best sailing movies

[reuben]

+1 to Deep Water. For a lighter evening, +1 to Captain Ron. For the unsettling spectacle of Billy Zane grooving to his silent crazy, +1 to Dead Calm.

[Bill Burgette]

Wow, I took time to watch all five parts of Situation Critical. That ws some storm and an excellent presentation. Thanks for the link.

[Unicorn Dreams]

SaltySiren

All I could find out about Survive the Savage Sea is that it was a made for TV movie in 1992. No mention of DVD or VHS that I could find..

[boatgearguy]

Master and Commander, The Far Side Of The World. I have all the movies mentioned so far,curious to see what I'm missing. BTW, Deep Water is about the Sunday Times Golden Globe race not the Vendee Globe.

[barnakiel]

The Wind.

Knife in the Water.

Cpt Ron does not seem to be much about sailing at all ... I think it is some sort of a cruising movie.

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[michaelmrc]

capt ron is a classic sailing comedy lots of sailing in there.

[samson]

i wish they would put captain ron on itunes as of a few weeks ago it was not.

[samson]

and disneys return to treasure island it was a TV series that is not very common. i still have the full box vhs set and i love watching it best stuff ever. i have not seen anything about it in over 10 years. if there was a digital copy avialable i would be willing to pay 500+$ for it i loved that movie growing up

[Windblown]

Capt Ron, hands down.
Summer Rental has some pretty funny stuff too!

[boatgearguy]

I carry Captain Ron on my phone, I watch s little when I need a laugh.

[boatgearguy]

Don't know if this one counts as a "movie" but it's not an instructional video, Jean Du Sud Around The World has more sailing footage then any of my other movies. Another good one is "Drum".

[Arch Stanton]

Originally Posted by Lowcountry

"Deep Water." Documentary about the 1968 Vendee Globe in which Moitessier, Knox-Johnston, Chay Blythe, Don Crowhurst, etc. competed. Stunningly well-done.

+2 on Deep Water. Amazing documentary.

[kenny chaos]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqFS8dkBKbg

[boatgearguy]

Originally Posted by Lowcountry

"Deep Water." Documentary about the 1968 Vendee Globe in which Moitessier, Knox-Johnston, Chay Blythe, Don Crowhurst, etc. competed. Stunningly well-done.

Deep Water is about the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race held in 1968/1969 won by Robin Knox-Johnston. It was the 1st single handed, non-stop round the world race. The Vendee Globe was started by a Frenchman in 1979 & is run every 4 years.