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• Kinostart: 10.08.2006
• Deutschland
• Filmverleih: Shotgun Pictures
• Susan May Pratt,
• Richard Speight Jr.,
• Niklaus Lange

Open Water 2: Thriller um sechs Freunde, die auf offener See zu ertrinken drohen.

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Handlung und hintergrund.

Drei junge Paare und ein Baby haben sich auf einer Yacht vor der Küste Mexikos eingefunden, um ihr Wiedersehen zu feiern. Die Stimmung sinkt beträchtlich, als alle sechs Freunde im Wasser treiben und die automatische Relingleiter leider wieder eingefahren ist. Unfähig, die zwei Meter hohe Bordwand zu erklimmen, sehen sechs Todeskandidaten einem mehr als ungewissen Schicksal entgegen. Und beginnen zu streiten.

Ursprünglich als eigenständiger Film („Adrift“) gedreht, musste Hans Horn seinen überzeugenden Hochseealbtraum als Fortsetzung des Kassenschlagers „ Open Water “ umbenennen.

Sechs Freunde haben sich verabredet, ihr Wiedersehen und einen 30. Geburtstag auf einer Luxusyacht zu feiern. Man badet weit draußen im offenen Meer. Nur Amy bleibt an Bord bei ihrem Säugling, bis Dan sie mit ins Wasser reißt. Sie erleidet einen Schock und soll wieder auf die Yacht gebracht werden. Doch die Treppe ist zusammengeklappt und unerreichbar in zwei Meter Höhe.

Sechs Freunde sehen sich nach Jahren der Trennung wieder und feiern auf offener See. Als die anderen die Yacht für ein kurzes Bad verlassen, nimmt die junge Mutter Amy nicht teil - sie hat Angst vor dem Meer und kümmert sich lieber an Bord um ihr Baby. Doch ihr Kumpel Dan wirft sich als Höhepunkt eines missgeglückten Scherzes gemeinsam mit ihr ins Wasser. Amy verliert das Bewusstsein - und nach kurzer Zeit gibt es ein böses Erwachen: Die Leiter der Yacht schwebt unerreichbar über den Köpfen der Schwimmer.

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Besetzung und Crew

• Stephan Barth,
• Philip Schulz-Deyle
• Niklaus Lange,
• Ali Hillis,
• Cameron Richardson,
• Adam Kreutner,
• David Mitchell
• Gerd Baumann
• Bernhard Jasper
• Christian Lonk

Kritikerrezensionen

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Die scheinbare Endlosigkeit des Ozeans, die sichere Endlichkeit des menschlichen Lebens, sie werden in diesem Film gegeneinander gestellt. Das ist vielleicht auch das Einzige, was gelingt. Das, was den Vorgängerfilm auszeichnete: niedriges Budget, Einfachheit des Settings, dafür umso mehr Kreativität bei der Umsetzung, davon hat Teil 2 noch Anleihen, allerdings setzt er besonders im ersten Drittel zu sehr auf eine wirklich ätzende Lockerheit, die über das kommende Unheil hinwegtäuschen soll. Es ist einem klar, was der Regisseur damit wollte (übrigens ein anderer als der von Teil 1). Er wollte Unbeschwertheit und Hedonismus zeigen, und gleichzeitig die Katastrophe ankündigen. Das tut er durch die Gegenüberstellung der lustigen Biertrinklaune und der latenten Aggression, die stets subtil zwischen den Figuren herrscht und natürlich auch durch die heimliche Hauptfigur Amy, die mit ihrer signalfarbenen Schwimmweste auf die Gefahr des Wassers nicht gerade sehr dezent hinweist. Aber dieses „Vorspiel“ zur Katastrophe ist einfach nur schlecht und es bleibt einem im Kopf kleben wie Hundescheiße am Schuh. Auch wenn von den Filmemachern vielleicht gedacht war, dass darüber dezent hinweggesehen wird mit den Attraktionen die folgen. Aber nein, dass ist ganz und gar nicht geglückt. Zwei morbid-schöne, ja fast poetische Momente sind allerdings dann doch gelungen: eine Unterwasseraufnahme der strampelnden Menschen und ein Flugzeug, dass weit über ihnen durch den Himmel zieht, voller nichts ahnender Passagiere, welcher existenzielle Kampf da unter ihnen vor sich geht; und wenn das Gewitter auf die Überlebenden herunterprasselt, so wird das für einen Augenblick zur Parabel auf das Leben. Mit unserem Filmwissen wird fast durchgehend gespielt, mit Genreerwartungen und Vergleichen zu anderen Filmen. Da schwimmt der weiße Hai unter der Titanic hindurch und noch einiges mehr. Die Figuren haben alle, wie in Hollywood Filmen gemeinhin üblich, eine feste Charakterisierung. Allerdings sind sie hier ein wenig zu hölzern und festgefahren in ihre Raster eingepasst. Besonders ärgerlich ist die Darstellung der Michelle. Sie ist die Gespielin von Dan und hat weder Hirn noch Herz. Sie bekommt keine Chance, sich auch als Mensch zu präsentieren. Während ihr männlicher Gegenpart, Buße tun darf und eine moralische Läuterung bekommt, indem er seine Schuld eingesteht, darf sie sich in ihrer triebhaften Unreflektiertheit nur steigern. Die Botschaft ist irgendwie, dass sie zu dumm ist, um überleben zu dürfen. Ihren Körper allerdings darf sie zeigen und die Männer, auch das männliche Publikum erfreuen, aber ein menschliches Gewissen oder gar Intelligenz wird ihr schlichtweg abgeschrieben. Sie versinkt in den Tiefen des Ozeans ohne dass jemand um sie trauern würde. Die Meinung des Publikums ist mit Sicherheit einstimmig, dass ihr Tod irgendwie verdient ist und mehr Sinn hat als ihr Leben. Und das ist es vor allem, was diesen Film zu einer schablonenhaften Charakterposse macht: besonders zu Beginn geht es nur um Spaß, um Bier und um die Brüste von Michelle. Auch, dass es Michelle ist, und nicht einer der Männer, die Zack eine Torte in Form von Brüsten überreicht, macht diese Geste nicht besser. Als später dann, wenn alles aussichtslos erscheint ebendiese Torte in Großaufnahme gezeigt wird, fragt man sich ernsthaft über die Haltung der Filmemacher. Was wollen sie uns damit wohl sagen? Das Baby, das bald aufwachen wird hat Hunger? Das letzte an das Du denken sollst vor Deinem Tod ist ein Kuchen- in Busenform? Wir wissen es nicht. Ewig könnte man darüber weiter philosophieren. Zum darüber philosophieren ist dieser Film aber auch nicht gedacht, unterhalten soll er. Tut er das? Der im Wasser spielende Teil, der „eigentliche“ Film, ist zwar teils spannend, aber so vorhersehbar wechseln An- und Entspannung, das man irgendwann nur noch genervt ist vom hin und her, der in Blöcke eingeteilten Emotionen (der eigenen und der, der Figuren). Eigentlich hält einen nur bei der Stange, wie der Film endet. Und das tut er dann auch irgendwie und irgendwann - zum Glück. Fazit: Streckenweise spannender Thriller über Menschen in einer Extremsituation, der allerdings ziemlich ungelenk und klischeehaft daherkommt.

Open Water 2 Kritik

Open Water 2: Thriller um sechs Freunde, die auf offener See zu ertrinken drohen. Todesstille: Hans Horns als Sequel zum US-Sleeper von 2004 gelabelter Thriller variiert dessen Grundidee nur leicht, packt aber mit intensiver Spannung, wenn sechs Freunde auf offener See zu ertrinken drohen. Sie haben sich verabredet, ihr Wiedersehen und einen 30. Geburtstag auf einer Luxusyacht zu feiern. Viel hat sich verändert: Amy (Susan May Pratt) und ihr Mann James (Richard Speight, Jr.) haben mittlerweile ein Baby. Zach (Niklaus Lange) ist mit Lauren (Ali Hillis) zusammen und der vermeintlich vermögende Playboy Dan (Eric Dane) hat sich den Blondinenwitz Michelle (Cameron Richardson) als Bettgespielin zugelegt. Schon beim Vergnügungstrip in die Gewässer vor Mexikos Küste (Drehort: Malta) schlägt Videoclipper Hans Horn einen gedämpften Ton an, der sein Thema von Verlassenheit und Isolation anstimmt. Dazu ist Amy mit einer nur dem eigenen Partner bekannten Phobie vor Gewässern geschlagen und trägt eine Rettungsweste (wovon niemand Notiz zu nehmen scheint). Weit draußen im offenen Meer badet die Gruppe. Nur Amy bleibt an Bord bei ihrem Säugling, bis Dan sie in einem Anfall machohafter Umnachtung packt und mit ihr ins Wasser springt. Im Schock verliert sie das Bewusstsein und soll sofort wieder auf die Yacht gebracht werden - erst da wird allen klar, dass die Treppe zusammengeklappt und unerreichbar zwei Meter über ihren Köpfen schwebt. Wie die sechs allmählich realisieren, dass sie dem Tod geweiht sind, lässt dieses auf wahren Vorkommnissen fußende Realhorror-Szenario beklemmend miterleben und zieht mit allen Finessen die Spannungsschraube an. Gleich einer Replugged-Version des minimalistischen „ Open Water “ nutzt die deutsche, aber auf englisch gedrehte Produktion genrespezifische Stilmittel zur geschickten Dramatisierung und malt die Extremsituation in allen schrecklichen Farben aus: Durst, Auskühlung, Krämpfe, Erschöpfung, Verzweiflung - Horn bleibt immer dicht an den Figuren und verabreicht eine erschütternde Emotionspackung. Das Kammerspiel im Wasser kann sich auf sein überzeugendes Konzept, ein fabelhaftes Cinemascope-Format und die starken Darsteller verlassen, die so manche nicht ganz wasserdichte Wendung bravourös überspielen. tk.

