Back in late 1986 l saw a great 3 part documentary of Jacques Cousteau and the Alcyone visiting Antarctica. At one point, the narrator mentioned that they just got word of the Challenger disaster in Florida, which occurred in January of 1986. I would love to find a DVD of the voyage, but can't find it anywhere. Does such a set exist?
@@anitatroisi6166 you’re welcome. The link I posted is two films in one, start at half the video for the one you have interest in. Alcyone and the turbosail were such advanced inventions in the 1980’s, and they are still very relevant to this day, especially facing the climate crisis. Just like the Antarctic treaty that Commandant Cousteau pioneered, the turbosail was something very dear to his heart in order to tackle the climate crisis. Unfortunately, he left us in 1997 a few months before realising his project to build a turbosail merchant ship. After his passing the project didn’t happen, but I am sure if he had been able to do so the state of the planet today would be very different. We would have had merchant ships sailing on turbosail for the past 20 years. Unfortunately, it takes a man like him to find funding and put in place such a thing, and as of today nobody seems to want to do it. It is still a very relevant invention, even more today than it was at the time.
Back in late 1986 l saw a great 3 part documentary of Jacques Cousteau and the Alcyone visiting Antarctica. At one point, the narrator mentioned that they just got word of the Challenger disaster in Florida, which occurred in January of 1986. I would love to find a DVD of the voyage, but can't find it anywhere. Does such a set exist?
The film you’re searching for is Alcyone at Cap Horn, you can find it on UA-cam, here it is: ua-cam.com/video/tC-B3QPQyMU/v-deo.html
@@brunol-p_g8800 Thank you so much, especially for responding so quickly. I look forward to seeing the film.
@@anitatroisi6166 you’re welcome. The link I posted is two films in one, start at half the video for the one you have interest in. Alcyone and the turbosail were such advanced inventions in the 1980’s, and they are still very relevant to this day, especially facing the climate crisis. Just like the Antarctic treaty that Commandant Cousteau pioneered, the turbosail was something very dear to his heart in order to tackle the climate crisis. Unfortunately, he left us in 1997 a few months before realising his project to build a turbosail merchant ship. After his passing the project didn’t happen, but I am sure if he had been able to do so the state of the planet today would be very different. We would have had merchant ships sailing on turbosail for the past 20 years. Unfortunately, it takes a man like him to find funding and put in place such a thing, and as of today nobody seems to want to do it. It is still a very relevant invention, even more today than it was at the time.