How to Sail Your Boat Across an Ocean - Seminar

Sail Away Weeks with Paul and Sheryl Shard 🏝
Join Paul and Sheryl for a sailing experience in the world’s top cruising destinations. Get an introduction to the sailing lifestyle, build new skills, make new like-minded friends! Cabins still available for British Virgin Islands, February 20-28, 2022.
We gave this seminar at the Toronto Boat Show 2018... hopefully it will answer some of your questions about what its like on the ocean, and if you would like to try a passage...
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[@leojoseph6385]

Really great advice! The Bilge alarm, route recommendations, and typical problems to look out for were key pearls of wisdom for me. Thanks!

[@steedharold]

Thank you very very much for posting this! As usual you stick to the important stuff and present in an extremely entertaining manner.

[@xd9sc1]

Thank you for posting this valuable information. As a relative newbie to "true" sailing (not motoring), I found it very useful.

[@RelaxationMusicSleepSounds]

Guys!!!! I love your videos ! I can’t wait to meet you on person anytime anywhere on the oceans! Keep it going!!!! Greetings from Cuba ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Miguel195211]

Excellent presentation! I am retired and want to start sailing. Learning a lot from the two of you.

[@darrylbeattie737]

Leanne and I were disappointed that we were unable to go to Saturdays seminar so very excited you were able to upload it. It really did turn out well. The video as well as audio was perfect. Safe travels in Germany. So glad we were able to meet up on Sunday.

[@DistantShoresTV]

Yes it was great to meet and put faces to the names. We did go to some effort to record the seminar using our professional camera. We set up our own wireless sound system to capture the audio and then edited in the show visual elements as well. Glad you enjoyed it !

[@comarsyachts]

Very informative, appreciate your reference to "Go small, go now" because next year may be too late! Thank you for sharing.

[@SOLDOZER]

Yup. Endless dreamers buying 40'+ boats and never leave the marina.

[@WillN2Go1]

Good video. Looking and seeing. What I never ceased to be amazed at, while sea kayaking, is seeing something in the distance and it's either a boat 2-3 miles off or a sea gull sitting on the water 100 yards out. I've got 15 years of experience. I know that I could paddle my kayak 1-3 miles off shore and no one on land would see me, even though if they looked and understood how, they could easily see me. As a kayaker I and my friends always wear a PFD (life jacket). Coast Guard rules for small craft is to have one in reach. Almost everyone who dies in a boating accident was not wearing that life jacket that had been within reach. Thanks for this. So I need to work on my skills so I can crew a boat and be more than just ballast.

[@tomkarren2473]

Informative and helpful presentation! I’m learning to sail and would eventually like to do crossings. This is very helpful in terms of the things I need to learn and do to get there.

[@simonw2750]

Excellent and some great route and trip advice and kit tips. It should be required viewing for anyone considering a Transatlantic crossing or any ocean crossing in fact.

[@bill4nier]

Thank you for sharing. Good information. Egar to see your new Distant Shores III. 😍⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵😊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@juliejohnson1663]

I watched you on television for years. I am in the field, so KZbin is perfect! You both inspired many of my photographic adventures;)

[@DistantShoresTV]

Thanks Julie! Glad we could help :-)

[@edrosenberger6947]

Thanks Paul.....I always learn something new in your interesting talks. That video clip of the Lagoon off your port side showed the best relative wave size that I've yet seen. The waves didn't appear large large until I focused in on the Lagoon cat.

[@DistantShoresTV]

You're welcome Ed! Yes we were lucky he came by in a squall too :-)

[@talderson1]

Looks like a lot of fun. Can't believe the most valuable part of the video was about a 2 dollar alarm. Thanks for that. VERY good piece of knowledge.

[@southjerseysound7340]

I have indicator lights for each pump and a high water alarm on my bilge pump that usually kicks on last.

[@jptravels]

Thank you for sharing all those wonderful information...🎶👍

[@BeeRich33]

Head South until the butter melts, then head West. So butter is indeed very important.

[@emmanuelsamaras8974]

Nice talk show, very useful information. Nor covered is security, piracy, defence.

[@cindyrodger4867]

This was very interesting and useful! Thanks

[@dougmarder]

Love your seminars! Cannot wait to watch your adventures on the new boat!

[@DistantShoresTV]

Glad you enjoyed it Doug. We cannot wait either :-)

[@calledout4437]

I'm new to all this and considering a brand new sailboat like the Hanse 458. Are the newer boats more automated where you don't necessarily need all these people doing various tasks? It would be only my wife and I. Just trying to learn and get an idea about all this stuff. Great video.

