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Anyone who builds a boat has gotta be crazy.
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Because it's hard work,it's really hard, dirty work.
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I'm actually quite a clean person, (laughs)
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You wouldn't believe it!
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We started building this boat with a pile of flat steel,
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no knowledge, I mean we reckonedwe'd be finished in six months.
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So we're three years down theroad now, just to get to
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this stage
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Geoff had fought in SouthAfrica's 'dirty war' in Angola,
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he had fought against the police in the darkest days of apartheid
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and know he is going to take on the Americans and break their
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trade embargo of Cuba.
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The regime in South Africa
pissed me off enough to know
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that you can't go round smacking
people into shape.
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And the yanks are doing that in
Cuba, and I think they're wrong.
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It's like, some big boy hitting
a small boy, it's not on.
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(laughs) It's a good enough
reason to get involved.
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And we can win and we will win
and the Americans will be
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less for it.
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Geoff is also committed to green
ideals. His cargo sailing boat,
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Low Entropy has been built
from recycled materials.
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He is determined to prove
that sailing vessels still have
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a role in maritime transport.
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We're rediscovering
the wind if you like.
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The Cubans have got no
fuel, the two surely combine.
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One hopes that the Cubans will
take our green idea on board
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and utilise it for their
own transport system.
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I first met Geoff while he
was out spreading the word.
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Try again,
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We're on an environmental
project, almost
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pilgrimage if you like.
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Supposing it doesn't quite come
off, I mean for some reason...
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I mean, do you ever think
about that?
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There's a lot of experience and
knowledge that has gone into it,
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I mean it's not some fly
off the wall thing.
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And if it doesn't work, well okay
we'll find another way,
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but we will always figure a way.
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Alan in many ways got the
project going, he said
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'Here's the money come on put
up your side.'
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After 22 years loyal service,
British Telecom had made
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Alan's dream come true, they
made him redundant with a
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golden handshake.
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I've never run away from
anything in my life.
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I'm running towards. This is my
future this is where I want
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it to be. This is going to make
me, if you want, in the immortal
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words of Del: 'A millionaire!
This time next year,
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I don't care!'. But no, I
running... I want this,
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this is my dream.
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What would you do if you see a
spaceman..
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(inaudible) (laughter)
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When Geoff was living in South
Africa, he was conscripted,
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and he fought in Angola. It's
left it's mark on him I think.
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We deserve to be annihilated as
white people for what we've done
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to the black people in Africa.
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Any fascists out there yeah,
come try me mate.
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We ate our breakfast off bodies.
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Phh, stack a few bodies up and
eat off them.
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It was nothing strange, if
you like. That's what a
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soldier means, you lose
your humanity, I certainly
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lost my humanity.
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The turning point was really
this prisoner that I took.
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He was a guy like me, he could
speak about 4 languages,
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I battled with 2, and there
was this black man, who was
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meant to be a total animal.
As a white South African
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that's what you've been
taught to think of blacks I mean
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I couldn't hate him enough
to want to kill him.
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I was involved with
crossroads in South Africa
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I went into the towns and I used
to fight, against the police,
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Because I was white I had access
to armaments such as guns
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and grenades and things like
that so I could fight them,
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and I did. Crossing that
line was a very frightening
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time in my life. The state
which has always supported me,
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was now against me.
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If you see something as an
injustice, I think he's always
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wanted to be involved in
protesting against that
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injustice and going to Cuba
is important.
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And I think Cuba in a lot
of ways has made massive
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strides forwards since the
revolution and I think
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it's important that people
are supporting that.
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The romance of the project drew
other idealists down
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to Portishead dock, James is a
former pupil of Bristol
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Cathedral School.
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In the past I've tried to be
very pure, living on a
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hill in Spain and just
doing yoga and eating
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vegetables, and that didn't
really work. I've tried taking
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heroin for 9 months and became
a heroin addict for
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something... choosing something
that took me to such a beautiful
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place when I first took it, to
ending up, making me someone
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who was begging on the streets,
living in a caravan. The
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experience is wonderful to
have and to still be alive from.
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Bruce is looking for adventure,
he had been working as a ski
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instructor and joined the boat
after a chance meeting with
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Alan in the pub.
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None of us are being paid,
we have a certain budget
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which goes towards food and
other things we need on the
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boat. We get fed when we're here
and we got somewhere to sleep
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which is on board, and that's all
really... sometimes we get a
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pack of beer thrown in at the
end of the week.
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Now I live in a squat in Bristol
and I care a lot about the
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squat and about the people that
are in it. I think there's a
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great bond between people
that have overcome
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some loneliness themselves or
some deprivation themselves.
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I found something
pretty special there
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Part of the crew's problem is
that England hasn't wanted them,
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They've looked for jobs and
have offered their energy
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and their skills, and they're
constantly being turned down.
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So I think part of the joy of it
is, they're achieving something,
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they're working, they're
going for something,
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which they haven't had the
opportunity to do
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in England or Wales.
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Even Mike, a qualified marine
engineer couldn't find work,
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When I was younger, well
through most of my life
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I've always thought that
something more interesting would
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come along, than whatever
I was doing at the time,
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and this is the most
interesting thing that has
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ever come along so far.
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(engine running in background)
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(cheering)
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Bill, a former council
carpenter, heard about the boat
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through his involvement with the
Cuba Solidarity Group.
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At 63, Bill is not ready for
retirement,
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Bill wants to go sailing.
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I think I've always dreamt about
it you know.
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You used to watch the pilot
films and think
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'Ah, aren't they lovely out
there, you know,
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lovely, comfy, sailing out
there, must be,
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heaven on
Earth you know,
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and I thought, blimey what
a golden opportunity.
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(music playing)
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(Engine starting)
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(cheering)
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Well it's started there you go!
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(laughing)
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It goes round and round but
not for very long.
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I think what it's doing is, it
gets... It fires up and starts
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and then it starts to draws
air in and big leaks.
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Yeah,
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Well then you're going to
have to fix that part first
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and then go and get some more
diesel.
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Yeah.
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Alright if you get on with that
we'll get on with the mast.
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They've bent the bloody mast,
simply by over tightening
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the rigging because they don't
really know what they're doing.
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And this is going to
cost an extra day, in fixing it.
