The America's Cup that Changed Everything!

Australia 11 skippered by John Bertrand beat Denis Conner's Liberty to end the 132 year domination of the Cup by the New York Yacht Club. See the greatest sailing event of the 20th Century! Includes an interview with John Bertrand where he talks about what it took to win the Cup, how they won, the winged keel, the psychology of winning and much more!

72 minutes

2004
Spectacular and unique footage shot by the late Capt. Irving Johnson during his 1929 rounding of Cape Horn in a square rigger.

Documentary film that follows the eccentric engineer Paul Childs who left his job and sold his house to restore and re-arm the last Royal Navy 1950's Motor Torpedo Boat.

As the vessel takes shape, Coastal Forces veterans describe the history and heroism behind their cloak and dagger type operations.

60 Minutes

Herreshoff - The Yacht Building Herreshoffs.

This film chronicles the achievements and relationship of the Herreshoff brothers who overcame tremendous obstacles including blindness to build a world wide reputation for excellence in yacht design. Their achievements include an incredible six defences of the America's Cup and this film also details the 1903 America's Cup.

The film includes a description of Fife's method for designing Shamrock III and Sir Thomas Lipton's quest for the Americas Cup and the performance in the 1903 races.

The story is told through interviews, photos and dramatic recreations.

55 mins.

DEEP WATER tells the story of Donald Crowhurst, who entered the first Sunday Times Golden Globe solo, non-stop, round-the-world, boat race in 1968. His boat began its journey slowly but, as the race progressed, reports of his position at sea showed that electronics inventor Crowhurst was covering great distances every day. The news made headlines across the world but as the world waited for Crowhurst to cross the finishing line, the shocking truth was revealed.

DEEP WATER includes interviews with Donald Crowhurst's family and is narrated by actress Tilda Swinton.

One mans quest to save a classic yacht. This film shows the renovation of the classic wooden yacht ZEPHYR.

While showing structural repairs to the hull, deck re-canvasing, and engine replacement, this film outlines the basic steps required to get an old boat sailing again. Intercut are scenes of restored classic yachts racing, a profile of John G. ALden, archival motion pictures and photos, and models from the New York Yacht Club Model Room
45 mins.

2009
This documentary describes Joshua Slocum as an independent sailor, following his life from his birth in Nova Scotia to his ultimate mysterious disappearance post-circumnavigation in 1909. Beautifully shot and artfully narrated, the program depicts Slocum's life as a runaway teen, a sea captain in the days of square riggers, an evader of pirates and the riginal "roughin' it" type travel writer.

Like Slocum's wry informative novel, this program delights and inspires, as he interviews sailors and historians alike.

48 minutes

Montauk Point Lighthouse

Montauk Point Lighthouse was the first lighthouse built in New York State; the first lighthouse commissioned by George Washington and the first lighthouse seen by the thousands of immigrants arriving in America by sea. This film documents the lighthouses story and that of it's courageous keepers and early settlers.

Voyage of the Harvey Gamage

The story of a voyage
on the 95 ft. classic rigged schooner Harvey Gamage as it sails from the Virgin Islands to Bermuda to Gloucester. The sail is smooth and pleasant out of the tropics to Bermuda. Then, in the North Atlantic, she hits heavy weather, up to 30 ft. seas and 50 knot winds. You’ll feel like you are onboard, a part of the crew, as they wrestle with the sails, rigging breaks and blocks foul aloft.

90 minutes

Few sailing vessels are surrounded by more myth and legend than the 118 ft. schooner Zaca. She’s survived 75 years as yacht, research vessel, navy patrol boat and party-boat for Errol Flynn. Here’s her fabulous story as told by those who’ve sailed and served her. Full of historic, colorful footage of times and people gone by.

53 minutes

2006
The 1952 Academy Award winning film of this famous expedition with the added inclusion of a one hour documentary - Thor Heyerdahl: Scientist and Explorer.

The Final Days of the Working Sail

Narrated by Orson Wells. During a 2 year voyage, Neil Hollander filmed a vanishing breed of sailors and craft - the men who harness the wind and sea to gain their livelihood - from China to Indonesia, from Egypt to Brazil.
3 parts:
The Inland Waters - Bolivia, Egypt, Maldives, Bangladesh
Coastal Waters - Chile, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Bengal
High Seas - G. Manaar, Sth. China Sea.
150 mins. region code 0

Shamrock V, Velsheda and Endeavour - this film shows how three yachts, whose stories are at the heart of yachting legend, came to be restored and race together in home waters for the first time in 65 years. Archive fim is combined with breathtaking new footage - as well as footage of the J's in action at Antigua Classics in 2001.

60 mins

A History
Maritime history tends to focus on Western achievements, but at least as impressive were the Polynesian, Arab, Indian and Chinese navigators.

This DVD pays equal tribute to their contributions, providing a revealing multi-cultural look at the story of people and the sea, in four 52 minute programmes on this one DVD:
The Great Voyagers (Polynesia)
Sons of Sinbad (Arab World)
The Dragon at Sea (China/Far East)
Wooden Ships and Iron Men (West)

206mins. English / Dutch narrative options. Filmed in High Definition with 5.1 surround sound. As seen on the Discovery Channel's premium HD service.

by The British Film Institute

Sir Ernest Shackleton's Glorious Epic of the Antarctic

The Story of the United States Life Saving Service

Storm Warriors tells the story of America's first Coast Guard. The organisation saved thousands of lives and this film tells the story of its formation, profiles significant rescues and looks at todays restored Life-Saving Service Stations.

53 mins.

The first detailed 'on-board' study of some of the world's greatest sailing ships taking part in a Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race. Share the excitement of young crews as they prepare in harbour, go aloft to watch the setting and trimming sails, and experience the problems of tacking in a 350 foot, 300 ton sailing ship.
Features inc. Polands Dar Mlodziezy, British Lord Nelson, Iskra 11, Eendracht, Belle Poule and Etoile. Extended version of HTV documentary.

A vintage film by John Biddle on the most famous tall ship gathering ever!

Sail on the Tall Ships in Operation Sail from Bermuda to Newport to New York harbor to celebrate the United States bicentennial. You’ll see a rare collision of two tall ships at the start of their race off Bermuda. At sea, you’ll see life aboard and the crew, mostly young sailors in training, scramble up into the rigging, working at dizzying heights. Huge crowds greet them in Newport and then it’s on to New York. Celebrities such as Nelson Rockefeller, Princess Grace and President Gerald Ford review ships of all kinds that rendezvous for the big celebration.