15 Best Sailing Movies You Can’t Miss

A true sailing enthusiast suffers when forced to stay at home… So here we are to help you, presenting our selection of the best sailing movies that a sailor absolutely cannot miss. We discussed, because the world of cinema and TV (just think of Netflix) give us an almost infinite catalogue. We finally succeeded and we are happy to present you our favorite sailing movies. Which is your favorite?

1. 180° SOUTH (2010)

“180° South” is a 2010 adventure documentary film directed by Chris Malloy. The film follows the journey of Jeff Johnson as he retraces the steps of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia, Chile. Along the way, Johnson encounters a variety of challenges, including navigating rugged terrain and dealing with extreme weather conditions. The film also explores themes of environmental conservation and the importance of protecting natural resources. It features stunning cinematography and is narrated by actor/musician/environmentalist Jack Johnson.

2. All is lost (2013)

“All Is Lost” is a 2013 survival drama film directed by J.C. Chandor. The film stars Robert Redford as an unnamed man who is stranded at sea after his sailboat is damaged by a shipping container. The man must use all of his survival skills and resourcefulness to stay alive in the face of increasingly dire circumstances. The film is notable for its minimalist approach, with no dialogue and minimal music, and Redford’s performance as the only actor on screen. It was praised for its technical achievements and the acting of Redford.

3. Captain Ron (1992)

“Captain Ron” is a 1992 comedy film directed by Thom Eberhardt and starring Kurt Russell as the titular character, a slovenly, irreverent sailor who is hired to help a family sail their yacht from the Caribbean to Miami. Along the way, they encounter a variety of mishaps and adventures, including pirates and a hurricane. The film also stars Martin Short as the head of the family, Mary Kay Place as his wife, and Benjamin Salisbury and Meadow Sisto as their children. “Captain Ron” is known for its silly and irreverent humor and the strong performances of its cast. We have to be honest: Captain Ron is our favourite between the sailing movies of this list!

We discussed, because the world of cinema and TV (just think of Netflix) give us an almost infinite catalog of sailing films

4. Chasing Bubbles (2016)

“Chasing Bubbles” is a documentary about the journey and spirit of Alex Rust , a farm boy turned day trader from Indiana who, at 25, abandoned his life in Chicago, bought a modest sailboat (called Bubbles) and set out to sail around the world.

5. Dead calm (1989)

Dead Calm is a 1989 Australian psychological thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. The screenplay by Terry Hayes was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams; the film represents the first successful film adaptation of the novel after Orson Welles struggled for years to complete his own film based on it titled The Deep . Filmed around the Great Barrier Reef, the plot focuses on a married couple, who, after tragically losing their son, are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship. A must see among sailing movies!

6. Deep Water (2006)

“Deep Water” is a 2006 documentary film directed by Jerry Rothwell and Louise Osmond about the history of the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race , a solo sailing race around the world that was held in 1968. The film follows the stories of the race’s participants, including Donald Crowhurst, a British sailor who became embroiled in a scandal when it was revealed that he had falsified his position in the race. The film also explores themes of adventure, ambition, and the human cost of pushing oneself to the limits. It was well-received by critics and audiences and won a number of awards.

7. Maidentrip (2013)

“Maidentrip” is a 2013 documentary film about the life of Laura Dekker , a Dutch sailor who, at the age of 14, became the youngest person to sail solo around the world. The film follows Dekker’s journey as she navigates the challenges and dangers of her voyage, including rough seas, equipment failures, and isolation. It also explores Dekker’s background and her motivations for embarking on such a risky and ambitious journey. “Maidentrip” was praised for its intimate and engaging portrayal of Dekker’s journey and for its powerful depiction of the human spirit and determination.

8. Master and commander (2003)

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America. The naval action in the Mediterranean is  closely based on the real-life exploits of Lord Cochrane , including a battle modelled after Cochrane’s spectacular victory in the brig HMS Speedy over the vastly superior Spanish frigate El Gamo.

9. Morning light (2008)

Fifteen young sailors… six months of intense training… one chance at the brass ring. This documentary tells the story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life’s first great adventure. Fifteen young men and women prepare for the adventure of their lives when they enter the TRANSPAC, one of the world’s most prestigious open-ocean sailing competitions. They begin their training in Hawaii with world-class teachers, but it is the race itself, a 2,300-mile ordeal featuring top professionals, that molds them into a cohesive whole.

10. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” is a 2003 adventure film directed by Gore Verbinski and based on the popular Disney theme park attraction of the same name. The film stars Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, a wily and unpredictable pirate who teams up with a blacksmith named Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and a Governor’s daughter named Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) to rescue Elizabeth’s father and defeat the cursed pirate captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). The film also features an ensemble cast of supporting characters and is known for its action, humor, and special effects. It was a commercial and critical success and spawned a successful film franchise.

11. The Mercy (2018)

The Mercy is a British biographical drama film , directed by James Marsh and written by Scott Z. Burns. It is based on the true story of the disastrous attempt by the amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst to complete the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in 1968 and his subsequent attempts to cover up his failure.

12. The Odyssey (2016)

The Odyssey is a movie which chronicles the life of the great Jacques Cousteau. Jacques Cousteau is perhaps one of the most famous French persons in the world due to his pioneering work on scuba diving, underwater exploration and film-making which introduced a whole generation to the wonders of reef and marine life in the ocean.

13. Turning Tide – En solitaire (2013)

It tells the story of Yann Kermadec whose dreams suddenly come true when he has to replace the DCNS star skipper at the last minute before the start of the Vendée Globe (a round-the-world non-stop single-handed yacht race). After several days of racing, Yann, who is in the lead, has to stop to repair a damaged rudder. This will disrupt his round-the-world journey…

14. White squall (1996)

Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage. It is a coming of age film in which a group of high school and college-aged teenagers sign up for several months of training aboard a sail ship, a brigantine, and travel around half the globe when suddenly they are challenged by a severe storm.

15. WIND (1992)

Will Parker, played by Matthew Modine, loses the Americas Cup, the worlds biggest sailing prize, to the Australians and decides to form his own syndicate to win it back. In 1983, yacht sailor Will Parker (Matthew Modine) leads an American crew financed by millionaire Morgan Weld (Cliff Robertson) to defeat during the America’s Cup race against an Australian crew. Determined to get the prize back, Will convinces Morgan to finance an experimental boat designed by his ex-girlfriend Kate’s (Jennifer Grey) new beau, Joe Heisler (Stellan Skarsgard). When the boat is completed, the Americans head to Australia to reclaim the cup.

Finally, what do you think about our 15 sailing movies to watch at least one time in your life?

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25 sailing movies for when you’re knot shore what to watch

We share some of our favourite best sailing movies, from Hollywood blockbusters and indie films to illuminating documentaries

I still hang on to the rather fanciful notion of sailing in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race . Until I pluck up the courage (and the funds), I’ve been busying myself with more realistic nautical escapades.

From  tall ship sailing off the west coast of Scotland  to  sailing the Whitsunday Islands  in Australia , more and more of our travels have taken place on the water.

However, until I make the leap from weekend warrior to blue water sailor, I’ll have to make do with films, books and daydreams.

With that in mind, I’ve put together a list of the best sailing movies I’ve seen. What follows is a broad mix of modern and classic, indie and feature, drama and documentary film. Whatever their style, these flicks are thoroughly wet and wonderful.

And, I’m sorry about the pun, but you know, ship happens.

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Listed in no particular order, these nautical movies include terrifying ordeals of tragedy, inconceivable stories of survival, turbulent tales of adventure and wild journeys of discovery – perfect for a night in on a dry and comfy sofa.

1. Kon-Tiki (1950) Let’s start with one of the best sailing movies ever made. In 1947, Heyerdahl and five others sailed from Peru on a balsa wood raft. This is the classic Academy Award winning documentary of their astonishing journey across 4,300 miles of the Pacific Ocean.

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2. Red Dot on the Ocean (2014) Once labelled a ‘youth-at-risk’, 30-year old Matt Rutherford risked it all in an attempt to become the first person to sail solo non-stop around North and South America. Red Dot on the Ocean is the story of Matt’s death-defying voyage and the childhood odyssey that shaped him.

3. The Dove (1974) Produced by Gregory Peck, this coming-of-age adventure is based on the true story of Robin Lee Graham . At 16, he set sail in a 23ft sloop determined to be the youngest person to sail around the world.

4. Wind (1992) In over 140 years of competition, the US has lost the America’s Cup just once. This is a fictional story of the American challengers intent on winning back sailing’s top prize. A tale of money, power, love and ambition follows… oh, and some sailing.

5. Morning Light (2008) A riveting true-life adventure aboard the high-tech sloop Morning Light. Fifteen rookie sailors have one goal in mind: to be part of her crew, racing in one of the most revered sailing competitions in the world, the Transpac Yacht Race .

6. Between Home – Odyssey of an Unusual Sea Bandit (2012) An independent filmmaker’s account of his solo voyage from the UK to Australia, negotiating the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans en route. A trip that eventually takes over two years to complete.

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7. Styx (2019) When a lone yachtswoman comes across a sinking ship of refugees, she is torn away from her idyllic trip and tasked with a momentous decision. Should she act when authorities tell her to sail away?

