SAS 8mm Master 12

8mm video raw footage shot enroute to NYC from St. Johns Newfoundland in August 1989 aboard the schooner Te Vega. Onboard featured a mixed crew of Soviets and Americans involved in a citizen diplomacy project. Heavy seas once more lead to ripping the foresail and having to furl it in extreme conditions. Mary from Ireland at the helm. Greg gives a seminar on celestial navigation in the bridge. Artoim puts on a dress(?!?!) We finally hit calmer waters and the Gulf Stream. We heave to and go for a swim in mile deep water! Ludmilla shows her photography. Yuri finds a bat. Conditions improve and our seasick sailors get better. Mike at the helm. Sun bathing and kids playing on deck. Sail repairs below. I climb the mast for some bow shots from above while under sail. Josh unfurls jib on Bowsprit. Al on SAT phone. Approaching NYC harbor. Radar shows many cargo ships. Greg on the radio making arrangements for our anchorage. We anchor. Galya poses as our Statue of Liberty. Mike A. sings Led Zeppelin with the twin towers. Sunset in NY harbor. We made it! #citizendiplomacy #1989 #8mm #perestroika #darkocean #rippedsail #sailrepair #heavyseas #schooner #tevega #sovietamericansail #nycharbor #statueofliberty #tallships #schoonerpioneer #schoonerpetrel #deepoceanswimming #