Wet Wednesday Paul Elvstrøm and Why We Sail

Wet Wednesday Paul Elvstrøm and Why We Sail

It’s been a long time since our last Wet Wednesday video – I’m always looking for DIY ones from our region.

While this video has nothing to do with the PNW, it’s well worth the 12 minutes! It’s as much about why we sail as about the Great Dane Paul Elvstrøm.

Narrator Richard Creagh-Osborne tries to explain the draw of sailing – I assume in Elvstrøm’s words but clearly speaking for us all: “There’s something in the true sailor that drives him to the water. You can’t really define it. It’s like loving a person. When you really feel at one with someone, absolutely everything else goes by the boards. And that’s how it is with sailing.” That pretty much sums it up for a lot of us. We can no more stay away from the water than turn our back on a loved one.

Check out the high tech gear: wool sweaters, sneakers and rope hiking straps. Click the image to go to the Danish film site.


Credit where credit is due – I found this video while perusing the Sailing Anarchy forums.