Here is a visually stunning twelve-minute animation, Age of Sail by Google Spotlight Stories. The story itself is a bit anemic, but the visuals largely make up for it. The producers describe the video as follows:
Set on the open ocean in 1900, Age of Sail is the story of William Avery (voiced by Ian McShane), an old sailor adrift and alone in the North Atlantic. When Avery reluctantly rescues Lara, who has mysteriously fallen overboard, he finds redemption and hope in his darkest hours. Directed by ACADEMY AWARD-winning filmmaker John Kahrs. Produced with Chromosphere and Evil Eye Pictures.
V.G. Also see – https://woodenships.co.uk/sailing-yacht/bristol-channel-pilot-cutter/
What a great wee movie, thanks.
Two of my favourite films are “Captains Courageous” with Freddy Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy about a boy falling of a cruise liner and being picked up by a Portuguese fisherman. There are some simillarities to this wee movie. The special effects when the mast breaks were real and the film of the schooners is fantastic. I bought it on Amazon for a few quid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captains_Courageous_(1937_film)
Also, “Down to the Sea in Ships” with Richard Widmark. Another coming of age movie.
Majestic –
Loved it!