8. Captain Ron (1992) After inheriting a yacht, a Chicago businessman enlists long-haired, one-eyed low-life Captain Ron to pilot the yacht from the Caribbean to Miami. During the voyage, the sailor frequently loses his way while becoming a hit with the businessman’s family. Goofy comedy starring Kurt Russell and Martin Short widely recognised as one of the funniest sailing movies ever made.

9. Maidentrip (2013) This riveting documentary chronicles the life and adventures of 14-year-old Laura Dekker who set out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail solo around the world.

10. Kon-Tiki (2012) A well-crafted retelling of the epic original and one of the best sailing movies ever made. This dramatised version is a throwback to old-school adventure filmmaking that’s exciting and entertaining in spite of its by-the-book plotting.

“But you can’t navigate a raft,” he added. “It goes sideways and backwards and round as the wind takes it.” – Thor Heyerdahl, Kon-Tiki

11. Abandoned (2015) Four men set sail on the trimaran yacht Rose Noelle . It capsizes in a storm, trapping the crew in a space the size of a double bed. After 119 days adrift, the yacht washes ashore. The crew’s story is extraordinary, but doubt is cast on their claims and they face hostility from the media and authorities.

12. Adrift (2019) There are far better films on this list, but Adrift is just about worth a watch. Based on true events, a young couple embark on an adventure of a lifetime that brings them face to face with one of the worst hurricanes in recorded history.

13. The Perfect Storm (2000) A skipper insists that his crew go out on a final fishing trip before winter sets in. Unknown to them, a brutal storm is on its way. While the special effects are excellent for the time, the film falls a little  short on characterisation.

14. Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World (2016) The vessel is Infinity, a 120ft hand-built sailboat, crewed by a band of miscreants. The journey, an 8,000-mile Pacific crossing from New Zealand to Patagonia with a stop in Antarctica .

15. Turning Tide / En Solitaire (2013) Franck Drevil is a star skipper, having won the latest Vendée Globe , the most prestigious round-the-world single-handed yacht race. However, with this year’s race approaching, a sudden accident forces Franck to withdraw.

16. Knife in the Water (1962) When a young hitchhiker joins a couple on a weekend yacht trip, psychological warfare breaks out as the two men compete for the woman’s attention. A storm forces the small crew below deck and tension builds to a violent climax.

17. Dead Calm (1989) This tense thriller tells the story of an Australian couple (Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill) whose yacht cruise is violently interrupted by the mysterious lone survivor (Billy Zane) of a ship whose crew has perished.

18. The Riddle of the Sands (1979) A classic British swashbuckling yarn based on the early English spy novel of the same name. In 1901, two British yachtsmen visit Germany’s Frisian Islands and accidentally discover a German plot to invade England.

19. Maiden (2019) The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first-ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.

20. White Squall (1996) Based on a true incident from 1960, White Squall is the story of the tragic sinking of the Albatross , a prep school educational two-masted schooner, during a Caribbean storm. Starring Jeff Bridges.

21. The Mercy (2017) Starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz, this is certainly no heroic tale. Instead, it’s the dramatisation of the bizarre story of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst and his attempt to pull off one of the greatest hoaxes of our time: pretending to be the first to sail singlehandedly around the world!

22. Deep Water (2006) Following on from the above, Deep Water is a British documentary about the remarkable story of the first Golden Globe round the world yacht race , focusing on the psychological toll it took on its competitors – particularly one Donald Crowhurst.

23. Captains Courageous (1937) A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship gets picked up by a fishing boat, where he’s made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work. Based on the 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling.

24. Open Water 2: Adrift (2006) A silly premise, but entertaining nonetheless. Six friends jump off a yacht without lowering the ladder first. With no way to climb aboard, it’s only a matter of time before bickering turns to terror.

25. Master and Commander – The Far Side of the World (2003) During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain (Russell Crowe) pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel.

“Do you not know that in the service one must always choose the lesser of two weevils?” – Capt. Jack Aubrey, Master and Commander

Readers’ suggestions

Here’s what our readers have added to the list of the best sailing movies.

• Masquerade (1988)
• Violets are Blue (1986)
• Kill Cruise (1992)
• Message in a Bottle (1999)
• High wind in Jamaica (1965)
• Caddyshack (1980)
• O Mundo em Duas Voltas (The World in Two Round Trips) (2007)
• One Crazy Summer (1986)
• Coyote: The Mike Plant Story (2018)
• The Weekend Sailor (2017)
• Harpoon (2019)
• Waterworld (1995)
• Around Cape Horn (1929)
• Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
• Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
• The Bounty (1984)
• All Is Lost (2013)

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Eine mondäne Geburtstagsgesellschaft strandet nach einer feierlustigen Nacht mit ihrer Privatjacht im Mittelmeer. Hilflos wird sie bald von einem mysteriösen Fremden terrorisiert.

Durch die Enthüllung schwerwiegender Geheimnisse bricht der Fremde den Zusammenhalt seiner sechs Geiseln auf, die er bis zur Selbstzerstörung gegeneinander aufbringt. Abgeschnitten von der Welt eskaliert die Situation in fataler Weise.

An der Küste der Halbinsel von Sorrent haben die Paare Flavio (Filippo Nigro) und Elena (Diane Fleri) sowie Federico (Alessandro Tiberi) und Claudia (Marina Rocco) für ihren Freund Enrico (Marco Bocci) eine Geburtstagsfeier auf Flavios Privatjacht vorbereitet. Zum heimlichen Spott der Gruppe, die sich seit Schulzeiten kennt, bringt Enrico seine jüngere Partnerin Martina (Caterina Shulha) mit. Auch sonst ist der abstinent lebende Enrico das Sorgenkind des eingeschworenen Fünfergespanns: Während der Anwalt Flavio, die Professorin Elena, der Filmemacher Federico und die Influencerin Claudia vom Erfolg verwöhnt sind, plagen Enrico häufig Geldnöte und ein schlechter Geschäftssinn. Nach einer feuchtfröhlichen Nacht erwacht die Geburtstagsgesellschaft verkatert im Nirgendwo des Mittelmeeres. Die Schlüssel der Jacht, die Handys, die Verpflegung und das Rettungsboot sind spurlos verschwunden. Über ein fremdes Funkgerät meldet sich ein bedrohlich auftretender Anrufer (Eduardo Valdarnini) bei der Gruppe, der sich als Emilio vorstellt. Er fordert Enrico zu einer Überweisung in Millionenhöhe auf. Dabei offenbart er Enricos Freundinnen und Freunden, dass das Geburtstagskind Geld auf einem Bankkonto in Luxemburg versteckt hält. Das hatte er sich vor einiger Zeit von Flavio und Federico für eine Investition geliehen und es danach für verloren erklärt. Unter dem Druck der anderen gibt Enrico die Kontodaten preis. Die Gruppe erhält im Gegenzug den Standort ihres Rettungsbootes, auf dem Emilio Verpflegung hinterlegt hat. Für die gefährliche Schwimmstrecke durchs offene Meer wird per Abstimmung der Sündenbock Enrico auserkoren, doch er macht schnell schlapp, sodass Flavio an seiner Stelle die Strapaze auf sich nimmt. Am Ziel trifft Flavio erstmals persönlich auf Emilio, der den Anwalt mit gefesselten Händen ins Wasser wirft. Die auf der Jacht verbliebene Freundesgruppe wird von Emilio mit einer DVD auf die Probe gestellt, die eine Liebesaffäre zweier Personen aus ihren Reihen offenbart und ihren Zusammenhalt endgültig zersprengt. Die Situation eskaliert gewaltsam. Schließlich gesellt sich auch der Peiniger Emilio auf das Luxusboot, wo er seine wahre Motivation offenlegt. Der italienische Survivalthriller "Die Yacht" wurde vor der malerischen Küste um den Hafen von Piano di Sorrento und an der Amalfiküste gedreht. Vor der sommerlichen Urlaubskulisse entspinnt sich ein dynamisch inszeniertes Katz-und-Maus-Spiel, das für sein Publikum einige Überraschungen parat hält und in seiner Auflösung über die bis heute im Kino gern beschworene "Eat-the-Rich"-Plattitüde hinausgeht.

• Enrico - Marco Bocci
• Elena - Diane Fleri
• Flavio - Filippo Nigro
• Claudia - Marina Rocco
• Martina - Caterina Shulha
• Federico - Alessandro Tiberi
• Emilio - Eduardo Valdarnini
• Regie - Alessio Liguori
• Autor - Ciro Zecca, Gianluca Ansanelli, Nicola Salerno
• Kamera - Mirco Sgarzi
• Schnitt - Luigi Mearelli
• Musik - Fabrizio Mancinelli

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Weil es der Geburtstag ihres Freundes Enrico ( Marco Bocci ) ist, laden Flavio ( Filippo Nigro ) und sein Frau Elena ( Diana Neri ) ihn, seine neue Freundin Martina ( Katsiaryna Shulha ) sowie das Pärchen Federico ( Alessandro Tiberi ) und Claudia ( Marina Rocco ) auf ihre luxuriöse Yacht ein. Mit der süditalienischen Küste als Hintergrund wollen sie bis in den Morgen hinein feiern, etwas schwimmen gehen und an alte Zeiten anknüpfen. Für Enrico ist es ein besonderer Abend, denn nach seinem Liebesglück mit Martina will er nun auch seine Finanzen aufbessern, doch auf seine Idee einer neuen Investition reagieren die Freunde ablehnend. Stattdessen konzentrieren sie sich ganz auf die Feier, die bis in die frühen Morgenstunden hinein geht, doch das hat böse Folgen für alle.

