Product Details

• Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 29, 1997
• Run Time: 150 minutes
• ASIN: 6304407629
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,846 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

For centuries, the world's great sailing ships embodied adventure. They were the key to vast riches, fame, and world power. Set sail on an exciting and informative look at three ships that made history. See dramatic re-creations and sophisticated 3D computer simulations of galleons loaded with treasure, whalers pursuing their mighty prey, and clippers cutting across the open sea. Experience the danger and romance of their voyages, their battles and their races across the seas through archival footage and colorful sailing lore. Tour modern replicas of these history-making vessels, and meet the innovators who built them and the brave men who took them to sea. It's the definitive examination of the sailing vessels that transformed the world.