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What in particular?
 
It was really good.

You will know what "wooden ships and iron men" is all about - :)
 
I watched it...still....anything in particular that it was a "must watch?"
 
All of it from beginning to end,the skippers dog,how he pulled 2 guys back aboard by their hair,how he describes safety,the ship,the way the narrator still gets worked up talking about it,I thought most boaters would find it interesting
 
Irving Johnson was a legendary figure in sail through most of the 20th century.
Any boating lover unfamiliar with his story would be well served to check it out.
 
I had the privilege to first see this video while crossing the Drake Passage, returning from Antarctica - essentially in the same waters where the rough seas were filmed - what an experience!

Apparently this is the only movie record of a genuine passage of a commercial sailing ship.
 
Reminds you have easy we have it. I’m scared just going up a 65’ mast in a moderate seaway in a boson’s chair. Can’t imagine reefing the royals in a storm.
 
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