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I'm just chicken with masts,
it's not the sort of
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thing you want to take a
chance with really.(laughter)
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(music)
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Good old tea Bill.
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I think these should be a bit
bigger Geoff really.
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They're the right size...
(inaudible)
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(music playing)
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It's looking great, it really is
it's looking great.
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Absolutely fantastic. They were,
putting up the sails today,
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or the final sails.
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We thought is was a madcap
scheme that really
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wasn't going to happen. Uh, you
looked at them and you thought,
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phh, they'll never put a boat
together, just muck about there
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in the harbour, the thing isn't
going to sail out of the docks
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let alone across the Atlantic,
but now the reality is,
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they're going. In a couple of
weeks I think it is.
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They're going
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So I want him to have his
warm clothing, I'll feel
00:11:03,857 --> 00:11:06,443
better about that he's not going
to go skidding around on
00:11:06,468 --> 00:11:07,473
the deck.
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It was only very recent,
probably since Monday
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that I felt that we're
actually getting this boat
00:11:12,561 --> 00:11:15,364
ready for sea now. We always
knew it was going to be hard at
00:11:15,389 --> 00:11:21,670
at this stage, and we've got
credit cards ready. (laughter)
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Although, money is tight, it is
tight as to what we have.
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We've got enough, we can always
raise the money to go sailing.
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I could be having leaving
parties, keep meeting people
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and then saying well I'll never
see you again Bruce,
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so we might as well go to the pub
and have a few beers
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and I say 'Oh okay then!'.
Rave it up for the night.
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And then I'll still see them
in 2 months time and it's so
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embarrassing but, never mind
we'll just go out again
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another time.
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Mike which way is open and which
way is closed on these ones?
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Wait, wait, wait...
Alan! What are you doing?
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We're going straight out okay?
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It's the third time I've been
out, of this lock
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but not in this boat, this is
the best one of all.
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He's definitely a smurf with
that hat on.
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Okay ready at bow?
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Yep.
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Lee ho!
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She's sailing. Beautiful! She's
magic! This is it!
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This is a dream, the dream's
alive and well. (laughter)
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We're going to have to get the
centreboard up now and
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start messing around with her.
00:13:09,693 --> 00:13:13,887
It's a long bloody haul to get
to this point and we've made it.
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Now we can sink her! (laugher)
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Was that the rope making a
noise?
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Try Mike. Try.
00:13:25,533 --> 00:13:26,719
What?
00:13:26,744 --> 00:13:28,744
Try.
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Nothing's happening.
00:13:32,161 --> 00:13:34,706
It's not coming up. (laughter)
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Well at the moment, we're just
waiting to run aground.
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We're having to touch the
bottom of the centreboard
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on the sand underneath,
to give it a little nudge up,
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because at the moment she's
stuck.
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We should impact at about 5
knots so it could be quite...
00:13:50,543 --> 00:13:52,543
interesting. (laughter)
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It didn't move, okay.
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Is it coming up?
00:14:02,102 --> 00:14:04,102
Wrong side Alan.
00:14:06,523 --> 00:14:08,492
Just tighten it Al
00:14:08,517 --> 00:14:10,890
I can't get my hand in there...
(inaudible)
00:14:11,726 --> 00:14:13,726
It's on this side...
00:14:20,609 --> 00:14:24,756
The centreboard has
moved, but unfortunately
00:14:24,781 --> 00:14:28,390
in the process we overdid it
on the hydraulics and now
00:14:28,415 --> 00:14:32,891
we've broken the belts. Most
unfortunate. (laughter)
00:14:34,407 --> 00:14:36,766
Apart from getting stuck on a
sandbank the day had
00:14:36,791 --> 00:14:39,673
been a success. The boat then
headed into the
00:14:39,698 --> 00:14:41,837
gratings in Bristol harbour.
00:14:55,776 --> 00:15:00,393
We're stuffed, we worked so
hard damn hard... I don't think
00:15:00,418 --> 00:15:05,729
if you paid people £1000 a
day they'd work this hard.
00:15:05,754 --> 00:15:10,449
It's just amazing, that's all I
can say, I am amazed I am...
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I feel very privileged that
people are prepared to help
00:15:14,745 --> 00:15:17,978
me and Alan like this, you know
and give it their all,
00:15:18,003 --> 00:15:20,003
I think it's bloody marvellous.
00:15:21,151 --> 00:15:23,151
You, you know that.
00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,120
So be the spirit of the boat.
00:15:28,175 --> 00:15:30,690
Well look on the positive side,
I mean we've come a bloody
00:15:30,715 --> 00:15:33,675
long way since Monday.
(laughter)
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We've had our sea trial.
00:15:40,653 --> 00:15:42,653
Yeah good too.
00:15:42,913 --> 00:15:44,913
Mhmm
00:15:46,183 --> 00:15:49,089
Yeah, boat life can be 24
hours a day
00:15:49,409 --> 00:15:51,964
and if you don't have full
commitment then
00:15:52,815 --> 00:15:55,417
you start showing a few cracks
around the edges.
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I think I've shown a few cracks
myself.
00:16:00,370 --> 00:16:03,979
Bruce is unhappy in himself,
he's not unhappy with the boat.
00:16:04,251 --> 00:16:07,626
It's not a boat problem but
he's worried about
00:16:07,651 --> 00:16:10,932
what he's going to do with
his life and everything else.
00:16:11,417 --> 00:16:13,690
And he's seriously thinking
about leaving which
00:16:13,715 --> 00:16:16,510
I think at this stage is crazy.
00:16:25,605 --> 00:16:31,337
With boating, everyone is
disposable, everyone can..
00:16:31,362 --> 00:16:35,862
can be told to go, or can go,
and I think that's something
00:16:35,887 --> 00:16:38,808
that Bruce doesn't need, he
needs something that needs him.
00:16:44,457 --> 00:16:48,425
Fortunately, Bruce has decided
to stay, but the bad weather
00:16:48,450 --> 00:16:51,418
and repeated delays are
now taking their toll on
00:16:51,443 --> 00:16:52,512
the rest of the crew.
00:16:52,537 --> 00:16:55,380
We're just all unconscious
really, we're all just
00:16:55,405 --> 00:16:59,171
You know, trying to get this
thing done, whatever it takes.
00:16:59,196 --> 00:17:01,505
At the end of the day we're
kind've making this boat.
