Since the first sailing ships cast off in search of fortune and knowledge, the imaginations of countless generations have been fired by the idea of sea voyages to foreign lands. In Exploring Under Sail, viewers travel with a group of global adventurers who combine the tradition of sailing with the latest in high technology to explore the remote corners of the world.
Cape Horn Challenge
Fastest of the thousands of clipper ships that made the voyage from New York to San Francisco was Flying Cloud, which made the voyage in 89 days. The record stood for 135 years, until 1989, when five boats tried to break this "oldest record in sailing." Amongst them was Georgs Kolesnikovs, just, in his words, "a middle-aged cruising sailor from Niagara Falls." Underdog of the small fleet at the start, he was, at the finish, owner of the new record time for the passage.
Antigua Sailing Week
What's the single best sailing event in the world? For great competition, big beautiful boats, great winds, wet T-shirts and the best parties in the Caribbean, the answer is Antigua Sailing Week. Sail with keen racing crews aboard maxi yachts and see what it's like to charter a yacht for the race in this tropical island paradise.
