Customer Reviews

Blue Water Odyssey

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3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I found this DVD an excellent DVD of a family's sailing voyage around the world. The picture quality was good and the narration/music well done. Some of the sailing shots were outstanding and the places visited quite interesting.
If you are looking for a "how to" movie this is not for you, in my opinion there are quite enough of those, however, if you a looking for a "doing it" movie this is the one for you.
I would guess this circumnavigation was accomplished in the 1980-1990 time frame but the ocean doesn't change and the excitement of such a trip remains. What a marvelous family adventure this must have been.

A 5-year sailing trip around the world is something many of us dream about. This family pulled it off. The ports of call were interesting as was the commentary. The film is done in the style of "The Endless Summer" with narration over a silent film with background music. The one things I thought was missing though was shots of them actually sailing. A 5 year voyage on the high seas and most the shots were of the ports of call. There wasn't a lot of video of the boat sailing at sea and based on the footage they didn't experience any hardships, broken rudders, torn sails or anything else that I am sure added some real drama to the voyage. While overall it is a nice video of a family vacation and it is well shot, I found it to be more a film of destinations rather than sailing.

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.

Blue Water Odyssey is a DVD which illuminates the beauty and adventure of a world circumnavigation under sail. It is an odyssey which portrays an actual voyage, bringing to life the majesty of the ocean and the exotic places that such an endeavor touches.
I found it to be a well filmed adventure which effortlessly flowed from scene to scene. The background music, narration, and animated maps/charts were exceptionally well done. The sailing scenes and the places visited were quite interesting.

I have now viewed it several times and each time has been a treat which left me wanting to follow in their wake. This is a DVD that is well worth the price.

The video gives a wonderful and unusual perspective of world cruising. I found very engaging but is not for those looking for a how to sail video. For those who are interested in cruising, this should be on the must see list though it is not a big budget production. I loved the scene of "water-surfing" behind the sail boat!

Quite an adventure and very well filmed with some very nice original music. I thoroughly enjoyed this dvd....

This is not a stylish production by any means but rather a simple homemade documentary that is enjoyable to watch. It is the sailboat cruising journey of a family who shows you the interesting and exotic places they traveled to. If you love sailing and would like to see a bit of what it's like to go on an extented journey to foriegn ports, then this is an good little film. The film quality isn't that great by today's standards because it was filmed with a home video camera from the late 70's by the look of it. Anyway, there's not many such documentaries so at least this is one that is around to enjoy.

Anyone who has ever dreamed of having a family adventure of sailing around the world and experiencing all of the excitement that wuch a trip would entail will love this film. I have seen several attempts to bring such an adventure to the public and this is the best one I have ever seen. A delightful film, beautifully filmed and edited. You will not be disappointed if you purchase Blue Water Odyssey.

This is best family sailboat cruising film I have seen. I bought this on VHS a few years ago but it had been lost when we moved. This dvd version is even better with very high quality video. I may never get to go myself, but I can still dream...

This is a delightful documentary about a sailing trip around the world which I thought was very enjoyable to watch. I have attended several presentations of sailing trips and watched a couple of VHS/DVD which were about sailing trips of lesser magnitude. This one, in my opinion, is the best I have seen. There are excellent sailing scenes and interesting destinations presented. The music, some of which was original, was nicely done.
Watching Blue Water Odyssey was a nice diversion on a cold winter evening.