Postponed

Due to potential rain and smoke conditions The Weekend Sailor has been postponed. New date to be announced soon.

TankerFlicks is back with a series of films about strivers.   The Weekend Sailor (2016) is an inspiring documentary about Ramon Carlín, a middle-aged Mexican man who raced in the first Whitbread (now Volvo) around the world race with an unpretensious sailboat and friends and family for crew, and they beat deeply-funded professional sailors. Ramon Carlín faced laughter and scorn from the maritime press and the sailing world.

Enjoy this water-themed movie outside on the deck of the Mary Whalen. Here is the trailer.

The licensing fee for this is $500, so donations are appreciated.

“In 1973, the United Kingdom organized the first head to head sailing race around the world, inviting expert crews from Europe and other countries against each other. The Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, today the prestigious Volvo Ocean Race took the sport to its limits. The British Royal Navy purchased six yachts to train 800 man and chose the best four 10-man crews for each of the four legs of the race, yet, an inexperienced Mexican man also signed up. In his fifties, with a crew that included his wife, son, family and friends. His name, Ramon Carlín. A weekend sailor. And he beat every competing nation. In Mexico, Ramon lived the working man’s dream, turning a door to door sales job into a million-dollar company through flawless work ethic and a sheer effort. He married the love of his life Paquita and formed a family. His rebellious teenage son, Enrique, wanted to marry to his 14 year-old girlfriend, so Ramon sent him to school in Ireland to keep them apart. It only made things more extreme on their life. While visiting Enrique in the United Kingdom, Ramon noticed an ad on a magazine for a sailing race around the world. He’d been sailing casually for two years in Acapulco and saw this race as an opportunity to teach his son some discipline and a real life experience.”