Vanishing Sail

Worried that it might be his last, a one man band boatbuilding operation brings his whole family into building this beautiful sailing boat. This gorgeous film is made by a few who really know and understand the people and the place - and of course the boats and their importance to life to this Caribbean island community.

Often intimate and moving tale of honest and simple island life . Held together by traditions continually under threat as but always Hope on the horizon .

I enjoyed watching Vanishing Sail just now via Vimeo on Apple TV, I must say that this is one of the most beautiful Films in Sailing/Maritime/Sea/Emotional/Family categories I have watched in a long time.It captured the Boat/Yacht building heritage, craftsmanship and human emotions and their links with the traditions and sea.

"Life is too short for instant coffee and Rice Krispies." – John Smith, Vanishing Sail.

I went to see the UK premier of Vanishing Sail in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and absolutely loved it! The connection with the Hebrides being that many of the first boat-builders on the island where Vanishing Sail was filmed, Carriacou, came from Scotland, and also that for generations, both Windward Islanders and Hebrideans have looked to the surrounding seas, and to boats, for their livelihoods.

What a delightful film. Not only does it give a feel for what's involved in the proud art of Caribbean boat building but it does so tactfully and with the right dose of island humor.