakers and videographers and have been cruising internationally since 1989 documenting their global adventures for television, in books and sailing publications. They are the producers and presenters of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series which is broadcast to 42 million households in 24 languages around the world. Through their TV programs, YouTube videos, articles/blogs and popular cruising seminars the Shards help anyone dreaming of setting sail to get out on the water and experience their own adventure safely and comfortably. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••­­­••••••••••• Boat: Southerly 480 by Discovery with variable-draft swing-keel https://distantshores.ca/about-us/the-boats/distant-shores-3/ Discovery Yachts Group / Southerly Yachts: https://discoveryyachtsgroup.com/ Equipment: Brunton’s Propellers: http://www.bruntonspropellers.com/ Elvstrøm Sails: http://www.elvstromsails.com/ Epex Sail Technology: http://www.elvstromsails.com/epex/epex-technology Seldén Mast / Furlex: http://www.seldenmast.com/ Lewmar: http://www.lewmar.com/ Raymarine: http://www.raymarine.com/ Scanstrut: http://www.scanstrut.com/ Navionics Charts: https://www.navionics.com/ Highfield Classic Inflatable: http://www.highfieldboats.com/ Honda Outboard: https://marine.honda.com/ Ultra Anchor (35 kg): https://www.ultramarine-anchors.com/ Pantaenius Yacht Insurance: http://www.pantaenius-group.com/content/2808 Gill Marine https://www.gillmarine.com/gb/ Destinations: Lanzarote, Canary Islands - https://turismolanzarote.com/en/ Gran Canaria, Canary Islands - http://www.grancanaria.com/turismo/en/ Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands - http://www.capeverde.com/ Marinas: Marina Rubícon, Lanzarote, Canary Islands http://www.marinarubicon.com/en/home/ Club Marítimo Varadero de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria http://clubmaritimovaradero.es/ Muelle Deportivo de Las Palmas, Gran Canaria https://www.noonsite.com/Countries/CanaryIslands/LasPalmasdeGranCanaria Mindelo Marina http://www.marinamindelo.cv/english/ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••­­­••••••••••• Get an introduction to the cruising life and join us on a leg of our upcoming Around the World voyage. Learn more about our Sail Away Weeks here: https://distantshores.ca/sail-away/sail-away-introduction/ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••­­­••••••••••• Gifts for Sailors! Own the whole Distant Shores collection: All 130 full half-hour episodes of the Distant Shores Sailing Adventure TV series are available as a collectors set as HD downloads and also on DVD through the Distant Shores website. The Distant Shores DVD Super Pack box set is perfect for binge-watching and makes a great gift for the sailor in your life! Info and order here: https://distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/catalog/ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••­­­••••••••••• You can also connect with us on: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DistantShoresTV/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/distantshorestv/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DistantShoresTV BUSINESS INQUIRIES: distantshores@rogers.com ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••­­­••••••••••• THANKS FOR SUBSCRIBING! https://www.youtube.com/distantshores1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••­­­••••••••••• Thank you for watching! Sheryl and Paul