TRANSPAC (VIDEO/DVD)
This is the story of the
100 year drama of the Transpacific Yacht Race. It features the men, women, and
even children who challenged the 2,225 nautical miles of the Pacific under sail.
Divided into 14 Chapters, each one showing actual film footage and analysis
of the events that took place. For example, the miraculous rescue of Ted Sierks
29 hours after he fell overboard in heavy weather. Heavy weather encounters,
and the strategies for minimizing them.
Chapters include: Orgins, Woirld at
War, Weather, Navigation, Seasickness, Man Overboard, Women in Transpac, Emergencies
at Sea, Squalls, Diamond Head Disasters, Battles for the Barn Door, and the
Ultralight Revolution. 120 min. SW 1 lb.
