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cruisingworld.com

GOOD MOVIE:

CHASING

BUBBLES,

A MUST- SEE

C

hasing Bubbles is a doc-

umentary chronicling

the story of charismatic

20- something Indiana farm

boy Alex Rust, who traded a

life working on the Chicago

Board of Trade for the dream

of cruising the world. With no

previous sailing experience,

he moved to Florida, bought

a boat and headed off to

learn while sailing the eastern

Caribbean. His passion for

cruising fl ourishes in the fi lm,

and with a group of friends

he picks up along the way, he

sets off to circumnavigate the

globe on his Fast Passage 39,

Bubbles. The adventures that

follow are dizzying yet raw,

and his zest for life and search

for its meaning are as inspira-

tional as it gets. In this honest

portrayal of world cruising,

Rust’s exploits and misadven-

tures are all caught on camera,

and they’ve been beautifully

edited in this feature-length

fi lm to challenge viewers to

question their own path. For

sailors and nonsailors alike,

Chasing Bubbles will have you

laughing, biting your lip and

shedding a tear all at once —

it’s a must-see. Watch Chasing

Bubbles for free on YouTube

(youtube.com) or Vimeo

(vimeo.com). — Andy Cross

anything of the island beyond

Morgan’s Bluff. We paid for a

tour from a local guide, Chris

Curry, and seven of us piled

into his van. Curry pointed

out the local tall trees and

pine forests, which don’t grow

on most Bahamian islands,

due to a lack of topsoil. He

led us to two blue holes, one

not very deep, which was near

a beach where we snorkeled.

The other, in the middle of

a pine forest, had a layer of

fresh water on top.

Nicholls Town, the main

settlement in north Andros,

is a sleepy, sprawling village

with tidy houses, a couple of

stores, a bank, government

buildings, a small resort and a

handful of restaurants on yet

another white sandy beach.

As we passed the jail, Chris

remarked, “Remember The

Andy Griffi th Show? That’s

what our police station is like.”

In the case of Andros, I’m

COURTESY OF THE PRODUCER glad I was proved wrong.

A rotating cast of characters

crewed aboard Bubbles on

the adventure-fi lled trip

around the globe.

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