Facing Waves is an exciting and inspiring TV series that follows top paddlers as they discover the cultures, landscapes and adventures of the world's most amazing adventure travel destinations. Showing spectacular paddling by top athletes in the most stunning locations around the globe, Facing Waves goes from the Dominican Republic to a small town in Wales, facing different conditions in every location, immersing in an unforgettable experience. Adjusting to the customs of locals, challenging huge tidal rapids, kayaking with whales, practicing stand up paddle in the tropics or exploring remote canoe trails in the heart of the jungle are some of the adventures you will see in this show. Facing Waves hosts Ken Whiting, former World Champion Whitewater Kayaker in the trip of his life. Get ready to join their journey with Nautical Channel.

The Women and the Waves is a documentary surf film that explores the lives of female surfers who, through the decades, have chosen to paddle head first into the male dominated sport of surfing and found a place of their own. Surfer girls, women who surf, women who don’t, female athletes, and the men who love them gain insight into what it’s like to “Surf like a Girl!” This inspiring film, featuring generations of women surfers, reveals what has transcended surfing’s status as a sport to become a passion so strong; it is the dominant force in their lives.

Foaming sea breaks over rocks and a sea wall in what is believed to be Ilfracombe, on the North Devon coast. The study of waves breaking was a popular subject in early moving pictures, and was filmed here by Charles Goodwin Norton to embellish his magic lantern slide shows.