00:17:02,116 --> 00:17:04,452
And does it really matter
what we do to each other anyway?
00:17:04,477 --> 00:17:06,477
As long as we kind've
feed each other
00:17:06,502 --> 00:17:08,287
and you know make sure
each other are warm
00:17:08,312 --> 00:17:12,794
and make sure each other have a
beer once or twice a week.
00:17:14,656 --> 00:17:18,280
Finally the boat is ready
to be loaded, with it's cargo
00:17:18,305 --> 00:17:22,561
of 20 tonnes of Cuban aid.
Cuba solidarity groups from all
00:17:22,586 --> 00:17:25,413
over Britain have
donated books and clothes,
00:17:25,438 --> 00:17:29,703
food and medical supplies, toys
and stationary for schools,
00:17:30,015 --> 00:17:32,015
even hospital beds.
00:17:33,242 --> 00:17:36,687
The Cubans through Xavier
Dominguez, who's the person who
00:17:36,712 --> 00:17:40,547
organises aid from Britain for
Cuba, has come down to the boat,
00:17:40,572 --> 00:17:43,879
and promised a really good
time when we get to Cuba.
00:17:43,904 --> 00:17:48,138
We've had direct with the Cubans
and we're really looking
00:17:48,163 --> 00:17:49,286
forward to going there.
00:17:49,311 --> 00:17:54,006
Its taken Geoff 4 years to get
to his point, but at last he's
00:17:54,031 --> 00:17:56,031
ready to go.
00:17:57,858 --> 00:18:05,655
(Singing)
00:18:12,658 --> 00:18:20,586
(singing continues)
00:18:48,629 --> 00:18:51,667
(phone dialling)
00:18:54,050 --> 00:18:56,050
Falmouth coastguard.
00:18:56,075 --> 00:19:00,325
Uh, yes hello, I'm looking for a
yacht Low Entropy that...
00:19:00,350 --> 00:19:02,332
Really you still haven't
heard anything?
00:19:02,357 --> 00:19:06,067
No one's actually spoken to
them for nearly 2 weeks now
00:19:06,092 --> 00:19:08,092
so we're slightly concerned...
00:19:08,117 --> 00:19:09,801
And that was going from?
00:19:09,826 --> 00:19:13,879
It was going from Portishead,
near Bristol to Cuba.
00:19:16,420 --> 00:19:19,279
We had a marvellous
sail coming across.
00:19:21,584 --> 00:19:24,326
Unfortunately the radio didn't
work, but most
00:19:24,351 --> 00:19:27,990
unfortunately of all, is that
the steering broke 19 times.
00:19:28,015 --> 00:19:30,623
And because of this, I
wasn't prepared to sail
00:19:30,648 --> 00:19:33,201
between the islands, because it
was too risky,
00:19:33,225 --> 00:19:36,232
so I've put in some markings to
repair the damage and
00:19:36,257 --> 00:19:38,702
hopefully we'll be okay now
to go to Cuba
00:19:38,727 --> 00:19:41,023
as soon as all the repairs are
done, which shouldn't take
00:19:41,048 --> 00:19:42,054
too long.
00:19:42,079 --> 00:19:44,927
But Geoff's problems were only
just beginning.
00:19:49,830 --> 00:19:53,118
Good morning cruisers, whether
you're on a motor yacht,
00:19:53,143 --> 00:19:56,235
or a sailing yacht, welcome to
the Saint Martin radio net.
00:19:56,407 --> 00:19:58,789
Geoff can't fix the steering,
and asked me to
00:19:58,814 --> 00:20:02,227
fly out with spare parts.
He is not a happy man.
00:20:02,252 --> 00:20:05,314
James chose to leave, he didn't
think the boat was for him
00:20:05,339 --> 00:20:08,392
anymore. I was very sad he's
gone.
00:20:09,097 --> 00:20:11,393
He chose to make that decision.
00:20:12,221 --> 00:20:15,354
One, because he promised me that
he'd stay with us to Christmas
00:20:15,379 --> 00:20:18,737
no matter what happened
and um, the other reason
00:20:18,762 --> 00:20:22,801
is that I really like him. So...
it was tough when he left
00:20:22,826 --> 00:20:26,941
but now it's okay, we're still
friends. I think.
00:20:28,456 --> 00:20:33,542
Mike's working on the tugs, he
chose to leave due to money
00:20:33,567 --> 00:20:37,441
was his reasoning, there was no
money which is fair enough.
00:20:37,466 --> 00:20:41,114
And Bruce made a decision to
work on the film set.
00:20:41,139 --> 00:20:46,317
He was a bit acrimonious that he
wasn't here when we needed him.
00:20:46,342 --> 00:20:50,280
We couldn't give him what he
wanted money wise. It's okay now
00:20:50,305 --> 00:20:53,069
you know, I saw him last night
and he's fine.
00:20:54,266 --> 00:20:57,453
He and Angie have got something
nice together so I mean
00:20:57,478 --> 00:21:00,819
I do feel a bit let down
obviously but then you
00:21:00,844 --> 00:21:04,381
can't blame them. There's no
money all we could do was
00:21:04,406 --> 00:21:07,382
buy food. We couldn't offer
anything else.
00:21:08,381 --> 00:21:10,631
It's always about money,
everything's about money
00:21:10,656 --> 00:21:12,827
isn't it? You either have
it or you don't
00:21:12,853 --> 00:21:14,853
and if you don't it's hard.
00:21:23,929 --> 00:21:29,359
(music playing)
00:21:40,399 --> 00:21:44,094
Alan lied to us and said he
had no more money, and yet he
00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:46,962
can provide himself with
alcohol every single night,
00:21:46,987 --> 00:21:52,861
and yet he never provided any of
us with shoes, or any equipment,
00:21:52,886 --> 00:21:58,009
any clothes, to keep us warm, to
keep us going, nothing like that
00:21:58,034 --> 00:22:00,884
nothing at Christmas, nothing on
our birthday, no birthday card
00:22:00,908 --> 00:22:03,759
even on my birthday and I felt
exploited through that
00:22:03,784 --> 00:22:07,194
and so I had to go alone and
that's what I've done.
00:22:07,219 --> 00:22:10,848
And I'm not in any better
position really I'm just by
00:22:10,873 --> 00:22:14,123
myself again and so I've got
some clarity.
