| Distant Shores | |
|---|---|
| Format | Travel/adventure |
| Starring | Sheryl and Paul Shard |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 91+ |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Travel Channel, WealthTV |
| Original run | – Present |
Distant Shores is an adventure tourism television series produced by Shard Multimedia Inc. Distant Shores is broadcast in over 50 countries[1].
The series follow the voyages of a couple, Sheryl and Paul Shard in their sailing boat[2].
Before the TV series, the Shards produced two videos, “Cruising the Bahamas” and “Transatlantic crossing” (from Norfolk, Virginia to Portugal via the Bermudas and the Azores). Also they documented the construction[3] of their homebuilt boat, the Classic 37 Two-Step.
In series one to three, the couple sails around the Mediterranean in their homebuilt classical yacht, Two-Step.
In Series four they travel to the Middle East, visiting Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and Egypt.
In Series five they visit Italy, Sicily and Malta, where they sell Two-Step. Later they research a new boat, attending the London Boat Show and chartering a catamaran in the Virgin Islands. Finally they buy a Southerly 42, named Distant Shores in which they travel from England to the Caribbean and the Bahamas, via the Madeira and the Canary Islands. Due to the boat's low draft (it has a swing keel) they were able to explore areas inaccessible to other boats.
In Series six they travel from Canada to the Caribbean Leeward Islands via the Intracoastal Waterway. After the end of series six they sold the 42 foot boat.[4]
In Series seven the Shards buy a new Southerly 49[5], a bigger version of their previous Southerly 42, which is named Distant Shores II. On that boat they travel from England to the Baltic Sea.
Series eight is being filmed in 2011. The cruise will visit England's south coast, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, England's east coast, terminating in the French Canals in the autumn[6]. The first leg of the voyage was from Chichester to Falmouth[7]. Later they visited the port of New Ross in Ireland.
Sheryl and Paul Shard.