Als sie wieder aufwachen, merken sie, dass die Yacht abgetrieben ist und sie sich auf dem offenen Meer befinden. Zusätzlich ist auch noch der Motor und das Funkgerät sabotiert worden, sodass sie keine Hilfe holen können. Als sie dann doch noch ein Funkgerät finden, erkennen sie, dass sie in eine  Falle getappt sind, denn der Unbekannte am anderen Ende hat sie in der Hand und verlangt von ihnen eine hohe Geldsumme, wenn sie lebend entkommen wollen. Zusätzlich scheint er die Freunde gut zu kennen und schon bald wird deutlich, dass Geld nicht das einzige ist, was der Unbekannte von ihnen haben will.

Das liebe Geld

In Interviews vertritt Regisseur Alessio Liguori die Meinung, dass es an der Zeit sei, dass das italienische Genrekino auch über die Grenzen des Landes bekannt wird. Denkt man an Serien wie Gomorrha oder Filme wie Suburra , kann man seine Forderung durchaus nachvollziehen, wobei Ligouri selbst zu den fleißigsten Filmemacher gehört, die versuchen, auch andere Genres für sich zu entdecken. Neben einem Found-Footage-Film wie Report 51 gehört zudem der klaustrophobische Horrorfilm In the Trap zu seinen Werken, die auf internationalen Festivals liefen. Mit Die Yacht – Eine mörderischer Trip legt er einen Thriller vor, der wie schon In the Trap wie ein Kammerspiel anmutet, und die Dynamik einer Freundschaft sowie Themen wie Habgier, Betrug und die Mentalität der Reichen behandelt. Die Konventionen des Genres beherrscht Liguori durchaus, doch vor allem die berechenbare Handlung und die klischeehaften Figuren bremsen einen Film aus, der eigentlich vielversprechend beginnt.

Luxus und die damit einhergehende (vermutete) Sicherheit ist nur eine Kulisse. Als die sechs Hauptfiguren auf der Yacht ausgelassen feiern, tanzen und natürlich neben Alkohol noch eine ganze Menge anderer Substanzen konsumieren, sehen wir als Zuschauer die traumhafte Kulisse, die wie eine Seite eines Reisekataloges anmutet. Natürlich geben sich die Figuren schon lange nicht mehr mit solchen Reisen ab, erst recht nicht mit Touristen, von denen sie sich schon alleine räumlich mittels der Yacht distanzieren. Einzig Enrico ist noch nicht so weit wie seine Freunde und träumt gegenüber seiner Freundin, die er noch nicht so lange kennt, davon, einmal so eine Yacht zu haben, was sie mit einem Kommentar über andere Attribute, die wesentlich wichtiger sind, entgegnet.

Später, als sie auf offener See vor sich in treiben, der Motor ausgefallen ist, das Funkgerät sabotiert und die Vorräte sich dem Ende neigen, ist es vorbei mit dem Luxus, sodass die Yacht wie ein Gefängnis anmutet, in dem sich die Wahrheit über die vermeintliche Freundschaft zeigt. Das Geld, das immer wieder als Verhandlungsgegenstand eingeworfen wird, ist nunmehr sinnlos geworden, geht es doch um ganz andere Motive, die wesentlich weiter gehen, aber mit der Mentalität einhergehen, dass sich mit Geld alle Probleme lösen lassen. Die Idee, solche Themen im Rahmen eines Survival-Thrillers zu zeigen, ist nicht neu, aber ansprechend inszeniert, selbst wenn man die Figuren sehr klischeehaft gezeichnet sind, jedoch ist der Stillstand der Yacht ein Spiegel des Drehbuchs, das ebenso statisch wird und nicht mehr von der Stelle kommt.

Geschlossene Gesellschaft auf hoher See

Spätestens ab der zweiten Hälfte wird Die Yacht zu einer Art Geschlossene Gesellschaft auf hoher See. Die Wahrheiten, welche die Charaktere durch die direkte Konfrontation an sich und anderen bemerken (zusätzlich herbeigeführt durch die Intervention des Unbekannten), kann man als aufmerksamer Zuschauer recht früh erraten, genauso wie die Konflikte, die sich daraus ergeben. Das Ensemble macht dabei eine gute Figur, insbesondere Marco Bocci, Filippo Nigro und Alessio Tiberi als Jugendfreunde, die sich durch das Arm/Reich-Gefälle unter ihnen auseinandergelebt haben und nur noch aus Gewohnheit heraus an ihrem emotionalen Band festhalten. Die Tatsache, dass es sich nunmehr um ein Mithalten mit dem Wohlstand des anderen handelt, ist mehr als offensichtlich und hätte besonders in der zweiten Hälfte und mit einem etwas mutigeren Drehbuch für sehr viele interessante Momente sorgen können. Da aber die Thriller-Komponente und weniger das Drama im Vordergrund steht, bleibt dieses Element an der Oberfläche, genauso wie die weiblichen Figuren in Die Yacht , denen man etwas mehr Substanz gewünscht hätte.

OT: „The Boat“ Land: Italien Jahr: 2022 Regie: Alessio Liguori Drehbuch: Gianluca Ansanelli, Nicola Salerno, Ciro Zecca Musik: Fabrizio Mancinelli Kamera: Mirco Sgarzi Besetzung: Marco Bocci, Diane Fleri, Filippo Nigro, Marina Rocco, Katsiaryna Shulha, Alessio Tiberi

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20 Best Sailing Movies of all Time

If you have been looking forward to curling up on the couch, grabbing a bowl of popcorn, and watching some captivating movies, this can be a good time. A good sailing movie can be perfect given that you'll hear a few lines that you're already familiar with when on the dock or setting sail.

This can be a perfect time to binge-watch some of the best sailing movies.

So in no particular order, we'll highlight 20 of the best sailing movies of all time. From the brutal and dramatic tales of man vs. sea to inspirational explorations and expeditions, we've covered it all. Keep reading and you'll be inspired while waiting to get off dry land when it's safe to do so.

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All is Lost (2013)

For lone sailors, All is Lost is probably the best movie to give you a glimpse of what might go wrong for you if you decide to sail the big blue ocean alone. With a near-mute performance as an old man who loves sailing alone, Robert Redford puts in an almost quasi-silent performance by portraying the ordeal of what a lone sailor can undergo when the sea turns on you.

Directed by JC Chandor, there's only one person on the screen throughout the film. He's all alone in the vast sea with his damaged boat. He has to become tough, resourceful, and calm even when things turn against him. Single-character movies are a rarity even today but this is a great survival film that perfectly depicts what could happen even to the hardest lone sailors out there.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Directed by the talented Peter Weir, this critically-acclaimed movie was nominated for 10 Oscars and won for best cinematography and sound editing. Depicting the return of the high-seas adventure, this movie is skillfully and meticulously adapted from the historical novel by Patrick O'Brian set during the Napoleonic Wars and starring Russell Crowe.

Crowe plays an arrogant captain who pushes his ship crew to the limits while trying to capture a French warship. This movie offers action-packed battle scenes that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This movie gives you an insight of what sailors undergo in their struggles to make it through the high-seas alive.

Captain Ron (1992)

With little sailing experience but with an inherited yacht moored on an offshore island Martin Short hires charismatic Captain Ron to take them back to Florida. The voyage isn't as easy as they expected as they have to face pirates, breakdowns, and other obstacles. They all get more than what they bargained for.

Portrayed by Kurt Russell, Captain Ron depicts the misadventures of a nominal sailing character that is hired by an upper-middle-class father to guide a yacht through the Caribbean. From the marine accidents, pirates, guerilla carnivals to malfunctioning equipment, and Russell's croaked absurdities, this movie is just full of double humor and worthy performance. 

Wind (1992)

As one of the biggest races in competitive sailing, America's Cup is often associated with rich people competing in weird-looking boats. But this movie changes this as it takes viewers through the eyes of tanned and rugged Will Parker as played by Matthew Modine. He's hired by a self-made millionaire (Cliff Robertson) to lead his crew in the competition.

Together with his girlfriend Kate who is an equally skilled sailor, Parker intends to win America's Cup but Kate is thrown off the crew leaving Parker angry. When the crew loses America's Cup to the Australians, Parker decides to form his own syndicate to win back the cup. 

White Squall (1996)

This movie follows a young man's adventure movie that follows a group of high school students who boards the brigantine ship called Albatross for their senior year at sea. They sail to the tip of South America and back. They get to accept responsibility, learn how to be sailors, and grow up.

The skipper of the ship, Christopher Sheldon together with the 13 teenage boys set sail for an eight-month voyage. The boys soon discover Sheldon's psyche gradations, rattling tension, and freak storms that sink the ship. As a sailor, you'll be disturbed by the fact that four students and two crew members drown, leaving skipper Sheldon facing a fierce tribunal, tortured conscience, and grieving parents and students.

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

As one of the greatest epic movies of the 1960s, English Captain Bligh is on a sea voyage to transport breadfruit from England to Jamaica. He is so abusive that he gets on the nerves of his crew members, especially 1st Lieutenant, Fletcher Christian.

Tension eases when they reach Jamaica and the crew indulges in the island's lifestyle but the captain claps some members of his crew in irons as they try to desert. Further abuses lead Fletcher to inspire a mutiny against the Captain. Fletcher and his men set the Captain and his loyal members afloat in a rowboat. This movie offers a realistic depiction of a larger-than-life character that most sailors are known for. 

Dead Calm (1989)

Starring Billy Zane, Nicole Kidman, Sam Neil, and a gorgeous 60 ft. ketch, Dead Calm revolves around a mass-murderer who kidnaps and seduces a young beautiful woman after leaving a husband to die on a vessel whose crew he has just murdered.

