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- DirectorJillian SchlesingerStarsDick DekkerKim DekkerLaura Dekker14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.
- DirectorNico EdwardsStarsDavid BowieNico EdwardsClemens GabrielThe story of a small group of modern seafaring gypsies, following them as they strike out across the largest expanse of uninhabited geography on earth, in search of adventure, awe and whatever else lies at the far side of the world.
- DirectorAlex HolmesStarsFrank BoughJohn ChittendenBruno Du BoisThe story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.
- DirectorBernardo ArsuagaStarsChay BlythDavid BowenFranck CammasIn 1973, with almost no experience, Mexican captain Ramon Carlin raced against the superstars of sailing in a 9 month deadly round the world regatta winning the overall prize.
- DirectorAmy FlanneryStarsMarlowe MacintyreHerb McCormickDoug RutherfordRed Dot on the Ocean is the story of Matt Rutherford, a severely troubled youth, who became a sailing legend. Departing Annapolis, MD in a scrappy old 27-foot fiberglass sloop without fanfare, 30-year-old Rutherford braved the icebergs of the arctic and mountainous waves of Cape Horn to become the only person to ever sail single-handed, non-stop around the Americas; a 27,000 mile journey many professional sailors declared "a suicide mission." As a youngster, Matt's ADHD and tics made life at home and at school near-impossible. At age 13 he was in drug rehab and he spent his remaining teen years more on the streets than in school. Then, at age 17, locked up in a cell, he had an epiphany and decided to turn his life around. Matt attended and excelled at a special high school for troubled youth where he developed a desire to explore the world. After graduating, he bought his first sailboat - sight unseen on the Internet. Over the next few years he bought boats on the cheap, fixed them up, and learned to sail on the fly. In 2008, Matt embarked on a single-handed voyage from the USA to Europe, West Africa and back across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. He'd found his calling. In 2011, Matt took on his biggest challenge: a solo, nonstop circumnavigation of the Americas. He did it for himself, and to raise money for disabled sailors. After 309 days at sea, Matt achieved his goal and sailed into Annapolis to a hero's welcome. Matt's story is told through his own words and interviews with his family, sailing experts, and others. We use family photos and video of his childhood; Matt's own footage of his early sailing days; and video, audio logs, and stills from his historic around the Americas voyage. To this we add additional ocean footage; archival visuals of earlier explorers Matt admires; and re-enactments from Matt's troubled past. Matt Rutherford's story is full of surprises. It is truly inspiring and makes us all feel we can do more than we ever imagined.
- DirectorTopher CochraneAlex RustStarsAlex RustRoss GerberJim RamirezA documentary about the journey and spirit of Alex Rust, a farm boy turned day trader from Indiana who, at 25, abandoned his yuppie life in Chicago, bought a modest sailboat, and set out to sail around the world, learning as he journeyed.
- DirectorAraby KelleyTyler J. KelleyStarsMarilyn AzevedoBob GriffithFiona GriffithA sailing family makes 20 ocean voyages over two decades, sometimes following the path of Captain Cook, but more frequently following nothing but their own hearts and the siren call of adventure.
- DirectorZach CarverStarsJake BeattieDaniel EvansSet in one of the most complex waterways in the world, showing the hardships and dangers in the Race to Alaska. Many will succumb against winds, currents, whirlpools, fear and fatigue as both character and watercraft are tested.
- StarsClemens GabrielNico EdwardsTim CharodyA rag tag group of family and friends quickly learn the price of adventure when a voyage with friends unravels into a life-or-death crisis forcing all hands-on-deck.
- DirectorLouise OsmondJerry RothwellStarsTilda SwintonDonald CrowhurstTed HyndsA documentary about the disastrous 1968 round-the-world yacht race.
- DirectorThomas M. SimmonsStarsMike PlantPhilippe JeantotKen ReadMike Plant burned his way through life by an unconventional set of rules, leading him to dark corners of the world before finding his passion and the pinnacle of a sport that celebrates individuals who race around the world on a sailboat.
- DirectorJoachim RønningEspen SandbergStarsPål Sverre HagenAnders BaasmoGustaf SkarsgårdIn 1947, with five loyal friends in tow, explorer Thor Heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the Pacific.
- DirectorEspen SandbergStarsPål Sverre HagenChristian RubeckKatherine WaterstonThe life and adventures of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the first man to arrive on the South Pole.
- DirectorHenrik Martin DahlsbakkenStarsTobias SantelmannAnders BaasmoHeidi Ruud EllingsenSummer 1941: Hitler seems unstoppable, invading the Soviet Union. Convoys of cargo ships with war materials began the perilous journey to Murmansk. Ordinary sailors facing German superiority in the icy Arctic sea with lives at stake.
- DirectorGunnar VikeneStarsKristoffer JonerPål Sverre HagenIne Marie WilmannThe sailor Alfred is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean when World War II breaks out. Suddenly the sailors are in the front of the war, without any weapons.
- StarsCharlie EnrightRosalin KuiperPaul MeilhatFollow The Ocean Race and the incredible journeys of its five teams in 2023. With behind-the-scenes access, the protagonists from each team demonstrate the unique challenges and drama faced during sailing's toughest round-the-world race.
- DirectorTrevor AlmeidaA documentary on Western Australian's unique marine environment. From the depths of Ningaloo Marine Park to the remarkable and little known fringing reefs of the Kimberley; from the discovery of coral spawning to new species which hold potential cures for illnesses - marine scientists share their passion for the ocean and their quest to understand its secrets.
- DirectorJesse MartinStarsRobin Knox-JohnstonDon McIntyreJean luc Van den HeedeIn 1968 The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race was the first ever around-the-world solo yacht race. Fifty years later 18 solo sailors set out to commemorate that event. Only five will finish.
- DirectorSarah SpillaneStarsAlyla BrowneTeagan CroftCliff CurtisThe story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, the youngest person ever to sail solo nonstop around the world.
- DirectorPatrice LangeStarsBerenike SteigerNike is determined to grab hold of her dream to travel the world by sea, embarking on a life-changing solo sailing adventure. This movie triggers our Fernweh, the wish to break away from the norm and to pursue our dreams.
- DirectorLucia KasováStarsChristian BernierSilke CarstensenPaul Erling JohnsonPaul Johnson sailed the world all his life. He loved, drank and lived foolish, never truly living on land. Now he is turning 80. He drinks a liter of vodka a day and contemplates his life, his death. What is at the end of such a journey?
- CreatorShannon NobleStarsNick UhasKatherine GrayDeborah CzereskoA reality show featuring glass blowers from around the world competing to be the best. One artist is dismissed after each episode/challenge.
- DirectorClifford WebbStarsRanulph FiennesRobin Knox-JohnstonA documentary about possibly the most famous sailor in modern times. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was the first man to sail non-stop and alone around the world. He relives the journey and shares never before seen photographs and diary entries.
- DirectorLuis GoyanesStarsDee CaffariAnna CorbellaIt is never too late to follow your dream. Dee Caffari is a school teacher and Anna Corbella is a veterinarian. A common dream brought them together - to become the best sailors in the world. They have thrown caution to the wind, quit their secure jobs and plunged head first into the world of professional sailing
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsBill MurrayOwen WilsonAnjelica HustonWith a plan to exact revenge on a legendary shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.