00:22:18,381 --> 00:22:23,897
The crew as a whole wanted to
lash out at someone or something
00:22:25,219 --> 00:22:30,117
and I was the chosen target
so... I understand why,
00:22:30,142 --> 00:22:32,281
you can't live that close,
without
00:22:32,306 --> 00:22:34,306
something eventually erupting.
00:22:35,398 --> 00:22:41,007
A lot of people gave their
effort for nothing, because they
00:22:41,032 --> 00:22:44,029
believed in the issues that were
involved and that has gone
00:22:44,054 --> 00:22:45,193
by the wayside.
00:22:45,218 --> 00:22:46,233
Why?
00:22:46,258 --> 00:22:51,029
I don't know why, but it's
all gone by the wayside
00:22:51,054 --> 00:22:52,625
and I'm not involved anymore.
00:22:52,650 --> 00:22:55,992
The bigger issues have
disappeared, they've evaporated.
00:22:56,017 --> 00:23:00,734
Everyone's so desperate for
fucking cash now, they've
00:23:00,759 --> 00:23:02,759
all gone. (goat bleating)
00:23:10,649 --> 00:23:15,201
I'm just getting fed up, in
moments like this, in weak
00:23:15,226 --> 00:23:19,515
moments, I'd be quite happy at
this stage right now, to work
00:23:19,540 --> 00:23:24,655
in a factory, or drive a
little van around Wales,
00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:26,680
just eking out a living.
00:23:27,938 --> 00:23:30,743
Just sick of running around
like a headless chicken.
00:23:30,768 --> 00:23:34,990
I just want to be back with my
family, my wife and
00:23:35,015 --> 00:23:41,227
all the people I love. But then,
life ain't as simple as that.
00:23:42,900 --> 00:23:45,243
Sometimes I really wish it was.
00:23:46,148 --> 00:23:51,094
(music)
00:23:53,704 --> 00:23:58,289
I think Geoff's a great man,
he's done something that very
00:23:58,322 --> 00:24:03,719
few people could do, but I
think that he's losing his plot
00:24:03,744 --> 00:24:06,914
at the moment, if he carries on
like this I think he'll end up
00:24:07,368 --> 00:24:09,531
with very little and being very
lonely.
00:24:12,696 --> 00:24:15,320
I get the impression from Alan
and Geoff that they're thinking
00:24:15,345 --> 00:24:19,344
about themselves and the boat's
future first and foremost
00:24:19,369 --> 00:24:23,095
and not so much about the crew
so I'm thinking about myself too
00:24:23,120 --> 00:24:26,266
like I've got to look after
ourselves and those basic
00:24:26,291 --> 00:24:28,884
necessities in life that we
need like we could
00:24:28,909 --> 00:24:30,924
do with clothing ourselves
properly. We could do with
00:24:30,949 --> 00:24:32,986
washing our clothes.
00:24:34,526 --> 00:24:36,743
Some work was offered
to us from a guy
00:24:36,768 --> 00:24:39,041
called Harry, who was a
local here on the island.
00:24:39,415 --> 00:24:41,494
It was pretty interesting
work really, it was still
00:24:41,519 --> 00:24:44,776
connected with working in the
water, some driving work.
00:24:44,808 --> 00:24:47,558
Making a new pier and thank
goodness we got offered this
00:24:47,583 --> 00:24:51,300
work really, good for us and our
morale to know that
00:24:51,325 --> 00:24:56,012
we can get by okay
independently and that for
00:24:56,037 --> 00:25:01,121
somebody to say okay well thanks
for your weeks work you know
00:25:01,146 --> 00:25:03,146
like here's something for it.
00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,184
(music)
00:25:07,997 --> 00:25:10,442
At last Geoff's luck is
beginning to change.
00:25:11,161 --> 00:25:14,543
His crew problems are solved
by the arrival of an old friend,
00:25:14,568 --> 00:25:16,942
who flew in from Brazil.
00:25:20,372 --> 00:25:22,668
My name is Ian,
Ian, Robin Thompson.
00:25:23,012 --> 00:25:26,434
I am from South Africa and that
is exactly where I met Geoff.
00:25:26,778 --> 00:25:31,231
Geoff was in the same school
as myself, in the same year
00:25:31,256 --> 00:25:36,590
and we sailed together as
laaities, as we say there.
00:25:36,622 --> 00:25:39,325
I was demitted from my job,
I was fired
00:25:39,350 --> 00:25:42,779
and at the same time I got
hold of Geoff and he invited me
00:25:42,804 --> 00:25:47,007
to come and join the crew which
is an opportunity I jumped at.
00:25:48,170 --> 00:25:55,007
Because I think that this
project is something that
00:25:55,032 --> 00:25:59,688
really, really could take off. I
am full of optimism
00:25:59,713 --> 00:26:02,423
and I hope it really goes well.
I am going to give it my best.
00:26:02,448 --> 00:26:04,627
Hey ho, lets go! (laughter)
00:26:04,652 --> 00:26:06,652
So what have you done there?
00:26:07,003 --> 00:26:12,088
What we've just done, Arthur
and I.. and it ain't Scargy this
00:26:12,113 --> 00:26:15,058
time it's Arthur alright,
Scottish Arthur...
00:26:15,083 --> 00:26:17,083
Assisted by the beautiful tug.
00:26:17,108 --> 00:26:21,701
Aye, by the tug um, we've just
put the steering ram back
00:26:21,726 --> 00:26:26,569
together again and um, it's
necessary because we replaced
00:26:26,594 --> 00:26:30,882
the seals in the steering system
and now this is our main
00:26:30,907 --> 00:26:33,598
steering ram and we can go
sailing now.
00:26:33,623 --> 00:26:35,507
Up up and away!
00:26:35,532 --> 00:26:38,156
Jolly good, very heavy,
can't keep carrying it
00:26:38,181 --> 00:26:41,318
gotta go to the dinghy,
bye! (laughter)
00:27:01,349 --> 00:27:03,717
(James on the radio:) thank you
very much, thank you all very
00:27:03,742 --> 00:27:07,389
much, um I'll come down to see
you as soon as possible over
00:27:07,414 --> 00:27:08,422
and out.
00:27:08,447 --> 00:27:11,770
Right well if you want to rejoin
you're more than welcome.
