The Last Sailors - Conclusion
Classic Sailing Documentaries
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Thousands of sailors continued to man large numbers of working sailing craft, mostly in remote areas and less developed countries, well into the last decades of the twentieth century. As we move forward into the twenty-first century, those numbers are probably much, much smaller. This series provides a unique glimpse into this little known world of nautical history that continued sailing traditions as old - or even older than the pyramids. Here is what could be the last and most extensive film record of working sail and its last sailors.
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