Music to Sail by . . .

[Trekka]

If it is night time under the stars, just about anything from Electric Ladyland, especially the Voodoo Chile's and 1984...
(if the plankton and jellies are fluorescing - definitely)

If anchored, quiet and still, but in a new place, maybe a little mist or haze, the beginning of Act II, Swan lake.

(Enjoyed the Coppelia suggestion)

[Deadcat7382]

The Ancient Mariners, fife and drum Corps. "Crossin' The Line" Excellent shanteys as well as great music.

[spostamento nobile]

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden

[ShaunJ]

Ozzy Osbourne
Life On the Other Side

[Me-and-Boo]

Sadness - not one vote for Popeye The Sailor Man

[mbianka]

Originally Posted by garymcg

The OP said for sailing in perfect conditions.

I don't want to be a party pooper, but with the boat charging along in a 15 knot breeze, with the sound of the hull through the waves and the wind in the sails, why would you want to spoil that expensive sailing sound with music that you can listen to anytime, anywhere?

Gotta agree with you and Zeehag. Music can be a distraction when on board. You'll miss a lot when it is on. I like to hear the cry of the Osprey and watch it snatch a Bluefish from the water. Music can mask that. I sometimes play music in the background when I'm working on a project down below. However, in the off season or when one is stuck on land it can be a good reminder of the good times on the water. While not really a happy sailing song Flowers of Bermuda by Stan Rodgers does get my toes a tappin'.

[Sam Plan B]

I vote for "Victory at Sea" by Richard Redgers.

[boatman61]

http://youtu.be/VX3cbFJ3lYU
Perfect pick/pump me up track around day 15 on a passage....lol
Changed the video... this ones prettier...

[Rhapsody-NS27]

I like Enya music. I listen to Pax Deorum and imagine a big ship going through the water.

[callmecrazy]

Sarah Dashew, of Dashew fame, is a great musician and songwriter. I don't know about her lastest few albums, but her First Album (here) is all about sailing and her life growing up on the boat. Great music!

[zeehag]

i will listen to music after i know all is well and the wind and sea have given me a big hit--to celebrate the small lil victory of success on the water and to appease gods...listening to the boat is good and listening to the sea is awesome.. winds can change with only a small sound of warning....i like to listen ...
but all across the calm and flat sea of cortez we did listen to the buicks, loudly-- mebbe is why i didnt catch any fishies for the entire trip across that sea.....
we did catch a lot of fish when no music was on. saw more dolphin also.....

[Me-and-Boo]

Classical life: Debussy la mer.

[perchance]

Originally Posted by Acedude

Whenever I am sailing in 20+ knots of wind, I listen to
Carmina Burana (cheating I know, not a song, a whole composition, sue me)

That way, when I am at work, I play that and the day just flies by with happy thoughts .

Love that piece. Sang it in a choir when I still had a voice.

[zeehag]

although i love music and always have music in my brain, there is no music i have ever heard that can improve on this...



















i used to be a singer--until surgery nixed that, and i have written music....i still see no way to improve on this and what we have been granted to witness in nature.

[Loquat]

Southern Cross- Csn
Rio- duran d
anything from Santana like- Carvanaseria