On 19 Oct 2006 08:13:45 -0700, "Jim" wrote:

Sidebar question: Are there any movies that have a heavy sailing
element to them that anyone could recommend that a newbie to sailing
would find interesting? Or how about history channel documentaries on
sailing?

"Wind" - Awful movie. Great sailing photography.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0105824/

"Masquerade" - fairly decent movie even without the sailing

http://imdb.com/title/tt0095599/

"Master and Commander"

http://imdb.com/title/tt0311113/

Das Boot - good training film for off shore distance racing :-)

http://imdb.com/title/tt0082096/

"The Four Seasons" - yachting in the Carribean with Alan Alda

Look up Don Street on the net .. there is a pretty good and at times funny
video of a sail from Ireland to Antigua .. took place in mid 1980's.

The funny part? Most of the crew quits.. every time the Iolaire docks most
of the crew flies home. By the time they leave from the Canary Isls for
Antigua,, the crew can't even speak English.

The movie will give one a feel of what the long ride is like ... and it is a
Loooooonnnnnnnnnnggggggggg trip.

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On 19 Oct 2006 08:13:45 -0700, "Jim" wrote:

Sidebar question: Are there any movies that have a heavy sailing
element to them that anyone could recommend that a newbie to sailing
would find interesting? Or how about history channel documentaries on
sailing?

"Wind" - Awful movie. Great sailing photography.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0105824/

"Masquerade" - fairly decent movie even without the sailing

http://imdb.com/title/tt0095599/

"Master and Commander"

http://imdb.com/title/tt0311113/

Das Boot - good training film for off shore distance racing :-)

http://imdb.com/title/tt0082096/

"The Four Seasons" - yachting in the Carribean with Alan Alda

Wayne.B wrote:

Wow - thanks for all that.


"Wind" - Awful movie. Great sailing photography.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0105824/

"Masquerade" - fairly decent movie even without the sailing

http://imdb.com/title/tt0095599/

"Master and Commander"

http://imdb.com/title/tt0311113/

Das Boot - good training film for off shore distance racing :-)

http://imdb.com/title/tt0082096/

"The Four Seasons" - yachting in the Carribean with Alan Alda

Jim wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:

Wow - thanks for all that.



"Wind" - Awful movie. Great sailing photography.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0105824/

"Masquerade" - fairly decent movie even without the sailing

http://imdb.com/title/tt0095599/

"Master and Commander"

http://imdb.com/title/tt0311113/

Das Boot - good training film for off shore distance racing :-)

http://imdb.com/title/tt0082096/

"The Four Seasons" - yachting in the Carribean with Alan Alda



Two old favourites... Captain Ron.. and both versions of Mutiny on the
Bounty.

Don White wrote:

Two old favourites... Captain Ron.. and both versions of Mutiny on the
Bounty.

Forgot about Mutiny on the Bounty - love the Marlon Brando version. How
about Treasure Island with Charlton Heston as Long John Silver?

Jim wrote:
Don White wrote:


Two old favourites... Captain Ron.. and both versions of Mutiny on the
Bounty.


Forgot about Mutiny on the Bounty - love the Marlon Brando version. How
about Treasure Island with Charlton Heston as Long John Silver?



I think my dad told me about that one.

and both versions of Mutiny on the
Bounty.

All three?

I like #'s 2 & 3. (ie Brando & Gibson)