Alone on the open sea! Two Canadians, Bob Lush and Mike Birch, took cameras aboard their yachts during the 1980 Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race. The result is more than a record of this prestigious international sailing event. The sport of ocean racing becomes the starting point for an epic of challenge and determination.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
310324
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ocean travel
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Sailing, Single-handed
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sports - Physiological aspects
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Aquatic sports
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sailing, Single-handed
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Canada
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Physiological aspects
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Psychological aspects
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Yacht racing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)