Solo lost at sea
The documentary doesn’t really have one, either, and despite–or perhaps because of–that, it’s definitely worth watching. The story can be set between the Fish-Man Island Arc and Whole Cake Island Arc. “I’m wondering why I’m doing this, I really am. “I’m really worried that I’m not going to see my wife again, or my little boy, and I’m very scared,” he cries. So, basically, is the entire hour, regardless of whether or not you know if he makes it or not. The on-kayak footage of McAuley sobbing while paddling away from the beach, where his son and Vicki yell goodbye, is devastating. This documentary chronicles Andrew’s journey Solo: Lost at sea by incorporating video footage which survived in his camera’s memory stick and including interviews eith his teammates during his expeditions. Crews also followed his family and support team on land, and the media covered him, too, so there’s real-time reaction to his voyage from his wife, Vicki. This seems like a growing trend: People who intentionally film themselves doing apparently crazy things because they want to tell their stories later, even if those stories have unintended outcomes.
Solo lost at sea series#
Like Animal Planet’s fascinating series Grizzly Man Diaries, the documentary includes footage from the actual kayak narrated by McAuley, as he filmed his voyage. Solo - Lost at Sea cross the Tasman Sea in a standard one-man kayak was aborted after two days due to trouble keeping warm inside the cockpit. As the narrator says early on, it “is the story of one man’s obsession with adventure, and the true cost of that obsession.” The documentary of Andrews journey Solo: Lost at sea incorporated video footage recovered from one surviving memory stick in his camera as well as. ET, the National Geographic Channel debuts Solo: Lost at Sea, a one-hour documentary that follows Andrew McAuley’s attempt to spend about a month kayaking 1,000 miles from Tasmania to New Zealand through the Milford Sound in early 2007.