[@LeighLino]

Missed you guys at the show. Thanks for posting this.

[@terrycarter4459]

I wish I could travel the ocean as you guys do. Unfortunately for me my time has passed. But if you are a lot younger go for it . I would if I had a longer life and a wife who liked the sea.

[@nojtom]

Trade the wife for a boat, life is short.

[@WanderingKnapps]

Y'all have always been great. We just went to the Houston boat show. Y'all have inspired us

[@DistantShoresTV]

Glad we could help out Knapps! Perhaps we'll get to Houston sometime!

[@AustralianDude1]

Great as always, enjoyed very much

[@leeryan1969]

What a blast to be able to sail around our wonderful flat earth ))

[@SailingPantera]

Loved it good information and it gives me more ideas about what to do with my spinnaker.👍🏿🌊⛵🌬️

[@svzigzag5898]

Great job on going over safety things, the alarm on the bilge pump great idea! Checking every 10 to 15 minutes for ships great idea! Running the bilge occasionally great idea! If you could go over the rudder system and explain the stresses and how to feel or know them how to check them would be great!!! VERY HELPFUL

[@svbarryduckworth628]

I was a little sad that you guys didn't come to the Chicago show this year, but now we at least get to see one of your seminars online instead. Thank you for sharing on KZbin.

[@DistantShoresTV]

Yes we were sorry we missed Chicago! Glad you liked the KZbin!

[@svbarryduckworth628]

This is our last season here. We hope to never need to over-winter in the Midwest ever again, so this should be our last Chicago boat show. We would like to maybe hit the fall Annapolis show on the way down the East Coast this year, waiting for the hurricane season to end before heading further South and over to the Caribbean.

[@DistantShoresTV]

Congratulations and good luck with your cruising plans! The Annapolis Show is a good waypoint on the way south. Enjoy!!

[@colingrant321]

Your voice sounds exactly like Brian from SV Delos. Your both pure awesome.

[@SOLDOZER]

36:30 You would not have problems with the forestay if you had hank-on instead of roller. Some people have to learn the hard way. For offshore passages, hank-on is the way to go.

[@brianpetersen3429]

Very helpful information!

[@SailingPauHana]

Love this video...very informative. Thank you once again.

[@DistantShoresTV]

You're welcome guys!

[@johnh.5779]

The nuts and bolts with some great video and narration!

[@festitraining]

Very informative , Thanks guys

[@plackCrack]

Wonderful video. Just found you guys. Love the videos. Very calm and knowledgeable. P.S. I LOVE THE LIFE VESTS U WEAR!!!

[@sm6wet]

Great video as Always. Cheers from Sweden

[@mikelarson401]

Super video !!! Thanks.......

[@DistantShoresTV]

Glad you liked it Mike!

[@davidvanniekerk356]

Thanx4 the U-Tube. A sailboat is quite slow (8 knt = 15km/h) and a cat about 12knt (20km/h).

[@KoDeMondo]

Strange that why?

[@cardusvech]

Very helpful, you are clearly living your best life. Looking forward to seeing how the new boat works out, lots of electrical stuff to go wrong is my feeling, hope I am wrong

[@michaellyon6815]

This is great . Thankyou.

[@johnwalden9769]

Great info Thank you

[@danfarrell5177]

bilge pump alarm. Wow, that sounds like good advice. Can't remember reading that before.

[@DistantShoresTV]

Glad to help Dan. Its certainly an inexpensive safety upgrade :-)

[@tomhuck9640]

I ordered One after watching this video. Thank you :)

[@MyCornerinTaiwan_JLU]

What an adventure! You should sail out to Taiwan some time!

[@sailing_SV_Lovisa]

very useful information, I took several notes into my own plan - many thanks for sharing

[@dabbbles]

What purpose do you achieve by bobbing up and down for umpteen days to cover distance for no apparent reason? 'Fun'?? How?

[@100foldreturn1]

Thank you. I always enjoy your videos. I kind of envy you guys for all your adventures. I constantly dream of an opportunity to do some sailing at least through the winter months down in the Caribbean. Living in the midwest is not fun when its cold and snowy. Thanks again!

[@DistantShoresTV]

Thanks Ron! Definitely a great idea to try to get down to the south for a sailing break in the winter if you can :-)

[@Nsatiro]

Wonderful. And come to Portugal, my contry must be bring you luck. And protection from out saints..

[@iainhunneybell]

Interesting, having sailed a Discovery 55 with similar Solent rig, we adopted the exact-same rig, but from advice in Las Palmas before departure, rigged a block on the end of the pole to minimise chafe

[@rae8257]

Thank you for sharing! Great information. Appreciate it! :)

[@MartialLONGANGUE]

Thank you guys for your share...Sorry for my bad english.