00:27:11,795 --> 00:27:15,316
Yep, cool, see ya later.
00:27:15,341 --> 00:27:17,341
Cheers James
00:27:17,814 --> 00:27:22,157
I'm pleased man. I got a letter
from my wife she loves me still,
00:27:23,884 --> 00:27:26,985
got a good crew on board
and getting James back
00:27:27,010 --> 00:27:30,775
which I'm very pleased about.
I get on with James very well.
00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:34,174
Though we have our arguments
but we're quite good mates,
00:27:34,199 --> 00:27:37,105
at the end of the day. Alan
has a few problems with him
00:27:37,130 --> 00:27:39,722
now and then but then Alan and
I have a few problems now
00:27:39,762 --> 00:27:42,527
and then and we all get over
them so there you go.
00:27:43,010 --> 00:27:45,010
Isn't that right butt?
00:27:45,035 --> 00:27:47,035
Aye, it is.
00:27:47,060 --> 00:27:50,699
I'm just the nice guy.
(laughter)
00:27:56,183 --> 00:27:58,925
Whoops I've got to duck
there's bottles going my way.
00:27:58,950 --> 00:28:00,950
(laughter)
00:28:02,159 --> 00:28:06,268
I have no idea what is happening
absolutely none at all.
00:28:06,776 --> 00:28:10,004
Hello Geoff!
When I left the boat I put a lot
00:28:10,029 --> 00:28:15,504
of blame onto Geoff and to
Alan, and I realised
00:28:15,529 --> 00:28:17,552
that that wasn't really fair,
that there was no
00:28:17,577 --> 00:28:19,238
need for any blame.
00:28:19,263 --> 00:28:23,326
I have this dream of just there
being something left undone,
00:28:23,351 --> 00:28:29,294
for me, with Low Entropy and I
knew I wanted to come back
00:28:29,318 --> 00:28:33,771
and sail on this boat and take
it to Cuba. I just packed
00:28:33,796 --> 00:28:36,591
everything up and within about
half an hour of waking up
00:28:36,616 --> 00:28:40,234
I was on Low Entropy
getting ready to set sail.
00:28:40,663 --> 00:28:43,343
The steering is still in pieces
and there is a hurricane on
00:28:43,368 --> 00:28:46,680
the way. Geoff wants us to
leave as soon as possible.
00:28:46,705 --> 00:28:48,705
Ian is giving it his best.
00:28:48,730 --> 00:28:50,860
(moaning)
00:28:54,274 --> 00:28:56,274
Jesus Christ
00:28:57,657 --> 00:28:59,657
Fuck Mike's here.
00:29:01,070 --> 00:29:03,250
I hear James is back.
00:29:03,275 --> 00:29:05,275
Yes! He did arrive.
00:29:06,829 --> 00:29:08,829
So our steering's not working.
00:29:09,086 --> 00:29:11,516
Not working? It'll give you
something to do on the trip.
00:29:11,541 --> 00:29:13,541
(inaudible)
00:29:14,750 --> 00:29:17,148
Anyway, I'm off.
00:29:19,797 --> 00:29:22,711
Mike and Bruce have decided to
stay in Saint Martins.
00:29:22,736 --> 00:29:25,148
I've been press ganged to make
up the crew.
00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,640
Alright go!
00:29:27,665 --> 00:29:32,289
We're leaving Saint Martins
in a hurry, the rudder is
00:29:32,314 --> 00:29:35,345
untested, the radio is broken
and there's a hurricane
00:29:35,370 --> 00:29:37,370
over Cuba. We must be mad.
00:29:37,395 --> 00:29:38,423
She's out.
00:29:38,448 --> 00:29:41,556
If it makes it all the way to
Cuba it'll be a real miracle.
00:29:41,581 --> 00:29:43,581
Why do you think it will be a
miracle?
00:29:44,039 --> 00:29:46,617
There's probable more rust
in that boat than
00:29:46,642 --> 00:29:48,642
there is anything else.
00:30:04,706 --> 00:30:05,882
Shower time.
00:30:08,042 --> 00:30:10,471
Right we're now going to put
you up a cruising chute.
00:30:11,369 --> 00:30:16,213
Yeah we're going, we're going,
we're going, we're going.
00:30:19,268 --> 00:30:21,908
Dolphins! Dolphins!
00:30:23,081 --> 00:30:25,081
Look! Dolphins!
00:30:27,666 --> 00:30:30,594
Wow! Oh! Look at that!
00:30:31,698 --> 00:30:34,026
That's life, that's the best.
00:30:36,900 --> 00:30:41,103
We're still here.
There's Saint Martin.
00:30:42,118 --> 00:30:49,736
We've been here for 18 hours and
we're still in the same place.
00:30:50,797 --> 00:30:54,930
You're the only meet product in
the bowel. (laughter)
00:30:56,884 --> 00:31:01,102
(singing) There's no wind in the
Caribbean, there's no wind in
00:31:01,127 --> 00:31:05,978
the Caribbean. Took it all way
and gave it away so the tours
00:31:06,003 --> 00:31:08,634
could come and have a good play.
00:31:09,205 --> 00:31:12,041
Now we're moving forwards but
we're going backwards.
00:31:12,932 --> 00:31:14,932
(inaudible)
00:31:16,580 --> 00:31:24,548
(singing) Old man river,
we just keep rolling,
00:31:26,649 --> 00:31:33,692
we just keep rolling along.
00:31:40,692 --> 00:31:44,488
The first day out of Saint
Martin we haven't come very far.
00:31:44,965 --> 00:31:48,823
We've just passed the
lighthouse.
00:31:49,246 --> 00:31:51,705
After being becalmed for God
knows how long...
00:31:51,730 --> 00:31:54,660
well, basically since the
first day.
00:31:57,027 --> 00:31:59,582
It's like being on a
millionaire's cruise.
00:32:00,700 --> 00:32:08,230
(chanting)
00:32:19,606 --> 00:32:21,606
It would be great if I was a
kid wouldn't it?
00:32:21,631 --> 00:32:24,285
Maybe I just am, one big kid.
00:32:24,761 --> 00:32:28,964
I'm the one getting their hands
all mucky and covered in dough.
00:32:28,989 --> 00:32:31,652
'Don't play with your food!'