This movie was filmed in the Whitsundays Islands of Australia, which is one of the best sailing destinations in the world. Bringing forth an epic combination of deadly sailing conditions , complete isolation from the rest of the world, and a skillful villain aboard the vessel, this movie is thrilling and will leave you looking behind your back whenever you're out there on the sea.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

This adventure-comedy follows the high journeys of Steve Zissou, a character adaptation of French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. It follows his ocean expedition when tracking the ‘jaguar shark' that apparently ate his partner, Esteban.

Esteban had been working with Zissou on a documentary about mysterious circumstances by a shark. This is a sharp film with lots of fun and adventure on the sea.

Kon-Tiki (2012)

Legendary Norwegian explorer and ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl believes that the South Sea Islands were originally colonized by South Americans. Thor, who fears water and doesn't know how to swim, partakes on a voyage in 1947 to prove his belief. Together with five crew members, set sail from Peru on a balsa-wood ancient raft.

Even though their only modern equipment is a radio, they have to navigate through the ocean while relying on stars and ocean currents and they achieve the impossible after exhausting three months at the sea. This is a very spirited adventure that depicts what's possible when we believe in our dreams. 

Maidentrip (2013)

A 14-year-old sailor by the name Laura Dekker sets sail on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the world's youngest sailor. Laura sets out from Holland and sails throughout the world. Apart from the occasional foul language that Laura uses now and then on the documentary, this is an excellent film that shows what one can achieve when he/she lives her dream and works hard towards achieving it.

The documentary, however, doesn't suggest that Laura is alarmingly young to sail across the unforgiving Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Instead, she's depicted as an independent outsider who is looking for paradise in a never-ending sea. 

Adrift (2018)

In most cases, sailors seem to never anticipate that they may sail directly into a catastrophic hurricane and this is exactly what Richard Sharp and Tami Oldham do when they sail directly in one of the worst hurricanes ever recorded in history.

Tami awakes in the aftermath of the hurricane to find their boat in ruins and Richard is badly injured. And because they do not have any hope that they would ever get help or get rescued, Tami is left with two options: sit there and perish or find strength and determination to save herself as well as the only man she's ever loved.

Turning Tide (En Solitaire) (2013)

In this daring tale, this movie portrays how a fearless sailor known as Yann Kermadec finds a lot of obstacles in his biggest race as a two-hander named Turning Tide falls flat. In a nail-biting tension, the story begins when Kermadec replaces the main skipper in the Vendee Globe on short notice.

After some smooth sailing, things go eerily wrong for the sailor as his ship is damaged and he's forced to anchor off the Canary Islands to repair it. When he gets back on his journey, he soon discovers that a Mauritanian teenage boy has sneaked inside the boat and he has no option but to sail with him at least until they cross the Atlantic Ocean.

The Old Man and the Sea (1958)

An old Cuban angler known as Spencer Tracy is so unlucky that he hasn't caught any fish in 84 days. And despite the commitment of a young boy to bring him food, the angler fears that he's forever lucky but catches a small fish on his 85th day, so he decides to keep fishing.

When one of his many fishing lines hooks a large marlin, he decides not to go back to the shore until he reels it in. For almost two days and nights, he has no choice but to sit there and do everything he can to redeem himself from what seems like a perpetual failure.

Morning Light (2008)

By entering the TRANSPAC, which is one of the world's best open-ocean competitions, 15 young men and women prepare for a sailing adventure of their lives. With world-class teachers, these sailors begin intense training in Hawaii but only reach a climax in an elimination process that comes in the form of who-stays-and-who-goes process.

This documentary follows these sailors for six months as they embark on a 2,300-mile sailing ordeal, which starts in Los Angeles and ends in Honolulu.

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Created by Wolfgang Petersen, The Perfect Storm is a blockbuster that's big on visuals and depicts an action-packed escapade on the water as Captain Billy Tyne and his crew set on a fishing expedition aboard a ship known as Andrea Gail.

They're soon caught up in a catastrophic destructive storm when they decide to risk the storm and have to deal with a very powerful hurricane. At the height of their fishing expedition, their ice machine breaks down and the only way to ensure that their catch doesn't go stale is by hurrying back to the shore to sell their catch. This is exactly why they decide to risk their lives and it doesn't turn out as they expected.

Captain Phillips (2013)

When Captain Richard Phillips takes command of an unarmed container ship known as MV Maersk Alabama from the port of Salalah in Oman, they anticipate that they'll be attacked by Somali Pirates on their way to Mombasa, Kenya.

They attack the ship and Captain Phillips has to use his wits and diplomacy to negotiate with the pirates and save his crew. 

Maiden (2018)

As the saying goes; what a man can do a woman can do even better. This is exactly what's depicted by this sailing movie that follows the life of Tracy Edwards as she leads the first all-female crew when competing in the Whitbread Round the World Race.

Covering 33,000 miles and lasting for nine months, this is a truly grueling race that depicts the corrosive sexism that still exists in the sailing world as well as the ocean terrors that sailors have to deal with during voyages or competitions. 

Chasing Bubbles (2016)

This is a captivating documentary that follows the journey of Alex Rust who is a free spirit who gives the normal life to sail around the world. Alex is brought up as a farm boy but becomes a stock trader in Indiana. At the age of 25, he decides to abandon his life in Chicago, buys a modest sailboat known as Bubbles and embarks on a very unique free-spirited voyage. It takes him three years to sail around the world and to quench his insatiable curiosity while meeting great people and fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a free soul.

This is a breathtaking travelogue that depicts the sailing life of a truly absorbing character.

180° South (2010)

Directed by Chris Malloy, this is a sailing documentary that covers the journey of Jeff Johnson as he travels from Ventura, California to Patagonia in Chile. He does this to retrace the same trip covered by Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins in 1968.

While the two initial explorers made the journey on the land, Johnson travels by sea using a small boat.

Deep Water (2006)

This movie follows the true-life story of Donald Crowhurst, an inexperienced British sailor who enters the Golden Globe, which is the first nonstop boat race in the world. Donald puts up his home as collateral to gain financial backing to compete in the race but soon finds himself on the wrong end of things as he enters the race under-prepared.

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Best sailing films on Netflix, Prime and more

• June 29, 2023

Fancy sitting back and enjoying some dramatic sailing footage from the comfort of your sofa? We pick the best sailing films on Netflix, Prime and more

Recent years have seen a proliferation of sailing films arriving on streaming platforms, with Netflix taking the lead on producing original content but there are many other sailing films on offer on the streaming services that can fulfil your sailing addiction from the couch.

So if you are looking for a documentary about the America’s Cup , thrilling dramas based on true life events then look no further (And just because I was banned from mentioning it in full, here by my fellow staff, you can find Waterworld for rent on Amazon , or on Netflix in some territories… just sayin’)

Best sailing films on Netflix

Untold: The Race of the Century

Another big Netflix production to be released last year, this documentary on the 1983 America’s Cup is bursting with iconic footage and up-close interviews with major players. The story of the 1983 America’s Cup is legendary to those with even a passing interest in sailing, seeing John Bertrand’s Australia II crew beating Dennis Connor’s American Liberty crew to wrest the America’s Cup from the New York Yacht Clubs grasp for the first time in 132 years – the longest winning streak in sporting history. 

Even though we all know what happens, it’s still edge of the seat stuff and you can’t help but be reminded (or introduced to) the dizzying drama, which so captured the world and the Australian nation that it led the then Prime Minister of Australia, Bob Hawke to claim: “Any boss who sacks someone for not turning up to work today is a bum,” following the famous victory.  

This unflinching documentary film tells the story of Tracy Edwards ’ all-female Whitbread Round the World Race campaign, through raw interviews telling of the personality clashes and huge pressures the team were placed under.

It’s an emotional watch, with fantastic footage from the maxi fleets racing mid-ocean: highly recommended.

True Spirit

The latest sailing film from the streaming giant, True Spirit , takes a look at the story of Jessica Watson one of the the most famous sailors from the late Noughties and early 2010’s phenomenon of multiple teenagers bidding to become the youngest sailor to sail around the world.  Jessica Watson, who set off from Sydney in 2009 aged 16, completed her loop of Antarctica – and a dip north across the Equator in the Pacific Ocean – to return an all-Australian hero after 210 days at sea.

The film is a dramatic retelling of Watson’s story and attempts to tread the fine line between staying true to her story and picking drama out of the narrative. Watson’s story is undoubtedly intriguing and any film taking on the challenge of conveying he long, slow, and arduous experience of the solo adventurer is always going to struggle to weigh realism with drama. But for the most par this stays true enough to the story to make for a satisfying viewing experience.

Adrift  is based on the book  Red Sky in Mourning  – Tami Oldham Ashcraft’s true account of sailing into a Pacific hurricane, dismasting, and then sailing solo under jury rig for 41 days alone to Hawaii.

The true story is astounding but the film plays pretty fast and lose with the facts. For pure entertainment it is still well worth hunting out and the terror of the extreme conditions does come across on the screen. You get to marvel as Tami manages to solve the catalogue of near voyage-ending disasters – no matter how implausible some of it might seem.

Pure escapism, and a reminder that when the chips are down there is usually a way out.

Best sailing films on Prime

This critically acclaimed documentary, by the makers of Touching the Void , tells the tale of the 1968 Golden Globe Race and how Donald Crowhurst falsified his position before mysteriously disappearing. There are impressive amounts of original footage to enjoy over 50 years later.

The 2017 cinematic telling of the 1968 Golden Globe Race , in which Colin Firth delivers a stand-out performance as the complex maverick entrant Donald Crowhurst. There’s a strong emphasis on the family narrative to draw in non-sailing viewers, but the yachting scenes were carefully researched and convincing.