[@Wakeywhodat]

Martial Fortuney LONGANGUE Your English is fine.

[@DistantShoresTV]

I'm glad you enjoyed it Martial!

[@nomoretelly]

Great info!

[@winterroadspokenword4681]

Why do North American’s think you need such large boars for ocean crossings. Plenty of 29s cross and are two handed. You can easily cross with 3-4 people on a decent 34.

[@almath9987]

Thanks lots of good info if I can ever convince the better half to go long haul. Fingers crossed

[@AlexUncut]

how do you guys train your spine for such a trip? i am a newbie who just came from a RYA Competent Crew 5 days sailing course, and as a adventerous almost 44 years old, realised that if i would do an ocean race some day, i would need to train my spine a lot. maybe "plank" for XX min or something. how do you train your spine as a 40+ guy/woman?

[@MRunar007]

THNX.. great info

[@PyleZAP97]

Great seminar! May I ask why you guys didn't try to put holes into that floating chunk of steel? Drill/bits? Cold chisel & hammer? Anything to help scuttle/sink that hull killer debris.

[@manicmute9440]

Easier said than done.

[@jeffpargetter9038]

Great info thank you. 😊

[@rachelteariki6999]

Thanks guys for all the valuable information and tips that teach me what I need to better prepare for when time comes. question. do you have more tutorial videos? thank you very much. God bless

[@Lita1]

Nice I wonder if there is anything that can get across rough waters, as a sail boat for £10K UK selling? I liked this video yes!!!!👍😅

[@bowwave59]

👍👍👍excellent

[@camielkotte]

Her voice is so crisp.

[@Look4History_1]

Thank-you:)

[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

You need to build a giant long faced statue facing the ocean before you leave.😁

[@bernardowiederhold1533]

I like that catamaran very much let us see if all goes right I get own one.

[@AndreasEUR]

Sorry, but I'm falling asleep watching this.

[@FranklinNewhart]

I have had a lot of Sailing Experience on the Great Lakes and one Passage to Bermuda on a very old boat in the 1980's It was a 28 foot Cutter built in 1947, Oneida II and was 7 tons displacement. None of the modern navigation stuff at all. Big difference from today. But I am now land locked living in Saskatchewan. At 67 I would still like to do some serious sailing but do not have the finances for it any more. I had a career as a Machinist/Millwright so I am very mechanically minded. So now my question. How would I go about connecting with a boat that is looking for a crew member?

[@lewisforsythe1403]

Hi .. how much practice do you recommend , I am going to buy a sailboat and I want to cross the ocean on long term voyages by myself in a 30-ft sailboat... It's been a dream..I have 30 k for a boat...used of course,.. it's it a bad idea to want to sail alone. ?

[@madloop3217]

Hello Sir, I am interested in signing up for crew. Any help please?

[@andorwid1880]

Someone once told me: "If your boat can hold the food, water and bed to do it, it can do it." While we were talking about ocean crossings. The guy sailed across the Atlantic in a 27 feet boat. But still, I wouldn't want to do that.

[@terrycarter4459]

Your crew lay in their bunks if sea sick? I was sea sick as a young cabin boy in the merchant navy. I took to my bunk feeling really yuk. The second office" second M8" was very understanding and ask me if he could get me a cup of tea or some fresh fruit. When I said no thank you. I got the full force of his wrath. He told me in no uncertain terms others were not going to do my work when I was laying in my bunk feeling sorry for myself. That was the best cure for sea sickness I ever had.

[@TheRichardmay1]

Hi, at 9:20 you show a boat that is a seafarer 34.

[@waynestokes9046]

The Rival you are showing is a Rival 32. I should know as I have one.

[@DistantShoresTV]

Thanks Wayne! Very pretty boat!

[@___Chris___]

I have a question regarding bad weather safety in a power boat crossing and hope there is someone who can answer this or at least has a better idea than myself. At the beginning of the trip obviously you can store fuel weight in a low central position and keep the center of gravity low. However approaching destination the boat will become lighter, the center of gravity rises and depending on the heel angle the COG moves easier outside the center of buoyancy, resulting in negative righting momentum and a potential capsize. I guess this is a different story with a sail boat that has deep keel ballast. Therefore my question is: does anybody have an idea what kind of heel angles realistically should be expected in a power boat in offshore bad weather? Of course the capsize angle in concrete numbers is different from boat to boat, e.g. depending on the freeboard, but I'm wondering how much room for error there is between actual heel angles in typical storm conditions and given numbers of design capsize angles.