Said Mum.
00:33:07,317 --> 00:33:14,168
(singing)
00:33:17,152 --> 00:33:21,683
My advice to anyone, if it's
worth anything is,
00:33:22,207 --> 00:33:24,340
follow you dreams because
everything else
00:33:24,365 --> 00:33:26,365
comes right with it.
00:33:26,574 --> 00:33:29,453
A lot of pain, a lot of anger,
a lot of hurt,
00:33:29,486 --> 00:33:31,486
but there's a lot of fulfilment.
00:33:32,543 --> 00:33:35,425
And I believe Kay and I
will be happier for it all,
00:33:35,450 --> 00:33:38,355
and I think she's always
known that, I didn't.
00:33:38,856 --> 00:33:40,856
I'm the fighting one.
00:33:52,075 --> 00:33:54,075
(inaudible)
00:33:54,566 --> 00:33:56,863
Havana Cuba.
00:33:56,879 --> 00:33:58,684
I think Geoff should put
on his veil.
00:33:58,709 --> 00:34:00,709
Oh yes I'll wear a veil even!
00:34:00,832 --> 00:34:04,511
Get that whiskey out
come on lets have a party!
00:34:04,855 --> 00:34:06,855
(laughing)
00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:09,714
Geoffrey's back!
00:34:10,644 --> 00:34:13,329
Which he's going to be
wearing at the party tonight.
00:34:13,496 --> 00:34:15,993
Yeah, we're going to have a
party tonight.
00:34:16,402 --> 00:34:24,214
(music and laughter)
00:34:48,598 --> 00:34:50,598
(scream)
00:34:52,512 --> 00:34:55,248
(laugher) I want me Mum!
00:35:02,340 --> 00:35:10,152
(pots and pans in the
kitchen clattering around)
00:35:11,140 --> 00:35:15,639
We're off Cuba, um we're
going quite well.
00:35:15,664 --> 00:35:21,803
We've got big seas...
(pan falls loudly) Argh!
00:35:22,342 --> 00:35:24,646
We're being rocked around a bit.
00:35:24,671 --> 00:35:26,671
Look at this, look at this.
00:35:26,735 --> 00:35:29,090
(collectively) Woah!
00:35:29,115 --> 00:35:32,075
Go baby go! Woah!
00:35:35,466 --> 00:35:39,099
(laughter) Here she comes!
Wheeyy!
00:35:44,255 --> 00:35:46,255
Go baby go!
00:35:50,272 --> 00:35:53,959
(quiet singing)
00:36:06,833 --> 00:36:13,622
(singing loudly)
00:36:17,451 --> 00:36:22,396
Viva Nelson Mandela Viva!
(laughter)
00:36:23,990 --> 00:36:31,553
(music)
00:36:43,762 --> 00:36:47,816
Ooh! Darling! Do you wanna
guess what, we're 23 miles
00:36:47,841 --> 00:36:49,841
off the Cuban coast!
00:36:50,388 --> 00:36:54,044
Oh how wonderful! (laughter)
Oh I'm so pleased!
00:36:56,544 --> 00:36:58,544
It's documentary in real life.
00:36:58,569 --> 00:37:03,100
Hey! Guess what guys!
23 miles off the Cuban coast!
00:37:03,125 --> 00:37:05,125
Geoff yes!
00:37:06,007 --> 00:37:08,007
Give me five! Yeah!
00:37:12,845 --> 00:37:15,352
We'll make your movie
great Scott.
00:37:15,377 --> 00:37:17,377
Wow 23 miles off the coast.
00:37:20,069 --> 00:37:27,983
(music)
00:37:49,045 --> 00:37:51,639
I just don't think that life is
worth living unless your
00:37:51,664 --> 00:37:55,165
prepared to go to the edge,
and are prepared to go through
00:37:55,190 --> 00:37:57,633
all of the catastrophes, all
of the ups and all of the downs,
00:37:57,658 --> 00:38:00,571
and I'm only ever going to find
those ups if I'm prepared to
00:38:00,915 --> 00:38:07,718
go through the catastrophes
and the explosions and I love it
00:38:09,007 --> 00:38:14,046
and I hate it and it's all...
everything.
00:38:14,398 --> 00:38:18,193
If I was living in Bristol from
when I'd left school,
00:38:18,218 --> 00:38:21,000
I wouldn't have experienced
anything I don't think to what I
00:38:21,025 --> 00:38:23,025
have experienced by
living this kind of life
00:38:23,374 --> 00:38:27,350
and I'm so pleased for me,
that I've chosen to do this,
00:38:27,375 --> 00:38:31,382
because you make it happen,
you've got to make it happen.
00:38:33,223 --> 00:38:41,079
(music)
00:39:01,345 --> 00:39:04,360
(over the radio) Okay, what
for Marina Hemingway?
00:39:04,385 --> 00:39:06,555
Marina Hemingway we will send
out a request,
00:39:06,580 --> 00:39:12,322
we need to contact... um
ICAP which is an organisation
00:39:12,347 --> 00:39:15,229
which we're bringing a lot
of aid for Cuba over.
00:39:15,777 --> 00:39:20,229
(inaudible)
00:39:20,612 --> 00:39:22,612
Thank you very much Marina
Hemingway.
00:39:22,637 --> 00:39:24,315
This is Low Entropy out.
00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:28,479
After 2 weeks at sea, we are
just off the coast of Havana.
00:39:29,597 --> 00:39:32,026
She's stopped up, hull
pressure's good,
00:39:32,347 --> 00:39:34,347
and temperature is right now.
00:39:37,535 --> 00:39:39,535
No you'll have to go down,
any more revs?
00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:41,543
We're being sucked in here.
00:39:41,568 --> 00:39:42,595
Come and help.
00:39:42,620 --> 00:39:44,620
Go now quick!
00:39:46,081 --> 00:39:48,347
We're about to go on the
fucking reef. Fuck!
00:39:48,527 --> 00:39:50,612
Alan! Alan!
00:39:51,253 --> 00:39:54,018
We've got problems with the
accelerator, the thing's fucked.
00:39:54,043 --> 00:39:55,800
I want more revs!
00:39:55,825 --> 00:39:57,825
Full revs!
00:39:57,850 --> 00:39:59,850
I want more revs!
00:39:59,875 --> 00:40:01,597
It can't go up!
