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201674 minPGdocumentary

7.2/ 10(6 ratings)• TMDB

The Weekend Sailor

201674 minPGdocumentary

7.2/ 10(6 ratings)• TMDB

A Mexican captain makes an impulsive decision to enter the first regatta to circumnavigate the globe in 1973.

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Bernardo Arsuaga

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A Mexican captain makes an impulsive decision to enter the first regatta to circumnavigate the globe in 1973.

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Ramón Carlíncast

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The 1973 story of a Mexican captain's impulsive decision to enter the first regatta to circumnavigate the globe.

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