[@SOLDOZER]

31:29 I think the lady in the front row is dead.

[@scotts1389]

I guess we have to expect that in COVID times...

[@J30Vampire]

watched this twice for our upcoming transatlantic. two questions. 1-would you still buy a SSB? 2- are you doing the Med again with the new boat prior to heading around the blue ball. hope to see you in the greek islands this summer.

[@southjerseysound7340]

I cant speak for them but I'd never go offshore without a ssb.

[@icebear1559]

SouthJerseySound can you justify that statement with good reasons? Or is this your opinion? I can understand why we used to use them. They gave you weather and communicated across the ocean. But now with an iridium go and a sat phone they made the SSB redundant like the toaster oven. I like new tech for ease of use, cost and capability, 28 years of racing and I think we used the SSB 5 times. And it never worked right. The sat phone and iridium go just work. And they are a fraction of the cost. On my new boat the SSB instal would be almost $8,000 when done with antenna, tuner radio and ground plane. I can buy 5 iridium go systems with money left over for airtime. And I never even included the modem and membership for sail mail for the SSB. In the forces we have gone away from HF for digital satellite. Now I was just wondering if Paul felt he needed to keep one foot in the past like people still carrying a sextant.? Sorry had to be a cheeky old sailor. Normally people are calling me the old crusty one at the club. But I like hearing good reasoning.

[@southjerseysound7340]

If you want to possibly bet your life on a sat phone then by all means go ahead and do so.People these days seem to think SSB is dead but the truth is most of them have no clue as to what a modern DSC capable ssb like the Icom-802 is capable of especially in a emergency. I actually find it hard to believe someone sailing offshore questioned having redundancy especially in the communications department.Part of being a safe and prudent sailor is having redundant systems and gear to mitigate the dangers of being so far from safety .How many times have you used your life raft,flares,fire extinguisher and so on??Heck you could save another few grand by getting a few more life preservers and ditching the raft too.Does that sound wise to you? I've had quite a few instances over the years when I was not able to get reception due to weather,thankfully none of them emergencies............But hey,what would I know.I'm not a member of a yacht club,I just have my 100 ton masters,have been part of at least 20 trans Atlantic deliveries and even spent a few years working for SeaTow. It's your choice but the old adage of it's better to have it and not need it then it is to need it and not have it truly applies here.I personally consider it a safety requirement in most cases and about the only time I'd consider not having one is if I was part of something like the ARC or traveling in a pack etc..

[@J30Vampire]

I think some one touched a nerve. unfortunately i dont see a great argument here for installing one on the new boat. yes redundancy is very important. but you have to draw a line. i have a Gperb. Sat AIS, Spot, Iridium go, Sat phone by inmarsat so not the same as Irideum constellation and PLBs. not to mention life raft and all the gear to go with it. I may not have my 100 ton licence yet but i dont see a need since im retired and im not working for anyone. I am a sailing instructor and like you have thousands of miles under the keel. so if you can have more reliable comms and its cheaper a and clearer why would you not go digital? give me a good reason to spend another $10,000 on a system i dont trust or think i will ever use. and lets keep this civil. lets stick to facts and not opinions please. and please remember i am an old retired mechanic from the Army and im not made of money.

[@J30Vampire]

i should add that a SSB would be nice to pick up the BBC world service from time to time. we get tired in some country's of not hearing English.

[@robertlee8042]

With just Cheryl and ME.

[@chaosopher23]

I was thinking if shanghai techniques to acquire me crew... think that'll work out? j/k... That Rival, though, was it really British? If so, why didn't she borrow a little of the British science fiction technology and make it bigger on the inside?

[@supremepartydude]

You neglected to mention what happens when a rogue wave hits your boat and knocks it over

[@jamescopland9189]

Not to mention the keel will prevent this

[@robertalexander2478]

@Kaptain Kid What's a good boat to use for the Caribbean? 35K buget

[@jonathanoasis]

36:00 "chaffe.. this line is nearly chaffed through.." no it is not, that is just the sleeve, the strength is in the core, that is still a working line, definitely not "chaffed through"

[@robertalexander2478]

I noticed some of the boats you talked about are pretty expensive! What's your thoughts on the MacGregor 65?

[@marcushennings9513]

Actually its surprising how inexpensive boats are if you're in the right place and willing to put some elbow grease/ time in. Some people actually give them away because of illness or the passing of a family member

[@drx1xym154]

I probably missed it, yet is the old boat sold? I am sure I would not be able to afford - I know it survived - seemingly in good condition the biggest hurricane, ever ... --- What is a fair market price for an old Southerly? 40ish feet...

