"White Squall" if you can find it. Not a great movie but a true story
that I was closely involved with finding out the truth about.
(Titanic wasn't my first forensic endeavor. The truth is out there but
you won't find it in this movie.)

The old B&W "Captains Courageous" with Spencer Tracy (try you library)
has incredible real footage of large fishing schooners being sailed
harder than you can believe. One even was dismasted and the story
re-written around it.

--

Roger Long



"Jim" wrote in message
ps.com...

Larry wrote:

Another even better show with more of the story coming up next
April.



Thank you for the heads up.....

We'll be watching for it.


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?

Thanks

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

THE TITANIC IS SUNK? WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN? OH MY ... THIS IS BAD..

WHEN DID THIS AWFUL SINKING TAKE PLACE?

I HOPE ALL THE PASSENGERS GOT OFF OK..

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"Larry" wrote in message
...
I'm sitting here watching "Titanic's Final Moments - Missing Pieces",
who's
scientists include one "Roger Long", recently of rec.boats.cruising, I
think.

Is that you, Roger?

Most interesting History Channel video....

Well, back to my story.........

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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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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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

Roger Long wrote:

The old B&W "Captains Courageous" with Spencer Tracy (try you library)
has incredible real footage of large fishing schooners being sailed
harder than you can believe. One even was dismasted and the story
re-written around it.


You know what, I think I saw that one. Was he an older spanish speaker
sailor - he was looking after a young kid who was aboard and there was
an accident at the end? And he always had something -like a razor or a
pen knife or something - or he played an instrument - can't quite
remember. Is that the movie?

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.

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.