Movie was 1980s technology. I thought it was excellent and conveyed the sense of individual courage in a period of desperation and impending doom. The boat was allegorical. The ending scene was from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. Jerry
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 17, 2014, at 7:43 PM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I totally agree with Chuck. > > This is not a sailing movie, it's full of holes and convenient omissions > like: > > - No EPIRB, yet had a sophisticated life raft, > - No backup waterproof VHF radio ,main VHF not water proof, no GPS, no AIS. > - Leaves the companion way open in a heavy storm > - Aimlessly drifting around > - Gets hit by the container hard enough to make a huge hole yet it was > perfectly calm, still, and his engine is not running. Was there an engine > running on the container? > - Tacks and puts the gaping hole to leeward therefore getting the hole in the > drink, with un-trimmed sails, shouldn't he had kept it to windward and keep > it dry while figuring out what to do? He was while sailing around aimlessly > anyway.. > - Etc, etc, etc > > I guess he gets some credit for conveying all the emotions without saying a > single word the whole movie.. > > -Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, Georgia > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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