Michel Desjoyeaux Wins Vendee Globe 2008-2009

SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE, February 2, 2009 (The Boating Channel) – When Michel Desjoyeaux sailed his 60-foot monohull “Foncia” across the finish line yesterday, he became the first sailor to win the prestigious Vendee Globe for the second time.

Desjoyeaux completed the solo round-the-world race at 15h11’08’’ UT on Sunday February 1st, clocking a total time of 84 days, 03 hours, 09 minutes and 08 seconds. It is a victory that places him in the record books several times over, for he has also set a new benchmark for the 24,840-mile marathon. With an average speed of 12.30 knots, Desjoyeaux sailed past the previous record of 87 days, 10 hours, 47 minutes set by Vincent Riou in 2005. [More...]

boot duesseldor 2009 - Luxury Yachts (Video)

DUESSELDORF, GERMANY (The Boating Channel)

Luxury yachts and mega yachts are the stuff that dreams are made of and always popular destinations at boat shows. This year's boot duesseldorf was no exception. Showing off their stuff were Oyster Marine with their new Oyster 655, and two custom yacht builders, Claudia and Albert Drettmann of the Drettmann Group and Sanlorenzo, designer-builders of mega steel yachts.

boot duesseldorf is the largest and most international boat show in Europe with 1,650 exhibitors from 56 countries filling 220,000 square meters of exhibition space in 17 gigantic halls.

Fly Fishing For Trout Mt Shasta (Video)

MOUNT SHASTA, CALIFORNIA (The Boating Channel)
- Charlie West picked up a fly rod when he was 7 years old. With some time out for an education, he's been at it ever since. Join Charlie as he explores some of the unique trout fishing ponds in the Siskeel mountains of northern California with Guide Jack Trout.