It stands above many other sailing films as a pure viewing experience – helped along by Firth’s considerable talents. For those of us who already know the tragic story of Crowhurst there nothing here to fill in any of the gaps, as you’d expect from a broad-appeal drama, but you cannot help but be moved to relive the story once again.

Morning light

This was a real revelation when it came out and remains a solid documentary.

Fifteen young sailors embark on six months of training with the ultimate aim to sail a TP52 across the Pacific Ocean taking part in the TRANSPAC.

The premise is that this young, inexperienced crew (made up of 18-23 year olds) sailing  Morning Light  race the 2,300 miles against some of sailing’s top professionals.

The whole thing was funded by Roy Disney and remains a stunning testament to the rigours of racing and sailing offshore, and how much can be achieved by young sailors give a chance.

Best sailing films elsewhere

Chasing tokyo.

Chasing Tokyo is available to stream from the RYA and is an emotional watch. Filmed over a full year, it follows the British Sailing Team athletes as they readied themselves for the strangest Olympic Games in history – and the parents and partners who were left behind when the sailors headed out to Tokyo.

The film crews had unprecedented access to the sailors as they navigated lockdowns, covid testing, and disrupted preparations, and the medal hopefuls candidly shared their dreams and fears. It’s an insightful view of the strange balance of tension and monotony, life-changing highs and soul-crushing lows, of life as an Olympic athlete.

The documentary gives an intriguing glimpse inside the ‘medal factory’, the machinery of the British Sailing Team which has made it consistently the most successful Olympic sailing team in the world. The legacy of London 2012, and the importance of the team’s home base in Portland – with all its quirks and characters – stands out.

Must watch viewing for anyone with an interest in the physical and mental toll the Olympics can take on professional athletes.

This one takes a bit of detective work to find, but the full documentary is hosted online and well worth a watch. In contrast to True Spirit , it’s made up of real videos shot by teen Laura Dekker as she sailed around the world in 2010.

Without cinematic production and following Dekker’s stopping route it’s a much less dramatic view of sailing around the world, though no less gripping for it, and a fascinating insight into a remarkable teen. Those who came away from True Spirit frustrated by some of the dramatic license taken may well want to watch this.

It’s impossible to watch  the Untold: The Race of the Century story – or indeed any America’s Cup film – without referring back to Wind , the 1992 movie telling of how America lost, and won back the Cup.

Like any Hollywood interpretation there are a few cringeworthy moments, and I wouldn’t recommend watching it with a sailmaker, but it’s a warm-hearted film with some great 12-Metre race scenes, and the memorable catchphrase “Hoist the Whomper!”.

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Bayesian superyacht leaked autopsy reveals disturbing detail of final struggle

Seven people onboard the £30million Bayesian superyacht tragically lost their lives when it sank off the coast of Italy during a violent thunderstorm last month

• 12:48, 5 Sep 2024

Autopsies carried out on victims of the Bayesian superyacht tragedy have revealed an insight into their tragic final moments.

The £30million luxury boat was carrying 22 people when it sank off the coast of Italy during a freak storm in the early hours of Monday, August 18. Fifteen people were initially rescued, with chef Recaldo Thomas tragically pronounced dead. Six people were missing until their bodies were pulled from the water days later.

Experts have said the yacht could have sunk in as little as 60 seconds after being unmoored in what witnesses described as a waterspout tornado . Technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among those killed, alongside couples Jonathan and Judith Bloomer and Christopher and Neda Morvillo.

It has now emerged that four of the victims are feared to have suffocated to death in air pockets that filled with carbon dioxide as the vessel sank. According to Italian news outlet La Republica, autopsies carried out at Palermo's Policlinico hospital have so far revealed the two couples, the Bloomers and Morvillos, had no water in their lungs.

It is claimed that Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan, 70, and his wife Judy were 'not full of water and neither were their stomachs or trachea'. The publication reports that the married couple may have been conscious, desperately trying to reach the air, as the yacht sank and they 'suffocated'.

New York lawyer Chris and his partner Neda reportedly also had no signs of injuries in post-mortem examinations. The leaked report adds that the air bubble would not have lasted long as it would have been 'small and quickly filled with rising levels of toxic carbon dioxide', Mail Online reports.

Autopsies on Mr Lynch, Hannah and Mr Thomas are expected to be carried out on Friday. Meanwhile, prosecutors are investigating the captain and two crew members for possible responsibility in connection with the sinking. The 56-metre yacht sank during what appears to have been a sudden downburst or localised powerful wind.

Prosecutors said raising the Bayesian and examining the yacht for evidence would provide key elements to the investigation. No timeline has been determined.

It comes as Hewlett Packard Enterprise said on Monday it won't drop its UK claim for damages against the estate of Mr Lynch. In 2022, Britain's High Court ruled mostly in favour of the US technology company which accused Lynch and his former finance director of fraud over its $11billion takeover of his software company, Autonomy.

Hewlett Packard is seeking up to $4 billion in damages and the judge is expected to issue a decision on the final sum soon. Mr Lynch's widow, Angela Bacares, could now be liable for the damages. Months before the sinking, Lynch was acquitted in a separate US criminal trial of fraud and conspiracy charges in the deal.

Hewlett Packard initially celebrated the costly acquisition of Lynch's company in 2011 but quickly came to regret it. The company said in a statement Monday that it had "substantially succeeded" in its civil fraud claims against Lynch and Sushovan Hussain, the former finance director.

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The best sailing films and documentaries chosen by the YM team

• Katy Stickland
• March 24, 2020

The Yachting Monthly editorial team reveal their pick of the best sailing films and documentaries to keep you entertained in the weeks to come. Feel free to share your favourites at [email protected]

Like many, we understand and accept the need to stay at home although we do feel frustrated that we can’t get out on our boats right now, so we tried to come up with the next best thing – watching films about sailing!

Here are our choices to keep you entertained in the weeks to come.

Hopefully these sailing films and documentaries will offer you a world of cruising escapism – just like Yachting Monthly does every month.

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Cross 1980s America’s Cup sailing with Top Gun , and you get an idea of what Wind is about.

Cheesey it may be, but fast boats, high drama, preening egos and the obligatory love interest match genuinely well-filmed sailing sequences for one of the most quotable sailing films of all time.

Wind follows one sailor’s dream to reclaim the greatest sailing trophy of them all – the America’s Cup.

After Will Parker (Matthew Modine) fails to lead his American crew to victory against challengers, Australia, he convinces his millionaire backer, Morgan Weld (Cliff Robertson) to finance an experimental yacht.

The boat has been designed by Joe Heisler (Stellan Skarsgard), the new partner of Will’s ex-girlfriend Kate, played by Jennifer Grey.

The film has some fantastic cinematography.

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As sailors we are often faced with having to solve problems, sometimes miles from home.

Just think of Jeanne Socrates and how she overcame endless equipment failure to sail solo around the world non-stop without assistance.

All of it makes good fodder for films.

Adrift is based on the book Red Sky in Mourning – Tami Oldham Ashcraft’s true account of sailing into a Pacific hurricane, dismasting, and then sailing solo under jury rig for 41 days alone to Hawaii.

Admittedly the film plays fast and lose with the true story’s facts but it is still hugely entertaining.

You feel the terror of the extreme conditions and marvel as Tami manages to solve the catalogue of near voyage-ending disasters – no matter how implausible some of it might seem.

Pure escapism, and a reminder that when the chips are down there is usually a way out.

Watch it now on Amazon prime video (UK)

White Squall

Based on the 1961 sinking of the schooner, Albatross in the Gulf of Mexico, the Ridley Scott-directed film follows Captain Christopher Sheldon, played by Jeff Bridges, at the helm as he tries to teach fortitude and discipline to his youthful crew of Chuck Gieg (Scott Wolf), Frank Beaumont (Jeremy Sisto), Gil Martin (Ryan Phillippe) and Dean Preston (Eric Michael Cole).

When caught in a white squall, the boys use what they’ve been taught to survive. It is a bit like the Robin Williams’ classic Dead Poet’s Society , but at sea.

Jeff Bridges is solid as ‘Skipper’ who tries to make the boys men through life afloat, but some of the special effects are dodgy (At one point you can see some of them standing on the bottom of the tank).

The best part about this film (and the reason I think you should watch it) is the ship itself. The brigantine rigged Eye of the Wind , which is the Albatross in the film, is spectacular to see on the screen and it is easy to transport yourself out of your living room and almost feel the wind in the sails.

Katy Stickland – Deputy Editor chooses her favourite sailing films

En solitaire.

Also released under the title Turning Tide , this French film follows one man’s Vendée Globe race which gets turned upside down when he stops to make repairs in the Canary Islands and lands up with a stowaway on board.

Threatened with disqualification if his stowaway is discovered, weathered skipper Yann Kermadec struggles with his emotions, having to deceive his shore team as well as handling the pressures of the race.

Yes, it is a bit predictable but it is a heartwarming tale of how two very different people become friends.

I really liked the sequence at the start of the race and how the film captures the intensity of a solo round the world yacht race. The soundtrack is pretty good too.

What is more inspiring than watching Tracy Edwards and her ground breaking all-female crew in the 1989-90 Whitbread Round the World Race?

I have watched Maiden four times now and it still leaves me with a lump in my throat as Maiden makes her way back into Portsmouth, and punching the air when Tracy lifts up her well deserved Yachtsman of the Year Award.

Read the full review of Maiden here: ‘Powerful and inspirational’ Maiden documentary

The onboard footage is fascinating to watch, especially their second leg through the Southern Ocean which they won. You celebrate with them ( Maiden won Leg 2 and 3 in their class) and feel their pain when gear failure leaves them third in Leg 5 to Fort Lauderdale.

