Iron Duck

If you enjoy the film, please consider donating to help offset the cost of sharing this story with the world. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/IronDuckFilm It almost ended before it started, with the crash of their first-speed yacht record attempt, the disaster that broke the short-lived Wood Duck. The Iron Duck tells the story of how Bob Dill and Bob Schumacher went on to build and sail the fastest wind-powered vehicle in the world. In 1999, they shattered the 100 mph mark and secured a place in the record books that held for ten years to the day. The wind-powered world speed record was an obsession of Dill's, who thought he could break it with the initiative engineering ideas he had to build the Iron Duck. Bob Dill's infatuation with the speed record drew him to drag his best friend Schumacher along across the country every year for a decade. They persevered through unpredictable playa conditions, design iterations, and entirely self-funding an ambitious record attempt. The campaign succeeded with Bob Schumacher, who set a new and seemingly unbeatable speed record at 116.7 mph. However, both friends have always wanted for the trophy to be in Bob Dill's name. Today, we follow Bob Dill as he brings the legendary boat out of retirement to sail it one last time (his 70th birthday) before scrapping it and saying goodbye to the 30-year project. As in the speed trials, the wind doesn't readily cooperate, and Dill has to decide if he is ultimately ready to let go of the dream of the Iron Duck. Featuring: Bob Dill Bob Schumacher Stefan Dalberg Richard Jenkins Bertrand Lambert Ivanpah, California Land Sailing Community Alvord, Oregon Land Sailing Community Producers: Ben Dolenc and Ian Kalmbaugh Director/DP : Ben Dolenc Editor: Ian Kalmbaugh Additional Cinematography: Will Durland and Daniel Long Ivanpah Aerial Cinematography: Daniel Long Archival Footage: Kent Harvey Films, Andy Dill, and Chan Weller Aerial Ice Sailing Cinematography: Brian Garrity Char A' Voile Photography: Marc Duminy Ice Sailing Canada Photography: Cliff Markham The Four Lakes Yacht Club: Deb Whitehorse Richard Jenkins Ivanpah Record: Sam Vince Visual Effects: Lee Nelson and Jonathan Jelkins Colorist: Ian Kalmbaugh Sound Mixer: Robert Carranza Special Thanks Andy Dill, Ecotricity, Sam Vince and Katrina Keen of Ecotricity, Beach Spirit France Alison Hughes, Mom and Dad, Oak O’Connor, Lance Casey, Bradley Stonesifer, Jean-Baptiste Cambier Scott and Cee Dolenc, Tim Bradley, Kizzy O’Neal, Vince DiPersio, Michele Barnwell, Dalton Paley, Cody Whitman, Jarrod Brom, Justin Lacob, Randall Bourquin, Nelle Smith, Ryan Cooley