Abandoned Page #3

Synopsis: In 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton, New Zealand, for Tonga with four men on board. After a freak wave turned the boat upside down, they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great Barrier Island.
 
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Year:
2015
86 min
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you have someone in Australia?

More interested in who I

could be sailing towards, mate.

Hey, who's the lady in

the picture down below?

Now that is the original Rose

Noelle, Tahitian princess.

I named the boat after

her. Love of my life.

Do you still love her?

In spirit.

We're going a bit fast,

John? Don't you think?

I mean, we're not in that

much of a bloody hurry, are we?

Well, I want to get as far

as we can before nightfall.

- But why?

- Well, the weather's changing.

The weather's changing? What

do you mean? What's it doing?

Well, there's a storm coming.

We're going to catch it.

It'll be on us pretty soon. And

then we'll do some real sailing.

(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING)

JOHN (V.O.):
A little

knowledge is a dangerous thing.

I don't like this. I

really don't like this.

JOHN (V.O.):
Phil had limited

coastal sailing experience.

Maybe that's why he was so

anxious. His fear was contagious.

How long's this going to last?

What's the big surprise?

If you guys heard the marine forecast,

you would've known about this.

This storm's gonna blow us all

the way to Tonga in no time.

You sailed us into a storm on purpose?

Get us... come on! Get

on the radio now! F***...

Call the Coast Guard. Get us a helicopter.

Get us off. Hello? Is the Coast Guard...

Hey, hey, hey! That radio's short-range.

There's no one out here to hear you.

- Why?

- Why what?

Why is it short range?

Because I don't have a license.

Why not?

'Cause I don't believe in them,

and I don't want to waste the money.

When you're out here, you're out

here. That's the journey you're on.

F*** you, mate! We're gonna flip!

Look, we're not gonna

flip. This yacht can't flip.

I've sailed 40,000 miles in one of

these. This is just another blow.

- And when was that, 20 years ago?

- Yeah.

I built this baby with my own hands,

we've already crossed the Tasman together.

You're safe, Rick. Relax.

Oh, God.

What about a sea anchor?

You got one of those?

What for?

Well, to stop us bouncing

round while we ride it out.

Yeah.

Have you got one?

Of course, I have...

Well, then let's throw it

out, slow us down a bit.

No way, it's brand new.

It cost me a lot of money.

- For Christ's sakes.

- The wind turn and goes.

- Let's take take a vote.

- Yeah.

It's not a bloody democracy, mate.

Hey, f*** you! Where is it?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

Okay, throw us the bag!

Okay, hold onto the bag!

- Use this rope!

- Got it!

Ready?

Now!

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

JOHN (V.O.):
If I made one

big mistake, this was it...

allowing myself to be bulldozed

by a terrified crew...

with no experience of

blue water sailing.

The noise of waves smashing against

a multihull is like gunfire.

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