Best Sailing Movies Based on True Stories
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True Spirit
(2023)
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A Netflix movie based on the story of an Australian teen who set out to be the youngest person to sail unassisted and nonstop around the globe.
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Adrift
(2008)
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A true story of a couple's struggle for survival after being caught in a catastrophic hurricane while crossing the Pacific.
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The Mercy
(2018)
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Based on Donald Crowhurst's ill-fated attempt to compete in the 1968 Golden Globe Race, a solo yacht race around the world.
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The Heart of the Sea
(2015)
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The events of the sinking of the whaleship Essex, which inspired the novel "Moby-Dick".
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White Squall
(1996)
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The true story of a group of college-age boys in the 1960s who spent a semester on a tall ship sailing around the world.
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The Perfect Storm
(2000)
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Based on the non-fiction book about the "No-Name Storm" that hit North America in 1991. It follows the swordfishing vessel Andrea Gail and her crew.
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Captain Phillips
(2013)
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The true story of a 2009 hijacking of a U.S. container ship off the coast of Africa by Somalian pirates.
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