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Set sail with Jake and his crew on a full-length, high-speed adventure on the high seas. Jake and his crew must race Bucky against the Jolly Roger and the sneaky Captain Hook, but if Bucky loses, he'll belong to Hook forever! Also, enjoy four more exciting Jake And The Never Land Pirates episodes!
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"In the spring of 1992, Nat Philbrick was in his late thirties, living with his family on Nantucket, feeling stranded and longing for that thrill of victory he once felt after winning a national sailing championship in his youth. Was it a midlife crisis? It was certainly a watershed for the journalist-turned-stay-at-home dad, who impulsively decided to throw his hat into the ring, or water, again. With the bemused approval of his wife and children,...
7) Maiden
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The true story of skipper Tracy Edwards and the first all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World race.
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"In early 1968, desperate entrepreneur Donald Crowhurst was trying to sell a nautical navigation device he had developed when he saw that the Sunday Times would be sponsoring the Golden Globe Race, the first ever solo, round-the-world sailing competition. An avid amateur sailor, Crowhurst sensed a marketing opportunity and shocked the world by entering the competition using an untested trimaran of his own design. Shock soon turned to amazement when...