Wyntersea Productions Inc, a multi-media company, which came into being as a result of our passion for sailing. When the vast Pacific Ocean enticed us beyond the protected waters of the inside passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland of Canada we set waypoints for what was to become the adventure of a lifetime. We planned a route, captured our adventures on video, edited them into a library of DVDs and now we are ready to share our journey with the world.
In 2004 we untied the dock lines in Sidney BC, Canada and our first great adventure began; a circumnavigation of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. By the time we reached the open waters of the Pacific Ocean we had the fever for blue water cruising and had recorded only one half of our first documentary, Vancouver‘s Island. By 2005 we sold our house and car, packed up our belongings and sailed south to Mexico. Our initial plan was most probably to continue south and cross into the Caribbean via the Panama Canal. Another consideration was to sail even further south on to Peru; while always sailing within day hops of the coastline. We were probably equally as surprised as our friends when, in April 2007, made a sharp right hand turn from Manzanillo, Mexico and sailed into the vast South Pacific. Twenty five days after leaving Mexico the unmistakable scent of frangipani flowers filled the air, tropical rain washed the sea salt from the deck of Wyntersea and we sighted land for the first time in as many days; Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Our voyage lasted a full five years, while living full-time aboard SV: Wyntersea, with visits to hundreds of tropical island paradises throughout the South Pacific. There is a peacefulness about living about aboard a sailboat, where the only sound is the lapping of the sea as it washes against the hull, the wind as it sings in the rigging and wide open ocean as far as one can see; knowing that yet another beautiful island is just over the horizon. But there is also a lot of hard work associated with living on the sea; it is a harsh environment, with sea salt causing rust and corrosion to Wyntersea and where one is at the mercy of an unpredictable and challenging sea. With scores of items still on our bucket list and a lifetime of cruising memories stowed away we ended our sailing adventures in Australia.
Our quest for a challenge did not end when we became land-locked. The major difference is that now our mode of transportation has changed. We now travel in the convenience of plane, train and car with much more time to dedicate to the production of our projects.
Watch for the completed shows as they unfold in the upcoming months and check our calendar of events for a quick peek at our new projects.
A word to our friends who are still at sea “keep the wind at your back“
to our friends ashore “keep the sunshine on your face”
and to all of our visitors “life is short, live the dream“.