00:40:01,622 --> 00:40:05,275
Okay that's enough,
Okay slow it down.
00:40:07,112 --> 00:40:09,937
Okay sorry.
00:40:09,962 --> 00:40:11,218
No! That's okay.
00:40:11,243 --> 00:40:12,562
Can't hear well.
00:40:12,587 --> 00:40:14,587
That's okay!
00:40:36,453
--> 00:40:40,484
Problema el
Motor es kaputt.
00:40:40,868 --> 00:40:42,868
Get that line tied.
00:40:44,383 --> 00:40:46,625
That was a frightening
experience.
00:40:46,650 --> 00:40:48,320
Well done everyone.
00:40:48,345 --> 00:40:49,351
Crazy
00:40:49,376 --> 00:40:53,071
We ran out of diesel at the
right time. (laughter)
00:40:53,829 --> 00:40:58,644
(music)
00:41:18,689 --> 00:41:21,915
Well the officials don't know
what to make of us here.
00:41:21,940 --> 00:41:25,750
Hopefully our friend Xavier
from ICAP who we met in Bristol,
00:41:25,775 --> 00:41:27,978
the big man around here
and he should be able to
00:41:28,003 --> 00:41:29,884
sort this all out for us.
00:41:29,909 --> 00:41:35,954
Your trip is the proof of the
strength of your will and also
00:41:35,979 --> 00:41:38,063
of the strength of the
friendship
00:41:38,088 --> 00:41:42,736
towards the Cuban people.
And I hope the man from the TV
00:41:42,761 --> 00:41:45,377
will let the people of
Britain know about that.
00:41:45,402 --> 00:41:50,626
It's wonderful to be here,
to be with these people who
00:41:50,651 --> 00:41:54,197
are pushing forward the values
that we want. You know? I mean,
00:41:54,509 --> 00:41:59,009
rightly or wrongly this is what
we believe and they're doing it
00:41:59,634 --> 00:42:01,634
and Viva Cuba!
00:42:02,056 --> 00:42:05,188
Lads this is the end of Low
Entropy beer.
00:42:05,213 --> 00:42:08,969
I'd like to make a toast,
first of all to Alan.
00:42:13,626 --> 00:42:17,454
He's worked bloody hard and he's
got a lot of shit.
00:42:18,181 --> 00:42:23,876
But we've made it, yeah to Cuba,
this is our goal and we have
00:42:23,901 --> 00:42:28,430
wonderful friends here and
cheers to you all. Viva Cuba!
00:42:28,455 --> 00:42:32,121
Salut!
00:42:36,075 --> 00:42:40,767
Also, we the Cuban part,
want to make food
00:42:40,792 --> 00:42:45,416
for the British friend,
for their strong will,
00:42:45,441 --> 00:42:50,067
for their... what is the
word for...
00:42:50,092 --> 00:42:51,114
Tenacity!
00:42:51,139 --> 00:42:53,139
For their tenacity! (laughter)
00:42:53,747 --> 00:43:00,277
Their tenacity and for being
so good friends of Cuba.
00:43:00,567 --> 00:43:05,644
So for us, is a great thing to
have you here.
00:43:05,669 --> 00:43:10,012
We want you to stay here
and be very happy
00:43:10,037 --> 00:43:14,754
and know how hard your trip was.
00:43:15,302 --> 00:43:19,146
(laughter) Viva Cuba!
00:43:34,185 --> 00:43:38,036
We had a great time in
Marina Hemingway but
00:43:38,061 --> 00:43:39,959
we're not allowed to unload
there,
00:43:39,984 --> 00:43:42,725
simply because it's a tourist
resort and they won't have it
00:43:42,750 --> 00:43:46,398
and the Cubans have asked us to
go to the port of Havana
00:43:46,423 --> 00:43:48,923
to unload, and I don't know
when the last time a
00:43:48,948 --> 00:43:50,948
boat sailed into the Port of
Havana.
00:43:51,236 --> 00:43:54,688
But I'm very very chuffed that
we are sailing in.
00:43:56,032 --> 00:43:58,304
Okay that's fine drop it!
00:43:58,329 --> 00:44:00,329
Okay go!
00:44:01,337 --> 00:44:04,688
Get it out of my sight please as
quickly as possible.
00:44:07,320 --> 00:44:12,148
After a journey of over
6000 miles, Low Entropy finally
00:44:12,173 --> 00:44:14,173
reaches her destination.
00:44:19,953 --> 00:44:24,218
As in Marina Hemingway, the
bureaucrats descend on us again.
00:44:24,586 --> 00:44:26,586
But this time they're not
so friendly.
00:44:27,194 --> 00:44:30,156
They knew we were coming,
yet unbelievably they
00:44:30,181 --> 00:44:32,181
want even more money.
00:44:34,617 --> 00:44:38,663
I can't afford it. No one
pays us for this this
00:44:38,688 --> 00:44:40,688
comes out of our pockets.
00:44:41,726 --> 00:44:45,148
This is hard to swallow at the
moment, this demand for
00:44:45,173 --> 00:44:48,555
money all the time, for doing
these people a favour.
00:44:49,336 --> 00:44:51,977
So we'll see what happens.
I'm sure there'll be
00:44:52,002 --> 00:44:54,002
some sort of reaction.
00:44:59,530 --> 00:45:03,358
The next day while the crew
begin unloading Geoff and Ian
00:45:03,383 --> 00:45:06,842
go in search of Xavier. They
need his help to deal
00:45:06,867 --> 00:45:08,812
with the harbour authorities
and they hope he
00:45:08,837 --> 00:45:12,023
can arrange for them to
buy a cargo load of sugar.
00:45:15,101 --> 00:45:17,710
My name is Carie I am secretary.
00:45:19,461 --> 00:45:22,726
They eventually track him down
at the palatial headquarters
00:45:22,751 --> 00:45:24,015
of ICAP.
00:45:24,040 --> 00:45:28,280
Uh the trip yeah has been a
drain on our expenses but we
00:45:28,305 --> 00:45:30,305
promised to do it and we
wanted to do it.
00:45:30,617 --> 00:45:32,617
So we've done it.
00:45:32,898 --> 00:45:34,898
But for now we've got to earn
money,
00:45:35,321 --> 00:45:38,867
otherwise we can't survive.
