William F. Buckley Jr.'s Celestial Navigation Simplified(NaN)

Home Is the Ocean(de)

Over the past 20 years, the Schwörer family has sailed around the world while sharing their expedition examples of nature’s true beauty and inspiring people to live in balance with nature. Along the way, their family has grown, with six children being raised on their sailboat.

Mediterranean Holiday(de)

A 1962 West German documentary film directed by Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber.

At Sea(en)

AT SEA is a visceral and poetic short film that blends docu-style realism with narrative fiction, following a group of faceless sailors navigating the unpredictable seas of Greece. Through the fragmented memories of an unreliable narrator, the film weaves together a non-linear story that shifts in mood with each chapter, offering a fresh perspective on the sea. Based on true events… almost.

Moananuiākea: One Ocean, One People, One Canoe(en)

From 2019 Maui Film Festival This powerful documentary celebrates the historic Malama Honua Worldwide Voyage that connected countless individuals and communities from around the globe. A voyage that also represented the fulfillment of the vision of Nainoa Thompson and his contemporaries, the passing of the mantle to the next generation of kanaka maoli who will retain the skills of their ancestors and perpetuate this tradition for generations to come so the legacy of Hokulea can last for 1,000 generations.

Surf Sail(en)

A documentary following the attempt by three young people to be the first windsurfers to cross Cook Strait.

Call Me Captain(en)

The Norfolk Broads tourist film promotes the pleasures of boating.

Sailing with Bushnell Keeler(en)

In 1967, a young David Lynch grabbed his new Bolex 16mm camera, to film his friend and mentor Bushnell Keeler and brother Dave Keeler sailing on the Chesapeake Bay in Bush's King's Cruiser. This was David Lynch's very first film, which he prefers to call a "home movie". It depicts a man, a painter, who changed David's life forever pursuing the artist's life, which he continues to this day.

Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey(en)

This award-winning PBS documentary sweeps viewers into a seafaring adventure with a community of Polynesians, as they build traditional sailing canoes, learn how to follow the stars across the open ocean, and embark upon a 2,000-mile voyage in the wake of their ancestors.

Reto Astrolabio(gl)

Die Flotte der Römer(de)

The Exiles(id)

During the 1965 mass killings to eliminate the Indonesian Communist Party, the new regime banned scholars in the Soviet Union and China, forcing them into exile across Europe. This documentary follows those displaced individuals as they navigate the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Sweden, Germany, and Indonesia, reflecting on the traumatic events that uprooted their lives.

Of Boats and Brothers: The Yacht Building Herreshoffs(en)

This award-winning documentary film chronicles the accomplishments and relationship of John and Nathanael Herreshoff. These determined brothers overcame all obstacles, including blindness, to earn a worldwide reputation in yacht design and construction.

Under 30(en)

Philosopher of the Sea(sv)

Elderly sailor Sven Yrvind takes on a daring solo voyage from Ireland to New Zealand. What seems like a reckless journey on the unforgiving seas is also inner journey that prompts the thought - how do we wish to lead our lives?

Water Sports(en)

This short film showcases water sports activities such as sailboat racing and surfboard riding, including Christian Peterson doing a human surfboard at 45 mph.

30 Years of National Geographic Specials(en)

Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society.

Mergui(en)

Using nature shots with narration and a musical score, this documentary tells the story about the Moken, Myanmar's last sea nomads.

The Wind Gods(en)

A feature length documentary film following Larry Ellison's 10-year quest to bring the oldest trophy in international sport, The America's Cup, back to the United States.

Holland Sailing(en)

This Sportscope series entry highlights sailboat races in Holland.

The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific(en)

In hand-built, double-hulled canoes sixty feet long, the ancestors of today's Polynesians sailed vast distances using only the waves, the stars, and the flights of birds to navigate. Anthropologist Sanford Low visits the Caroline Islands of Micronesia to meet Mau Piailug, the last navigator initiated on his island and one of few men still practicing this once-essential art. He demonstrates his skill by sailing a replica canoe 2500 miles from Hawaii to Tahiti with no modern navigational instruments.