Yes, a really heart breaking adventure. The sponsors were more lethal than the other sharks... The tough guys from the media and finance, they knew it but pressed him.. .. This fatal journey (that of any life in fact) makes me cry.. and Stanley Best standing there..knowing that it was ..doomed,and thinking of his money only...There were so many signs that were like warnings.. yet we all know we will disappear into oblivion sooner or later... this is why this documentary isparticularly touching.
But also total financial ruin (his business was in the toilet even b4 this) at a time when no one but the 'lowest working classes' asked for state benefits (and no generous bankruptcy provision like USA to wipe slate clean) - this was the true problem of a man who failed everything thus far ("asked to leave" RFA training, failed the army) except have a loving family. IMO it was them rather than his creditors that he - paradoxically - just could not face.
@ Dear krakenwave UR obviously SO right about the times in which he did this !! These days he would still have been (initially) financially ruined and may have been in trouble with the law 4 a short while. BUT he would have recovered well,these days,both financially.THE BOOK..THE INTERVIEWS !.and his integrity and esteem would have risen as a derring-do British celeb chancer of all things Corinthian through TV, but more importantly he would not have lost his LOVING and LOYAL family or them him!!
From various books and articles on the subject - I don't know how much of Crowhurst's biographical info is available online but there have been severl books on the the race and 1 or 2 of them went quite deep into Crowhurst's background. The latest book on the subject (this about all the participants) is "A race Too Far" by Chris Eakin (2007) and its excellent. It also makes public what really happened to Nigel Tetley :(
Times were different then - you stood or fell with your integrity. That's over now largely. He would have had to admit that he tried to defraud the race, after errors in his fake logbook were revealed. And if he conceded that he attempted fraud, he would have been ruined anyway, with all the publicity attached to the event. He could have sank the boat and called for help, so I guess he had gone somewhat mad as is usually claimed about him, as he appeared not to have considered this option.
Yes, a really heart breaking adventure. The sponsors were more lethal than the other sharks... The tough guys from the media and finance, they knew it but pressed him.. .. This fatal journey (that of any life in fact) makes me cry.. and Stanley Best standing there..knowing that it was ..doomed,and thinking of his money only...There were so many signs that were like warnings.. yet we all know we will disappear into oblivion sooner or later... this is why this documentary isparticularly touching.
caroleastrid 10 months ago
Do you happen to know the title of the music at 09:00 ?
TheMaxPeck 1 year ago
@TheMaxPeck wish i knew
drifter105 1 year ago
@TheMaxPeck .. did u ever find out the name of the song ? its a nice one ! id like t know it 2..
blagit23 1 year ago
@blagit23 The song is called She Left Home by Djamel Ben Yelles.
homemadecandy 5 months ago
@homemadecandy Got it now. Thanks a load
blagit23 5 months ago
@lexo30
But also total financial ruin (his business was in the toilet even b4 this) at a time when no one but the 'lowest working classes' asked for state benefits (and no generous bankruptcy provision like USA to wipe slate clean) - this was the true problem of a man who failed everything thus far ("asked to leave" RFA training, failed the army) except have a loving family. IMO it was them rather than his creditors that he - paradoxically - just could not face.
krakenwave 1 year ago
@ Dear krakenwave UR obviously SO right about the times in which he did this !! These days he would still have been (initially) financially ruined and may have been in trouble with the law 4 a short while. BUT he would have recovered well,these days,both financially.THE BOOK..THE INTERVIEWS !.and his integrity and esteem would have risen as a derring-do British celeb chancer of all things Corinthian through TV, but more importantly he would not have lost his LOVING and LOYAL family or them him!!
MrBazzabee 1 year ago
@krakenwave its a sad and amazing story but had he been asked to leave the army ? how do u know that ?
blagit23 1 year ago
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krakenwave 1 year ago
@blagit23
From various books and articles on the subject - I don't know how much of Crowhurst's biographical info is available online but there have been severl books on the the race and 1 or 2 of them went quite deep into Crowhurst's background. The latest book on the subject (this about all the participants) is "A race Too Far" by Chris Eakin (2007) and its excellent. It also makes public what really happened to Nigel Tetley :(
krakenwave 1 year ago
@krakenwave
Thanks 4 that, ill check it up
blagit23 1 year ago
thanx for posting this
alexander211974 2 years ago 5
Lol, but you're so right!!
macmuhnpro 2 years ago
My heart broke @ 7:30...
macmuhnpro 2 years ago 3
@lexo30 You tell the story at part 3?!!?! LOL!
macmuhnpro 2 years ago
Oops. Spoiler alert. :-)
lexo30 2 years ago
Times were different then - you stood or fell with your integrity. That's over now largely. He would have had to admit that he tried to defraud the race, after errors in his fake logbook were revealed. And if he conceded that he attempted fraud, he would have been ruined anyway, with all the publicity attached to the event. He could have sank the boat and called for help, so I guess he had gone somewhat mad as is usually claimed about him, as he appeared not to have considered this option.
avidalocan 2 years ago