Open Ocean.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sailboat racing.

Offshore sailing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (81 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Ananda Media, [date of publication not identified]

Language Note:

In Spanish.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Spanish firefighter, Didac Costa, and his ragtag team of mostly volunteers put everything on the line to tackle arguably the most extreme sporting event on the planet- the Vendée Globe, a solo, non-stop and unassisted sailing race around the world. The Vendée Globe is a race so difficult that more people have gone to outer space than have completed the greatest challenge in sailing. Even fewer have done it twice -a list that now includes Costa. The film follows Costa as he battles mounting personal debt, an ill-timed lightning strike, a collision with a whale, flooding and finally, the Southern Ocean, home to the most inhospitable seas on Earth. Beyond the excitement of sailing in the most difficult conditions on Earth, the film is a gripping portrait of an introvert obsessed with a dream that could very well kill him. Or elevate him to sporting immortality.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 30, 2023).

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