Product Description

Have you ever looked out across the ocean and wondered what lies over the horizon? Have you ever seen a white sail crossing the water and wondered what it would be like to be there?

Being Out There is an odyssey that portrays the beauty and adventure of life at sea. With actual cruising footage and numerous interviews with people who are "out there," this feature-length DVD will delight, inform and entertain both old salts and armchair sailors as well as anyone with dreams of sailing off into the sunset.

Being Out There contains 86 minutes of real-life, beautiful photography, voices of experience and great music from singer, songwriter and full-time cruiser Eileen Quinn. Footage and interviews from sailboat cruisers in Florida, the Bahamas and Caribbean.

From the costs of cruising to storms at sea... From George Town to Havana...

This is Being Out There.

We are certain that you will enjoy Being Out There. If, for any reason, however, you find that it's not for you, simply contact us from the information on your DVD for a full refund - regardless of where you purchased it. As members of the SSCA, we believe in leaving a clean wake - both at sea and on land.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50341 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-09-21
• Format: NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 86 minutes

Review
Being Out There is a cruising video. Made by a Tampa Bay company owned by a cruising couple, this video will tell you a little bit about what it's like "being out there" cruising around.

Mitch and Michelle Traphagen took several months and cruised the Bahamas and Caribbean aboard their sailboat. When they returned, they wanted to make a video about cruising. Since they had professional experience in a related media field, they produced Being Out There.

The filming is in the Bahamas and other points south (including Havana), but the real interesting part is the interviews with miscellaneous cruisers who give the viewer an idea of what the cruising life is like. Among those interviewed were a couple that took their baby along, telling you what they encountered, the joys and experiences they had, what their parents thought about them cruising with their grandchild, what their daily life was like. Another interview was with teenagers in the Bahamas who were cruising with their families - what they felt and missed and like about the lifestyle, what friends they made. A fun and informative video, with beautiful scenes, leaving the viewer wanting to be out there now - or pretty soon anyway. Great music by Eileen Quinn, too. --Southwinds Magazine

Review
Just received my copy of BEING OUT THERE! Gadzooks, how many sailboards do I have to sell to come along? The spirit of adventure is alive and well in this DVD. A sensory overload of cruising, sailing, music and adventure.

Bill Keitel North Central Director U.S. Windsurfing --Bill Keitel, North Central Director, U.S. Windsurfing

Review
Hello from Iraq! Mitch, we received your dvd's yesterday and immediately passed them out. I have watched it twice already and it is excellent. One of the guys I work with moved on to another site, and we will get his to him on a chopper run later this week. I loved the interviews with other cruisers and the music. It is a good mix of music and cruising shots. Good mix of adults and some children too. Everyone always forgets the kids and their fun/problems/growing up... A family in my neighborhood did a 3 yr circumnavigation on their Tayana 52, husband, wife, 4 kids. They had some good stories also. So, when's the next one due out??? Keep them coming. --Customer on duty in Iraq

Customer Reviews

Very pleased and would highly recommend the DVD.
The movie reminded me of so many wonderful memories of our cruising years. We lived aboard for 7 years and cruised from Maine to Trinidad plus Mexico and Cuba. Back on land but still longing to be on the water. Some of the scenes and people brought tears to my eyes. Yes, it's impossible to capture on film what it's really like but the DVD does a great job of bringing the realities to life.

Fun and Entertaining..but...
if you're looking for a "sailing video" this is not it. It's a fun video without the "nuts & bolts" of sailing/cruising info--lots of clips of scenery and people, with some interviews from other cruisers. Good music, although at times it competed with and distracted from the actual video. The extras with Mitch commenting on the making of the video were fun to watch.

Review From Southwinds Magazine
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Being Out There is a cruising video. Made by a Tampa Bay company owned by a cruising couple, this video will tell you a little bit about what it's like "being out there" cruising around.

Mitch and Michelle Traphagen took several months and cruised the Bahamas and Caribbean aboard their sailboat. When they returned, they wanted to make a video about cruising. Since they had professional experience in a related media field, they produced Being Out There.

The filming is in the Bahamas and other points south (including Havana), but the real interesting part is the interviews with miscellaneous cruisers who give the viewer an idea of what the cruising life is like. Among those interviewed were a couple that took their baby along, telling you what they encountered, the joys and experiences they had, what their parents thought about them cruising with their grandchild, what their daily life was like. Another interview was with teenagers in the Bahamas who were cruising with their families - what they felt and missed and like about the lifestyle, what friends they made.

A fun and informative video, with beautiful scenes, leaving the viewer wanting to be out there now - or pretty soon anyway. Great music by Eileen Quinn, too.
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