In his leaking boat, he began a second logbook with a list of elaborately calculated false positions on spare sheets. But in reality he was slipping further and further behind his stated position. Crowhurst’s family was thrilled by his sudden progress. Naming his boat the Teignmouth Electron, Crowhurst set sail on the October 31 deadline, unable to complete the innovative designs he had planned.Īfter a slow start, Crowhurst began to radio a series of increasingly record-breaking daily distances to his delighted press agent in England, who embellished the mileages before relaying them to the public. With funding from a local businessman, Crowhurst bought a trimaran - the newest and quickest boat available at the time - on the condition that if he lost the race, he’d have to buy the boat back, a purchase that would propel him into bankruptcy. Competitors were required to set sail before October 31 to avoid the fury of a winter at sea.ĭeep Water follows Donald Crowhurst, a 36-year-old father of four and owner of an ailing marine electronics business, as he attempted to win the fastest voyage prize. A prize of £5,000 was offered for the fastest voyage. In 1968, The Sunday Times of London announced the first solo, non-stop, around-the-world sailing race. His latest film is Town of Runners, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. He played in lead role in developing Hi8us Projects improvised dramas with young people for Channel 4, in establishing First Light, the UK Film Council's scheme for young filmmakers, and in setting up digital storytelling exchanges between marginalised communities across Europe. Another strand of Jerry's work has been participatory production, working with people to tell their own stories on film. His past credits include The Late George Shaw, for Channel 4’s Art Show series, the Modern Painters series of short films for Channel 4 and TV and radio programmes for BBC, Carlton, Channel 4, Teachers TV, and the Arts Council. Jerry Rothwell is a documentary filmmaker whose work includes the award-winning feature docs, Heavy Load, about a group of people with learning disabilities who form a punk band, Donor Unknown about a sperm donor and his many offspring and Deep Water, co-directed with Louise Osmond, about Donald Crowhurst’s ill-fated voyage in the 1968 round the world … Show more yacht race.
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