Maidentrip Official Trailer 1 (2013) – Documentary HD
14-year-old Laura Dekker fought a 10 month legal battle to set out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.
“Fame”
Excerpt from “Fame”, a documentary on wooden boat builder Harold Burnham of Essex, MA. Director and Videographer Albert Viator. Music by Ye Mariners All. Part of the Massachusetts Folk Arts Archive at www.massfolkarts.org.
The Tangaroa Expedition
All his life, Olav Heyerdahl had heard the stories of his grandfather: of how he crossed the Pacific in 1947 on a primitive raft made of balsa wood. Now at last, he got to experience it first hand. As a tribute to his grandfather and the original Kon-tiki expedition, Olav and his team built a …
Joshua Slocum
Joshua SLOCUM (1824 – 1909) Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world alone in a small boat. He personally rebuilt an 11.2 metre sloop-rigged fishing boat that he named the Spray. On April 24, 1895, he set sail from Boston, Massachusetts. More than three years later, he returned to Newport, Rhode …
Shipbuilding in Essex, Massachusetts
PublicResourceOrg – This film chronicles life in the village of Essex in Massachusetts — a town famous for its hand built wooden fishing boats. Scenes give a complete account of the building of one of the boats, a 70-foot trawler, the St. Rosalie. Traditional singing and dancing accompany the various stages of the work. U.S. …