Blue Water Odyssey

Blue Water Odyssey is a dvd which illuminates the beauty, adventure, and excitement of a world circumnavigation under sail. It chronicles an actual voyage, bringing to life the majesty of the ocean and the exotic places that such an endeavor touches.

Bob, Sandra, sons Stephen and Dwayne, and daughter Susan departed San Diego, Ca. on their sailing ketch Sea Witch, stopping first in Hawaii. Their voyage continues through the tropical islands of the South Pacific, Australia, sailing the Torres Straits to Bali and across the Indian Ocean to Africa. They voyaged on across the South Atlantic stopping at St Helena and islands off the coast of Brazil before sailing on through the Caribbean, Panama Canal, and finally back to San Diego.

The dvd depicts robust blue water sailing, secluded anchorages, and interesting native cultures encountered along the way.

Blue Water Odyssey is an extremely well done video which leaves the viewer wanting to cast off and follow in their wake.

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I actually liked it but I can see how other, maybe younger people would not. It is basically a home video of thier trip. It was low budget and a bit grainy, filmed on 8 mm I think. It is very interesting and a bit of a time travel back to the 60's. It's not for eveyone, but it was worth the but for me. June 1, 2008

well done, interesting video

This video begins by briefly opening a scrapbook where the family is introduced and then fades into the movie about their five year circumnavigation under sail. The movie commences in Hawaii and continues through the South Pacific Ocean islands, Australia, Indonesia, Indian Ocean, South Africa, South Atlantic, Carribbean, Panama Canal, and back to San Diego, CA. where the voyage had began.
I found the sailing scenes were well done and the interesting exposure of the family to the diverse cultures they visited extremely well done.
I have attended several presentations of voyages given in person by the people who did them but I have never enjoyed any of them as much as I enjoyed this one.
My husband and I saw this dvd with several friends and we all enjoyed it. The unaminous conclusion was that this was the best of this type of presentation that we had seen.
I highly recommend Blue Water Odyssey. June 1, 2008

Enjoyable

I would rather be able to give this two and a half stars for production quality and four stars for content.

This is really a set of home movies from the early eighties. It's about a family that meandered around the world over the course of five years.

I got this at the same time as "Being Out There". They are very different films. English is a second language for my wife, and she really enjoyed this movie while the other one put her to sleep. "Blue Water Odyssey" explains by showing you, rather than having talking heads. There is less emphasis on socializing with other cruisers, more emphasis on trying to experience the cultures of the countries visited, and you don't see them motoring. There is good sailing footage, but it is mostly of a gale, and there is very little of the relatively gentle winds that the family apparently experienced for the majority of their time on the water.

Just a note: as far as I can tell, as I mentioned above, this was shot in the early eighties (going by clothing fashions and the cars in the background). The actual boat appears to be the original "Sea Witch"-- the first built to this design, which was published in the old "The Rudder" in 1945-- so the boat was over 35 years old when they made the trip!

(Please note: this DVD does not have closed captions or subtitles.) May 4, 2008

Excellent DVD, well worth the cost.

I found this dvd very interesting and well filmed. It takes one on a voyage around the world and seemed to bring the essence of such an undertaking to life. The sailing shots were well done and the places visited quite interesting. It really leaves a person wanting to cast off and sail in their wake. February 5, 2008

Blue Water Odyssey - a charming amateur production

Having met the Driscoll family, in the Hawkesbury River just north of Sydney, during their circumnavigation, this film held considerable personal nostalgia for me. I remember them as a charming, good-looking bunch and this film confirms that memory. It is a modest production, a bit of a home movie in fact, but that unassuming quality is charming in itself. The film shows some of the pleasures of a trade-wind voyage, provides glimpses of beautiful, simple places far off the beaten track and of the people who live there, and, above all, creates an intimate portrait of a happy family life. Seeing the kids grow up through the five years it took to complete this circumnavigation is cute. It fact, that's how I'd describe this film - cute, unpretentious and a pleasant 90 minutes entertainment. February 1, 2008

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