The New Film Company's exciting sailing films 

for the active and the armchair  sailor.

Sailing and ocean racing:  in the STAR (Singlehanded TransAtlantic Race), the Two-STAR (Doublehanded TransAtlantic Race), the BOC Challenge, the Around Alone Race, Outward Bound. Traditional Polynesian/Micronesian navigation.  Boatbuilding:  the Friendship sloop.  As seen on PBS, Discovery, National Geographic Explorer, The Outdoor Life Channel.

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Award-Winning
Sailing
and
Adventure
Videos/DVDs

 

AMERICAN CHALLENGE -- new VHS price
Alone Against the Atlantic

"The best film about yacht racing ever made."
Puts you on board with 6 single-handed sailors
in a thrilling Transatlantic Race.
56-minute VHS video ($19.95) or DVD ($34.95)

 

AROUND ALONE -- new VHS price

Dodge Morgan's inspiring at-sea journey, making
him the first American to sail solo, non-stop
around the world.

57-minute VHS video ($19.95) or DVD ($34.95)

 

 

THE BOC CHALLENGE: 1986-87

The dramatic story of the Second BOC Challenge.
Sailors tested to their limits in a 27,000 mile race
alone around the world.  

53-minute VHS video ($19.95) or DVD ($34.95)

 

THE FRIENDSHIP SLOOP -- new lower prices

A salty and beautifully photographed film of the building
and sailing of a classic boat.  Seeing this boat under sail 
is to step back in history.  

28-minute VHS video ($19.95) or DVD ($24.95)

 

 

THE NAVIGATORS

An intriguing South Pacific journey with Mau
Piailug, the last living master of the techniques of
 traditional navigation.
 59-minute VHS video ($29.95) or DVD ($34.95)

Note:  for private home use only

 

 

OUTWARD BOUND -- new lower prices

A close-up view of people testing their limits
on the sea-adventure course at Hurricane Island
off the coast of Maine.

28-minute VHS video ($19.95) or DVD ($24.95)

 

PASSAGE

Norwegian sailor Arne Brun Lie confronts the
challenge of the Two-Star Sailing Race and his
memories as a Nazi war prisoner.

56-minute VHS video ($19.95) or DVD ($34.95)

 

 

THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE -- new VHS price

Exciting video of the first BOC Challenge, the 
most treacherous sailing race ever devised.

58-minute VHS video ($19.95) or DVD ($34.95)

 

 

Environmental and Gerontology Education Programs

HOME FREE: RETURN OF THE BALD EAGLE

"Easily one of the most beautiful films about birds
  ever made."                                 Library Journal

One man's love of a wild creature challenges him
to realize a dream.

29-minute VHS video ($49.95) or DVD ($59.95)

 

 

STRIPED BASS: MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

In the 1990's striped bass were declining at an alarming rate along the East Coast.  This film documents the efforts of scientists, journalists and concerned citizens to solve the mystery of this decline and serves a model of our need to come to terms with the delicate environmental balance that sustains us all.

52-minute VHS video ($39.95)

 

  • OLD, BLACK AND ALIVE!

        "A beautiful, thoughful film ... full of humor and love."  Film Library Quarterly

        Intimate portraits of seven elderly Blacks of varying backgrounds and life experiences.

         28-minute VHS video ($39.95)

 

  • EVERY DAY COUNTS: SECOND CAREERS AFTER 65

Profiles of 6 retirees who have begun new pursuits.  Their courage and resourcefulness demonstrate the unique contributions that the elderly can and do make after leaving the work world.  An inspiration for audiences of all ages particularly retirees whose potential is too often untapped.

14-minute VHS ($39.95)

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