This footage is beautifully spliced with interviews with the crew members reflecting on their race. The brutal honesty still takes my breath away. One wonders if their male rivals would be equally as honest.

And yes, the disparaging expectations of some of the male sailing journalists still grates. Attitudes are changing thankfully, although more needs to be done!

Donald Crowhurst’s tragic 1968 Golden Globe Race aboard Teignmouth Electron brought to the big screen.

This still remains one of the best sailing films I have ever seen (and being married to a sailor and Whitbread/Golden Globe Race devotee I’ve seen nearly all of them, from films like Wind and The Old Man and the Sea to documentaries including Round the World with Ridgeway and Drum ).

The sailing is authentic for a Hollywood film, and yes there are some modern boats in some of the scenes shot in Teignmouth Harbour, but overall the sailing is true to life.

Read the full review here: The Mercy: ‘One of the best sailing films I’ve ever seen’

Colin Firth is standout as Crowhurst, who almost sleep walks to his fate, clinging on to the hope that he can prove the cynics wrong and win the race.

The film certainly got Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s approval who described it as ‘a great film’. What more of an endorsement do you need?

Toby Heppell – Sailing Editor chooses his favourite sailing films

There is no denying this is an absolutely bonkers film.

I’m no film connoisseur but it’s well known this film absolutely tanked at the box office and was famous for losing quite a substantial amount of money – though when you finally factor in video sales apparently it just about saw a profit.

That being said, I absolutely adored this film when it came out. I was in my early teens at the time and racing dinghies at the weekend. Even then I remember feeling like someone behind the scenes actually knew about sailing.

Sure there are moments – as in many films featuring sailing – that sails are flapping or backed and the boat is happily making way forwards as if by magic. But the key sailing scenes remain impressive to this day.

The two 60ft trimarans that where used to shoot it were still look pretty modern even now. I remember watching Kevin Costner in full silent hero mode high-tailing it from the baddies, setting off downwind and firing a kite into the sky to help him speed away.

Not a spinnaker, mind, an actual kite. It felt like an inside joke about sailing slang put there just for me. Even now, I still return to it on the odd occasion.

It’s rare to see Hollywood doing sailing. It’s rare to see this much money thrown in the direction of sailing on the screen. If you can ignore the plot, the dialogue and much of the acting it remains a solid watch.

Morning Light

This was a real revelation when it came out and remains a solid documentary.

Fifteen young sailors embark on six months of training with the ultimate aim to sail a TP52 across the Pacific Ocean taking part in the TRANSPAC.

The premise is that this young, inexperienced crew (made up of 18-23 year olds) sailing Morning Light race the 2,300 miles against some of sailing’s top professionals.

The whole thing was funded by Roy Disney and remains a stunning testament to the rigours of racing and sailing offshore, and how much can be achieved by young sailors give a chance.

The Perfect Storm

As with Waterworld , The Perfect Storm is objectively pretty trashy. It’s made all the worse by the fact that there is no sailing at all in the film.

That it is loosely (very, very loosely) based on a true story of a fishing boat that heads out into the titular perfect storm with… consequences. It’s what keeps me coming back.

I grew up in a small town in Essex with a proud fishing tradition. The fishermen of the town would head out into the north sea on Smacks and other craft to ply their trade and, all too often, never return.

The walls of our local church are literally lined with memorials to those brave, lost men – the descendants of who still live there now.

So, The Perfect Storm may be about a fishing boat, in America, without sails, but it also serves to remind us what the sea can be capable of.

And it conjures thoughts for me, of those countless numbers who lost their lives at sea and under sail to keep the country and their families fed.

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When the James Bond production team first rang Spirit Yachts asking to borrow a brand new boat for Casino Royale , boss Sean McMillan was thrilled but nervous. “I had one question for them,” he recalls: “You’re not going to blow it up are you?”

They didn’t, though filming did take the newly built Spirit 54 on a six-month journey of more than 16,000 kilometres from Suffolk and Liverpool to Florida and the Caribbean before an about-turn to Europe and back to Venice via Croatia.

It was the first time in 300 years that a yacht had sailed on the Grand Canal, and the mast had to be taken out every time they filmed in order to make that piece of history. “We had to take the rig out and put it in again ten times in all to sail beneath the bridges. We needed a barge with a crane on board to do the job,” recalls McMillan, whose boatbuilding career goes back to childhood – he made his first wooden dinghy at the age of 12.

Bond is back aboard another Spirit in his latest adventure, No Time to Die , where he’s dedicated his retirement to a life of sailing and fishing in the Caribbean... until his old CIA buddy Felix Leiter arrives. This time there was a different problem to overcome with the privately owned Spirit 46 , which would spend two months in Jamaica with Daniel Craig and the crew. “When we got the call, the boat had already been hauled and laid up for the winter in Long Island, New York,” says McMillan. “She was completely boxed in, so we had to get the yard to move the others before we could truck her from Newport to Fort Lauderdale and sail over to Jamaica.”

Bond and boats go together like, well, Bond and Martinis. But they are not the sole preserve of 007. Yachts and the movies have enjoyed a close relationship since the silent age of Hollywood, symbolising glamour and style, wealth and mobility. In a word: class.

Almost a century ago, before the talkies had even begun, Buster Keaton set the tone by buying the 5,000-tonne 113-metre USAT Buford for his 1924 comedy The Navigator . The ship was remodelled inside and out and fitted with film lights before being sailed from San Francisco, where she was about to be sold for scrap, to Catalina Island for ten weeks of filming. The film was an instant hit. Upon its release, The Navigator became Keaton’s biggest commercial success, setting the tone for a century-long love affair between cinema and boats. The timeless appeal of a boat being tossed on a stormy sea made for instant drama on the big screen, heightened by the arrival of sound.

Sound had arrived by the 1930s when director Victor Fleming won praise for his marine photography in his 1937 Rudyard Kipling adaptation Captains Courageous , filming aboard Oretha F. Spinney , one of the last working Grand Banks schooners.

His coming-of-age story about a spoilt rich kid who falls overboard from an ocean-going liner and is rescued by a hard-bitten Portuguese fisherman (in an Oscar-winning performance from Spencer Tracey) captured the romance – and terror – of the sea, with dramatic footage of racing schooners in full sail on stormy seas, and plenty more of fishermen in oilskins and sou’westers gutting cod and halibut. Cinema’s burgeoning relationship with boats was consummated when stars of the silver screen began to buy their own as status symbols, mobile party venues and even floating homes.

In 1945, Humphrey Bogart, the biggest idol of the era, bought himself a 16.7-metre racing yacht, Santana – and was outdone the following year when Errol Flynn bought his own 36-metre schooner, Zaca, lending it to Orson Welles for the filming of The Lady From Shanghai before spending his final years living aboard off the coast of Mallorca.

In 1948, 31-metre schooner The Ryelands , built in 1886 by Nicholson & Marsh at Glasson Dock in Lancaster, was bought by RKO Pictures and played the part of Hispaniola in Treasure Island (1950). Six years later she was sold to Elstree Studios and used as the whaling ship Pequod in Moby Dick (1959) before becoming a floating museum in Morecambe, Lancashire, where she was destroyed by fire in the early 1970s.

In the 1950s, film fans were treated to a classic boat in a classic film. Released in 1959, Some Like It Hot starred Hollywood superstars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon – and perhaps the most iconic yacht ever to feature in the movies. The eye-catchingly beautiful Portola is a 25-metre fantail built at the Harbor Boat yard near Long Beach, California. Designed by Daniel Callis, she’s built entirely of wood – her exterior is varnished teak – and fitted with a Winton diesel engine.

Used as a minesweeper during the Second World War, when her wooden hull enabled her to sail undetected by enemy submarines, she was bought after the war by Errol Flynn. Portola came into her own in Billy Wilder’s classic comedy, in which Curtis and Lemmon, disguised as women on the run from the Chicago mob, compete for the affections of Monroe.

The film has many iconic scenes, like this encounter between Sugar (Monroe, at her dizzy-blonde best) and Joe (Curtis, posing as a yacht-owning oil magnate called Junior) aboard the New Caledonia .

“Which is the port and which is the starboard?”

“Well, that depends on whether you're coming or going. I mean, normally the aft is on the other side of the stern. And that's the bridge - so you can get from one side of the boat to the other. How about a glass of champagne”

In the brave new world of postwar America, boats that had been used to secure victory were reborn as stylish status symbols for the aristocracy of Hollywood. As so often in his movies, John Wayne led the charge, buying himself a classic 23-metre wooden motor yacht, Norwester , designed by naval architect Frank Munro and built in Winthrop, Massachusetts, in 1932.

Under The Duke’s ownership during the 1950s, the visitor’s book was a Who’s Who of movie royalty. Wayne then upgraded to a former US Navy minesweeper, renovating the three-decker, 41-metre Wild Goose with extravagant wood detailing and murals, a dancefloor, bridal suite, full bar and even a fireplace.

Regular guests included Hollywood’s golden couple, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, inspiring Burton to buy Liz the 50-metre Edwardian motor yacht Kalizma , one of the first steam-powered yachts with electric lighting, designed by G.L. Watson and built by Ramage & Ferguson in 1906.

Yachts weren’t just for pleasure; they were for networking (even if the word had yet to be invented), deal-making, and even accommodating movie stars during a production. What better way to keep them out of trouble after the final shot of the day (or at least be there when it happens)?

The stars of the 1960s did all that and more on Oscar-winning movie mogul Sam Spiegel’s 50-metre ocean-going motor yacht Malahne , usually moored off the Cote d’Azur. Built for Woolworth’s chairman William Stephenson in 1937 to race in the America’s Cup and used in the evacuation of Dunkirk, the craft also became a floating production office-cum-hotel when filming Lawrence of Arabia in Jordan.

