A retrospective of the voyages we made aboard Distant Shores II, the Southerly 49 sailboat we owned for 7 years, and the story of what happened to her during Hurricane Irma in Sint Maarten / St. Martin.

Note: Season 9 including the French Canals is available here on Vimeo:


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Principal photography by Paul and Sheryl Shard. Additional photography by Douglas Kimmerly. Special thanks to Tim Convery for use of the video footage he shot during Hurricane Irma in St. Maarten.


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Featured in this video:
Discovery Yachts Group / Southerly Yachts:
Pantaenius Yacht Insurance UK:
Bobby’s Airport Boat Yard:
Sint Maarten Tourist Board:
Island Water World, St. Maarten:
Budget Marine, St. Maarten:
St. Martin Tourist Board -
Tim Convery/Sailing Eleven 11:

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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:



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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:

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You can also connect with us on:
FACEBOOK:
INSTAGRAM:
TWITTER:
BUSINESS INQUIRIES: [email protected]
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