For me, this otherwise good film is just ruined at the end by the sailboats event. I hate to be so pedantic, but the fact is that every person who has ever sailed -- and especially someone like Kostner's character who grew up on the water -- would know some basic facts:
1. Never sail into bad weather. 2. Never sail into bad weather without wearing a life preserver, and without being tied to the boat with a line and a harness in case you fall overboard. 3. Never sail into bad weather on your own unless you're seriously crazy. 4. Never jump in the water to save someone unless you:
a) Are wearing a life preserver.
b) Have a life preserver or lifebuoy to throw to the victim as soon as you're close enough.
c) Take a line with you, holding it in your hand or tying it to yourself in some way, i.e., a quick-release harness.
That said, it's pretty obvious the movie -- and probably the book -- just wanted the Kostner character to drown. This he indeed accomplished, but the story would have been ruined, obviously, if it had shown proper, veteran behavior by an adult sailor.
Pooey. Wrecked the whole thing for me.
1. Never sail into bad weather. 2. Never sail into bad weather without wearing a life preserver, and without being tied to the boat with a line and a harness in case you fall overboard. 3. Never sail into bad weather on your own unless you're seriously crazy. 4. Never jump in the water to save someone unless you:
a) Are wearing a life preserver.
b) Have a life preserver or lifebuoy to throw to the victim as soon as you're close enough.
c) Take a line with you, holding it in your hand or tying it to yourself in some way, i.e., a quick-release harness.
That said, it's pretty obvious the movie -- and probably the book -- just wanted the Kostner character to drown. This he indeed accomplished, but the story would have been ruined, obviously, if it had shown proper, veteran behavior by an adult sailor.
Pooey. Wrecked the whole thing for me.