...to succeed, the latter Plant seemed to have been, and simply followed his dreams.
Also I had to put a newer review after that 7 from October 2020 by some righteous moody troll finger-pointing at this Branson-type GoGetter.
Watched this for free on YT @FreeMoviesNow after discovering Mike Plants story and currently restored Boat on YT @TheDuracellProject which was the second boat Plant built, presented in the second third of this well made documentary.
Nowadays rarely any official regatta is involved nor even mentioned in the non-marine-media any more (and high-end competitive sailing still mostly an uppercrust posh sport for poloshirt-wearing part of the better-off part of population, like tennis, another relic dying the public-interest-death no millenial is interested in any more). Today instead literally all the 7 seas are full of private single handers or couples doing round-the-world without anyone public taking notice apart from their viewers/subscribers if they YT-it themselves for others to watch and maybe being sponsored/crowdfunded via Patreon or else. These are already legion and more than anyone can count; "anyone and their cat" (or dog) can (and does) go on a shoestring budget around the world on their (both cheap or expensive) boats.
So baseline nice to have this backflash to not so far but certainly different times, with interesting comments of relatives, friends, and icons of the marine sport, profession and trade.
Also I had to put a newer review after that 7 from October 2020 by some righteous moody troll finger-pointing at this Branson-type GoGetter.
Watched this for free on YT @FreeMoviesNow after discovering Mike Plants story and currently restored Boat on YT @TheDuracellProject which was the second boat Plant built, presented in the second third of this well made documentary.
Nowadays rarely any official regatta is involved nor even mentioned in the non-marine-media any more (and high-end competitive sailing still mostly an uppercrust posh sport for poloshirt-wearing part of the better-off part of population, like tennis, another relic dying the public-interest-death no millenial is interested in any more). Today instead literally all the 7 seas are full of private single handers or couples doing round-the-world without anyone public taking notice apart from their viewers/subscribers if they YT-it themselves for others to watch and maybe being sponsored/crowdfunded via Patreon or else. These are already legion and more than anyone can count; "anyone and their cat" (or dog) can (and does) go on a shoestring budget around the world on their (both cheap or expensive) boats.
So baseline nice to have this backflash to not so far but certainly different times, with interesting comments of relatives, friends, and icons of the marine sport, profession and trade.