[@DistantShoresTV]

Yes we sold her more than a year ago now. There are a few of the Southerly 42’s come up for sale and they are a great boat imho 👍

[@Princess_n_TheDuke]

How would I get info for joining a crew for the ARC ?

[@patrickwelch620]

Distant Shores II looked better in that squall than the cat.

[@SOLDOZER]

Get an older boat that wont be the end of the world if it sinks into the abyss. Just get the minimum liability insurance so you dont have to follow all their silly insurance rules with them telling you when, where and how to sail.

[@benjaminosborne933]

You should drill a hole in that box ad sink the thing next time! Great video otherwise :)

[@efraintorres4691]

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[@freelectron2029]

who just leaves a danger to mariners in the middle of the ocean??? idiots

[@chrisryen2408]

I'm planning on sailing from Texas to the Philippines so any info would be appreciated

[@chrisryen2408]

@@Code-jr5wf that's to much

[@millionairesworldwide]

I am just exploring sailing experience in you tube and it was shocking to see that dangerous metal floating in the middle of the ocean. An accident could cost some one a boat and life. What can one do, to help recuce such human made accidents. Hi I am Jamshed from India - Mumbai. I liked the idea of accompanying as a crew member initially. I am 47 and I do mind shelling out 35000 for 12 day training programs, that teach you basics of module 1, then for module 2 & 3 another 35000 rupees. I believe sailing can be learnt within a week or two by learning practically by sailing witha crew. Please can you sugges what once needs to learn to be a part of sailing crew. I believe if we want to learn, we need to do o er time at times to perfect our skills. There is no shortcuts to any thing. Thanks for giving an amazing walk through.

[@crunchycrispybacon]

it's called a wisker pole.

[@mestaphamehdi8810]

سلام أريد أن اشارككم هذآ الموضوع

[@petergrundy8081]

For the rich this one

[@charonstyxferryman]

This "rich" thing always come up. Learn to sail and join somebody as a crew member. That way you don't has to buy a boat nor maintain it. You will need to have a certified life jacket, life line, and an emergency transmitter (so you can be found in the sea/ocean), and clothing, Those things aren't inexpensive, but you can do without them if you want to has a *much* higher chance of dying.

[@superwag634]

Never in the Pacific? You missed the best bit

[@Josef_R]

The caviar was better in the Atlantic...

[@gorodnb]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@snaecooceans8744]

28:44 - Watch - So, you have this $$ ship and you still need to physically watch the horizon - ok fair enough, but why don't you have a periscope fixed to your mast? Before you had Crows-Nets, why not use a camera or something else (Periscope) to scan the horizon (from a much better vantage point, ontop of the Mast) ? Food for thought, Right?

[@snaecooceans8744]

@kurtis howard If I'm solo sailing .. The only reason to watch is to go out side and look at the stars. A periscope is 2 mirrors at specific angles (simple) or you can run IR camera (add a simple rotation) to the top of the mast, you can 'See' all within your own bed (if required). Why wake yourself up every 3 hours ... sounds like misery.

[@archie764]

Cats are always more comfortable and faster

[@MonkPetite]

Nice video well done But a small item I don’t know about ....I wonder if AIS does work in the middle of the ocean having no shore internet connected stations. Does AIS work between ships in the middle of the ocean.. ?

[@DistantShoresTV]

Thanks Victor! Yes AIS works between ships using a VHF type radio, so the range we see ships at sea is up to 25-30 miles typically. Internet is not used except for the apps you see such as MArinetraffic using shore receivers so people can view their websites.

[@sailnice]

Nice explanation. But all your experiances are based on the barefoot routes for beginners. We crossed the atlantic from Scotland to Newfoundland twice. For that crossing you need other skills.

[@sailingseesea4050]

Nice André, give us more capt.

[@The_Endless_Summer]

Why would you not try to sink the floating debris? Cutting or drilling a hole in something to make it sink, so others do not shipwreck, seem like something all sailors would take responsibility for.

[@jonathanoasis]

23:30 carbon fiber pole. unsustainable. carbon fiber is essentially not repairable at all. fine for racing but not long term cruising where all items are prone to stress breaks over time and likely to need repair or patching up. i definitely would not take anything carbon fiber on a voyage. seems bad advice to me.

[@brucebaldy]

After watching some of these, I see much red meat eating and remember being told that if you eat much red meat or bird the fish won't attack your ship as much if any, do you find this true?

[@BettySwollocks13]

Doozledorf?

[@kimfucku8074]

Düsseldorf, Germany. boot Düsseldorf 2018, starts on January 20