It's as simple as that.
00:45:39,126 --> 00:45:43,203
And what we're hoping to do is
buy some goods from Cuba,
00:45:43,798 --> 00:45:48,781
and take it away to the islands,
sugar or something like that.
00:45:49,188 --> 00:45:51,188
And we need to make money
out of it.
00:45:58,555 --> 00:46:01,249
There are some pretty weird
things going on here,
00:46:01,274 --> 00:46:05,656
I've been running around Havana
trying to see Xavier and people.
00:46:06,063 --> 00:46:11,211
Um, one trying to organise some
trade, they're not interested
00:46:11,236 --> 00:46:14,297
in us breaking the blockade for
them, nor are they interested
00:46:14,322 --> 00:46:18,923
in selling us sugar for cash.
And worse than that,
00:46:18,948 --> 00:46:21,721
they're not prepared to let us
anchor, they won't allow us
00:46:21,746 --> 00:46:26,230
to anchor and they want $1000 a
week to stay in this empty
00:46:26,255 --> 00:46:29,340
harbour. So on every front,
we're being hammered by the
00:46:29,365 --> 00:46:32,388
Cubans at the moment,
it's most annoying and I
00:46:32,413 --> 00:46:34,762
really don't know what to do
next now to be quite honest,
00:46:34,787 --> 00:46:38,801
because I promised Kay I'd be
home for Christmas and... well
00:46:38,826 --> 00:46:41,811
things are looking very bad
at the moment all round.
00:46:55,671 --> 00:46:58,319
(inaudible)
00:47:04,858 --> 00:47:09,662
Everybody on the boat is very
very confused, because
00:47:10,506 --> 00:47:15,006
we've been unloading for a while
and we still don't see
00:47:15,031 --> 00:47:19,265
any official change taking
place, every time we bring up
00:47:19,290 --> 00:47:21,977
the question of.. you know is it
possible for us
00:47:22,002 --> 00:47:24,002
to be able to lay the boat up
here for a month,
00:47:24,579 --> 00:47:27,555
we get completely vague answers.
So the guys have
00:47:27,580 --> 00:47:29,580
been getting a bit down.
00:47:34,501 --> 00:47:37,501
Well there's no one officially
been here to...
00:47:37,526 --> 00:47:40,470
as far as I can see,
to have a look at the cargo.
00:47:42,549 --> 00:47:45,369
(laughter)
00:47:45,963 --> 00:47:48,736
It feels a bit shit to be a
sucker but then on the other
00:47:48,761 --> 00:47:52,011
hand if it's not good enough
it's not good enough.
00:47:52,036 --> 00:47:53,878
Tough shit.
00:47:53,903 --> 00:47:58,596
I mean this is what people from
all over the UK have donated.
00:48:00,010 --> 00:48:02,010
And it ain't good enough
for them.
00:48:02,691 --> 00:48:07,307
They can go and buy it.
Oh it's just sad.
00:48:10,081 --> 00:48:13,425
The bureaucrats, the people who
have the big names and are at
00:48:13,450 --> 00:48:15,338
the big tops these so called
communists.
00:48:15,363 --> 00:48:17,823
These are the people that have
caused the problems, these are
00:48:17,848 --> 00:48:20,174
the people that haven't been
welcoming, because it's not a
00:48:20,199 --> 00:48:23,385
country run by the people it's a
country run by a few names,
00:48:23,651 --> 00:48:27,424
that are good talkers like
Fidel Castro and people who
00:48:27,449 --> 00:48:31,003
want to just make their names
big and get themselves up
00:48:31,028 --> 00:48:33,207
the social ladder, those are
the people that haven't
00:48:33,232 --> 00:48:35,232
welcomed us.
00:48:36,926 --> 00:48:40,152
Is there any chance of a
mooring Señor?
00:48:40,879 --> 00:48:43,512
Not tonight. Could be found.
00:48:44,730 --> 00:48:49,464
Señor has at least worked hard
for us but um,
00:48:49,768 --> 00:48:51,768
very disappointing.
00:48:54,347 --> 00:48:58,065
At the end of the day,
get your cargo off
00:48:58,090 --> 00:49:01,089
and get the hell out of here.
We don't want you here.
00:49:01,114 --> 00:49:03,606
Now if they'd said that before,
when they came down
00:49:03,631 --> 00:49:05,206
to the boat in Bristol. I
wouldn't have
00:49:05,231 --> 00:49:06,643
bothered coming here.
00:49:07,261 --> 00:49:08,895
But they didn't say that
they said
00:49:08,920 --> 00:49:13,981
'Oh come we make you welcome
you know big fiesta, party.'
00:49:14,292 --> 00:49:18,277
You know all these things were
promised by Xavier Dominguez.
00:49:18,863 --> 00:49:25,043
And um, none of it happened. Not
one of them has invited us out.
00:49:25,068 --> 00:49:28,981
Not one of them. I don't
know anymore.
00:49:31,888 --> 00:49:35,770
I'm having a crisis in my
beliefs. (laughter)
00:49:37,481 --> 00:49:41,723
(music)
00:49:41,748 --> 00:49:46,074
It's been wonderful to have
lived a fantasy
00:49:46,099 --> 00:49:51,059
of making a boat and then taking
it to some place called Cuba,
00:49:51,091 --> 00:49:55,474
which is communist, or
dictatored or whatever it is but
00:49:55,499 --> 00:49:58,850
such a wonderful country,
but the one thing that
00:49:58,875 --> 00:50:02,898
I do want to say is that it's
been great to have seen
00:50:02,923 --> 00:50:06,093
Geoff especially, when I first
met him he was this
00:50:06,118 --> 00:50:11,414
big refugee from South Africa
fought, aggressive, a man
00:50:11,439 --> 00:50:15,571
who couldn't be stopped,
to see him turn into a
00:50:15,596 --> 00:50:17,696
beautiful person, to see him
turn into somebody
00:50:17,721 --> 00:50:19,721
whose got such a lovely big
heart.
00:50:20,814 --> 00:50:24,955
And that, that I think is the
most important thing really
00:50:24,980 --> 00:50:27,245
from, like from what I've seen
that's the most important
00:50:27,270 --> 00:50:29,270
thing that I want to say
right now.
00:50:31,593 --> 00:50:39,405
(music)