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Singlehanders

1982 49 min
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Follow 2 Canadians, Bob Lush and Mike Birch, aboard their yachts during the 1980 Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race. More than a record of this prestigious international sailing event, the resulting film is the starting point for an epic of challenge and determination.

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Follow 2 Canadians, Bob Lush and Mike Birch, aboard their yachts during the 1980 Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race. More than a record of this prestigious international sailing event, the resulting film is the starting point for an epic of challenge and determination.
  • director
    Shelagh Mackenzie
    Kent Nason
  • editing
    Shelagh Mackenzie
    Kent Nason
  • producer
    Shelagh Mackenzie
  • executive producer
    Barry Cowling
    Rex Tasker
  • script
    Barry Cowling
  • cinematography
    Kent Nason
  • additional photography
    Michael Birch
    Bob Lush
    Michael Mahoney
    Damian McLaughlin
    Peter Salkeld
    Jerry Taylor
  • sound recording
    Ted Haley
  • additional recording
    Bev Davidson
    Michael Birch
    Bob Lush
  • sound editing
    Les Halman
  • animation
    Meilan Lam
  • narrator
    Cyril Byrne
  • music
    Larry Crosley

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