By now it was the age of the blockbuster. Productions were becoming increasingly lavish, with budgets to match. So when it came to shooting the star-studded 1962 epic Mutiny On The Bounty , no expense was spared.

The film-makers commissioned a complete reconstruction of a 1787 Royal Navy sailing ship – the first vessel ever built from scratch as a historical replica – using drawings from British Admiralty archives. Construction at the Smith & Rhuland yard in Nova Scotia involved 200 workers using traditional methods and took eight months.

Upon completion she sailed via the Panama Canal to Tahiti for filming. Incredibly, at the end of the shoot the producers were planning to burn the boat until Marlon Brando, one of the stars, stepped in to save her from destruction.

Subsequently used as a tourist attraction in St Petersburg, Florida, and occasionally on film, she met a bathetic end in a long-forgotten adult movie before being lost forever off the coast of North Carolina in Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Across the Atlantic, an Isle of Wight lifeboat, Susan Ashley, was converted by Tim Bungay for the 1979 spy thriller Riddle Of The Sands , to become the fictional Dulcibella , a yawl used by two English sailors to thwart an attempted German invasion by Kaiser Wilhelm at the turn of the 20th century.

Dulcibella was herself based on author Erskine Childers’s real boat, Vixen , a converted lifeboat from Margate, though the Irish-English author would find a different kind of fame – or notoriety – with a different boat when he used his 15-metre ketch Asgard to smuggle arms to Ireland for the Easter Rising – and was captured and executed by firing squad. Asgard remains in Kilmainham Gaol Museum in Dublin.

The 1970s, which began with the moon landing, were lean times for boats in movies as spaceships took their place, especially after the global success of Star Wars . It was a prelude to the technological changes that would begin in the 1980s, when we began to use computers and displays of wealth were no longer a guilty pleasure.

If we want to look for a yardstick by which to judge a decade, then we can look no further than the boats in Bond films. The 85-metre Kingdom 5KR played a starring role in Never Say Never Again (1983) under the new name Disco Volante , aka Flying Saucer – the superyacht of supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

Designed by Luigi Sturchio, she was very much the supervillain’s boat of choice, having been built by Benetti for Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi in 1980 (as Nabila ) – and bought by Donald Trump. The future president made characteristic changes, adding a swimming pool and sauna, a cinema and disco, a lift and even a private hospital – before changing the H on the helipad to a T for Trump and renaming her Trump Princess .

If she was a vessel synonymous with power and wealth, then the 22-metre racing yacht Stormvogel was all about elegance and beauty, as was her co-star Nicole Kidman in Dead Calm (1989). Built in South Africa in 1961, three architects collaborated on that magnificent design: Van de Stadt designed the hull, John Illingworth the sail plan and deck layout, and Laurent Giles the interior fittings.

Moving into the 1990s , The Truman Show featured another beauty. The eight-metre Pemaquid Friendship Sloop was the first boat built by Tom Morris in 1972 and appears in the climactic final scene when Jim Carrey finally realises his life is a movie and its director, Ed Harris, tries to capsize the boat to stop him escaping from the world created around him.

Moving into a new millennium, Hollywood’s love affair with boats gathered pace. The Perfect Storm (2000) starred George Clooney in the true story of the swordfishing boat Andrea Gail ’s final voyage, when she was lost in a freak storm. Director Wolfgang Petersen used the actual setting – Gloucester, Massachusetts – and Andrea Gail’s sister ship, the 22-metre Lady Grace .

Built in 1978, she was auctioned off on eBay after being taken to Hamburg for the German movie premiere and transported back across the Atlantic to return to service, but was badly damaged in a 2011 fire during a refit.

Bigger movie budgets meant bigger boats – and more expensive ones. For his 1997 slavery epic Amistad , Steven Spielberg needed an authentic-looking early-nineteenth-century Baltimore Clipper to stand in for the real slave ship, La Amistad . The 27-metre replica topsail schooner Pride Of Baltimore II had been used as an ambassador vessel by the city of Baltimore – the shipbuilding capital of America in the 1790s.

Designed by original architect Thomas Gillmer and built by Peter Boudreau, her keel was carved from thousand-year-old Central American hardwood from Belize. The first Pride , which sank off Puerto Rico in 1986, had been built by hand with hammers and saws, faithfully recreating the methods of a century and a half earlier, while her movie-star replacement was sped up by the use of power tools.

Retro replicas have their place but as film budgets soared over the last 20 years, so have the size - and value - of the boats on screen. Jason Bourne briefly enjoyed himself in flashback aboard the 46-metre White Knight , built by Chediek in 1985, in The Bourne Identity (2002) before being shot, falling overboard and drifting away on the ocean to an uncertain fate… or at least the sequel.

Sunseekers have become synonymous with Bond films and beyond - like the 40-metre Mondomarine -bult motor yacht Thumper, in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016). Edina and Patsy (Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley) hide away on the superyacht in the South of France, sipping (or, in Patsy’s case, swilling) their signature Bolly champagne on the sun deck.

Is art imitating life or vice versa when no on-screen display of wealth is worth watching unless it’s on board a boat – the more eye-catching the better? Like the 41-metre Ocean Emerald , built by Rodriquez Yachts , in the 2015 remake of Point Break . You might not remember the film, but you’re sure to recall that controversial design by Lord Norman Foster, breaking most of the established rules. You’d expect nothing less from the creative brain behind the Gherkin in London (and the Yacht Club de Monaco), and its sweeping curves and floor-to-ceiling windows don’t disappoint. Not to mention a skateboard ramp in the bow, where spectacular stunts were filmed off the Italian coast near Brindisi.

Perhaps even more eye-catching is the futuristic Galeocerdo in The Island (2005). With its one-of-a-kind design by Wally , the angular shell is sheathed in black glass and triple gas turbines reach a top speed of 60 knots. One of the fastest in the world, the 36-metre luxury motor yacht (built by Rodriquez in Italy) plays a key role in Michael Bay’s sci-fi extravaganza. Oh, and if you’re thinking it looks a bit like a shark, that’s no accident - Galeocerdo cuvier is the Latin name of the tiger shark.

Sometimes, for obvious reasons, the yacht you want for your epic movie just isn’t available. Like those ones from Amistad and Perfect Storm and Mutiny on The Bounty and... well, Titanic . It was a problem Martin Scorsese faced when he wanted to recreate the disgraced trader Jason Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio)’s real-life superyacht Nadine in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).

The real Nadine sank after the drug-crazed Belfort ordered his captain to sail into a storm off the coast of Italy. So she was replaced by the 41-metre Lady M , built by US yard Intermarine in 2002. Scorsese shot his footage in North Cove Marina, New York, including that notorious scene where DiCaprio sends federal investigators packing by hurling live lobsters at them and showering them with hundred-dollar bills – “fun coupons”– as they leave.

By now the yachts onscreen said as much about the confidence the movie makers had in their picture as the story itself, challenging the actors for star status. Like the 51-metre aluminium-hulled Helios 2 in the geopolitical thriller Syriana (2005), starring George Clooney and Matt Damon. And the 71-metre Haida 1929 , one of the oldest superyachts on the water - built by Krupp Germaniawerft for millionaire Max C. Fleischmann – making her much-delayed movie debut in Mamma Mia! (2008) with Meryl Streep belting out the ABBA hit Money, Money Money .

For some movie makers, though, size is always going to be everything. And one of those movie makers is always going to be Michael Bay, a man who rarely lets a stage set remain unexploded in the final reel. His Netflix production 6 Underground (2015) used the 95-metre five-deck Kismet owned by Shadid Khan, the billionaire owner of Fulham Football Club and the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars.

Built by Lürssen in 2014 and designed by Reymond Langton and Espen Øino , it’s used for a lavish party scene. And – yes, you guessed – there’s a spectacular explosion before the credits roll. Not on board, though: even Bay can’t blow up a £150 million yacht that costs a million a week to charter – but right next to it. At least that’s the way it looks.

So what’s next? Despite a global recession and a pandemic, Hollywood hasn’t fallen out of love with boats. And as long as they feature in films, owners will seize the opportunity to advertise their wares. After all, a spot in a big-budget movie won’t just ensure a busy charter season but keep prices high.

But in the increasingly competitive environment of this virtual super-marina, it’s important to stand out from the crowd. If an eye-catching design isn’t enough, then how about a mind-blowing gimmick? Like the icebreaker in Christopher Nolan’s 2020 blockbuster Tenet . He gives a starring role to the 75-metre explorer Planet Nine , a vessel with lifts connecting its five decks, a large helicopter hangar and its own rocket launcher.

So where do we go from here? Boats aren’t getting any smaller – the record set by 180-metre monster Azzam is bound to be broken sooner or later. But don’t expect to see it in the movies: when you’ve got a billion pounds to build a boat, you don’t need – or want – to see it in the movies.

Meanwhile, some movie makers are determined to go deeper - literally - into the world of boats and submersibles. In 2012, James Cameron embarked on a real-life voyage to the bottom of the sea, piloting the Deepsea Challenger to the deepest depths of the Mariana Trench – eleven kilometres below the surface. And in 2018, the Five Deeps Expedition, led by Victor Vescovo, went further – if not deeper – to film the first manned expedition to the deepest point in all five oceans for the Discovery Channel. After that, boats seem a bit tame.

Planes, trains and automobiles. Boats and submarines. Rockets and spaceships… Hollywood’s done them all. Perhaps the movies of the future will move away from boats altogether - or perhaps they’ll just go back to smaller, sleeker, classic designs, seeking style over size as film budgets shrink in our post-pandemic universe? Just don’t bet on it.

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