Around Alone with Dodge Morgan, First American to Sail Solo, Non-stop Around the World Review

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(More customer reviews)Around Alone presents a realistic veiw of a solo sail. Good inside look at what it takes to sail around the world.

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"I believe that it's our duty to reach as far as we can reach, to extend the edge of our capabilities in some way no matter the cost." Dodge Morgan
The inspiring adventure story of Dodge Morgan, the first American to sail solo, non-stop around the world. Morgan, a successful businessman, had made a promise to himself. One day he would attempt what few others have dared: to sail around the world without stopping and alone. Using automatic cameras, he films his own at-sea journey aboard his specially designed boat, American Promise.
The viewer is his only confidante as he confronts his fears and copes with loneliness, gear failures, fierce gales, the mountainous seas of the Southern Ocean, the frustrating days of no wind and no progress. Totally isolated and dependent on himself for survival, he is forced to find new emotional strength to persevere.
Dodge Morgan's determination brings him home victorious after 150 days at sea, shattering previous records for solo circumnavigation.
As seen on PBS Adventure.
Running time: 58 minutes. Produced by: The New Film Company, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
For private, home use only. Educational and group rights must be obtained from The New Film Company, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Storm Tactics - Cape Horn Tested Review

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(More customer reviews)The Pardeys are awesome and inspirational, especially to small boat sailors. In this day of big, high tech yachts, they remind us that 15 years ago, a 30ft cutter was way more than anyone needed. And the Sea hasn't been the one changing.
This video was advertised on the Pardey website as having footage of their 29ft yacht rounding Cape Horn in extreme conditions, safely and competently, east to west. The DVD however, fails to show more than a few brief seconds of intermittent sea time and leaves the route and journey, in Lin & Larry's memories alone. It does show the deployment and theoretical use of a para-anchor along with a good review of hove-to principals. Both of which are done in what appears to be a windy lake or at the dock. Yep, much of the film is at a dock or inside their boat via monologue. Their yacht is beautifully shown shouldering through some swell, chop, and a fresh breeze, but as to rounding the Horn the wrong way against even 20ft seas and 60kt winds, that film has yet to be made.
I'll keep the video and my para-anchor, but $15 would have been much more appropriate from the authors of "The Cost Conscious Cruiser" for so little content.

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The Pardeys have been called the "enablers" Their books and videos have encourage sailors of all ages to stop dreaming and start doing Now they take you well out to sea and demonstrate methods to help you bring your boat and crew safely through storms with your gear and dreams intact. Join them near South Africa's windswept Cape of Storms to watch a live demonstration of setting and retrieving a para-anchor, then sail on board Taleisin during Lin and Larry's voyages across the Atlantic, through the windswept waters off Cape Horn as they round contrary to the wind and use the storm management methods they share here. You will see their storm sails set and working in winds of 70 knots. The Pardey's use this visually explicit medium to demonstrate the technical details of storm tactics for both modern and classic boats, and they show how you can adapt their ideas for your own use.

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