The Dramatic Story of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race

This is the high impact adventure television documentary series which follows ordinary people taking on the extraordinary challenge of circumnavigating the globe in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race.

Six action-packed episodes cram the ten months of this dramatic race into just under five hours of compelling, must-see television. From all walks of life, united by one incredible goal – to get around the world in an ocean racing yacht in one piece – many of the Clipper 09-10 participants had never set foot on a boat before, let alone sailed across oceans. In the course of their epic 35,000-mile journey these rookies from all over the world had to deal with the immense power of the sea, taking on everything Mother Nature could throw at them. It was an incredible journey - a man overboard mid Atlantic, boat collision, dismastings, a shipwreck and a yacht being rolled in the remote North Pacific waters in near-hurricane conditions.
This is not a sailing programme – it’s human adventure on the high seas!

6 Episodes / 2 DVDs.

Conrad Humphreys
The Official Story of the 2004/5 Vendee Globe

In 2005 Conrad became only the 5th British sailor to complete the Vendee Globe race. After 104 days alone at sea, racing against 19 competitors in a non-stop race around the world. Wild seas, dangerous storms and 100 days of solitude....

56 mins.

Follow the Alinghi campaign during the America's Cup. An insight into the everyday life of the team and their families, the tensions, dramas and joys.
97 mins.

The America's Cup that Changed Everything!

Australia 11 skippered by John Bertrand beat Denis Conner's Liberty to end the 132 year domination of the Cup by the New York Yacht Club. See the greatest sailing event of the 20th Century! Includes an interview with John Bertrand where he talks about what it took to win the Cup, how they won, the winged keel, the psychology of winning and much more!

72 minutes

Dodge Morgan's inspiring at-sea journey, making him the first American to sail solo, non-stop around the world.

57 minutes.

Award winning production. Sail aboard Streets' famous 80 year old 'Lolaire' in her last Antigua Race. See a splendid array of sailing cruisers - maxis to classic wooden schooners.

60 mins.

By David Dellenbaugh
North U Race & Win Series
2 DVD set

America's Cup veteran and US Sailing Rules Chairman David Dellenbaugh hosts this outstanding 2 DVD set. Featuring video and computer animations, as well as racing footage, this new edition covers the rules all the way around the course. Learn the principles behind the rules and how they apply to dynamic situations on the race course.

Disk 1 - The basic right of way rules
Disk 2 - Rules at marks and obstructions

Tucker Thompson

Great crew work is essential for successful racing - learn the tricks of the trade, this DVD provides a detailed look at each crew position on a modern race boat - bow, mast, pit, jib, trimmer, spinnaker trimmer, mainsail trimmer. Created by racing coach Tucker Thompson.

North U Race & Win Series

The Racing Sailor is a basic introduction to racing, giving instruction from taking your boat from the dock to racing success. Covers basic strategy, tactics, and boat handling. Learn tips to increase boat speed, point higher, and turn more quickly.

The Racing Sailor will teach you how sailboats work, how race courses are laid out.

73 minutes

This CD contains all the graphics, photos, animations and videos used in the North U Tactics Seminar.
Topics covered - Rules for each leg of the course, Starting - get in control early, How to track windshifts, Mastering downwind windshifts, When to attack or hold back, Reaching vs Running tactics, Recovering from a missed shift.

Includes wind shift simulators and tactical situation maker.

This double CD set puts performance in action and shows how changes in trim change the sailing performance of your boat. Use the interactive 'sail shaper' to see how different sail controls change sail shapes, understand how to adjust angle of attack, depth and twist to match different sailing conditions. Detailed trim guidelines are provided for mainsail, jib, genoa, spinnaker and asymmetric spinnaker trim.

By Gary Jobson

Racing tactics - using both on water footage and 3-D computer animation, Gary Jobson explains race winning tactics in three segments:
Starting
Windward; including mark rounding and covering.
Downwind; including spinnaker and finish line tactics.

60 mins.

Presented by Peter Bateman, this film helps you to trim sails more effectively and make the boat go faster. Combines graphics with on-board photography.
Covers Genoas, Mainsails and Spinnakers how to view the shape, adjust the shape, trimm to balance the helm, how to make the boat accelerate, get the best boatspeed and pointing ability to windward, how to maximise the spinnaker set for downwind speed and how to control it in heavy weather.
34 mins

This film covers sail shape and boat handling in three sections: mainsails, headsails and spinnakers. Applies to all sailing boats whether racing or cruising.
This film is aimed specifically at sails and covers sail selection, shape and trim as well as great boat handling suggestions.
45 mins.
US film.
L.North, D.Deaver and J.Marshall

T. Widden
America's Cup sailor Tom Widden provides on-the-water instruction on trimming, launching, gybing, dousing and packing. This program demonstrates spinnaker handling for both cruising and racing chutes and provides pointers to crew positions when handling spinnakers and the effect of changing the height and angle of the spinnaker pole. As president of North Sails, he is also a mine of information on sails and rigging.
60 min.

By Trevor Lewis

Powerpoint presentation on DVD

This DVD takes an in-depth look at the current Racing Rules and provides scenarios through diagrams to aid Rule interpretation. Ideal for teaching or learning the Racing Rules of sailing.