It’s amazing how he was still clear minded enough to calculate all of those false coordinates while steadily losing his sanity. An engineer to the end.
I agree! He was extremely smart! I honestly believe if his yacht had been built correctly and had been ready on time he would have gotten close to winning this race! Also I haven't seen anyone mention this but it disgusts me that the first thing the guy who found the boat did was sell the logbooks to the newspaper. Disgusting repulsive he's a terrible person. The government was going to keep this quiet to spare his family and to let his legacy be a good one. Whoever that guy is who sold those needs to be named honestly he's a monster.
@@WhitneyDahlin For real, what an absolute POS. Imagine unearthing some ugly secret about a dead person that would do nothing but upset their loved ones and tarnish their memory, and being like “Hello? Newspaper? How much will you give me for this?”
@@WhitneyDahlin And he'd sold the logs while agreeing with others that they should be kept private! However, he wasn't the guy who found the boat, he was the press agent who pushed the "small-town hero" image. Which explains his two-facedness.
I find it equally poetic and tragic that what brought Crowhurst beyond the brink of sanity was, in a sense, the same reason Mattisier decided to go back into sea... The fake expectations of an uncaring world, one that Crowhurst just wanted to appease and that Mattisier desperately longed to escape.
I felt such a tremendous empathy for him while watching this. We've all had situations where we got in over our heads and didn't know how to get back out of it - but rarely with stakes so high. What a very human, very sad, story.
what will i do if i was in his place ? i think i ll continue the race and play my chances with the jury maybe it will slip (that's more human).. i'll play the chance even if its very small maybe the game had a disgraceful happy ending for me .. the sea madness made him too righteous and self-judging maybe it will made me more deceitful
This story is indeed tragic however it is tough to feel bad for Donald when ultimately, it was his decision to gamble the financial welfare of himself and his family on a hopeless endeavor. This video mentions repeatedly how "intelligent" Donald is, yet choosing to sail around the world alone and with no professional sailing experience is the most naïve thing I have ever heard of.
Possibly the saddest part of this entire story to me is that the sailor whose boat sunk, Nigel Tetley, had completed his circumnavigation and only needed to sail about 5,000 nautical miles back into port to claim the prize money for fastest voyage. His ship, the _Victress,_ was in pretty bad shape, but Tetley could have taken it easy and coasted along to win. He believed that Crowhurst was right behind him though because of the false navigation data he was providing, so Tetley pushed his ship as hard as he could and that's why it sunk. Had Crowhurst not unintentionally tricked Tetley into thinking that he needed to sail as hard as he could to win the race, Tetley could have comfortably rode his ailing ship back to port and won.
Mind games and bluffing are everywhere in competition… that’s what makes competition great amongst men. Teltley could have chosen to coast along as fast as his boat could safely make, but chose to go for the glory, and failed also.
Crowhurst's final days are part Lovecraftian horror, part Greek tragedy. His philosophical entries are so haunting- a slow, gutwrenching descent into insanty. Your storytelling does Crowhurst's tale justice. I hope you will continue to relay other historical accounts such as this.
What’s worse is that the last of his writings seemed to be asking for forgiveness, “there is no need for hurtful”, or at the very least he was asking for no harsh responses from the media, his family, etc
@@jankygruntalso the lines before that where he's basically asking the cosmic beings he believed he was competing against to let him out of the game, or finish the game. Then, asking them to essentially make the rules more clear next time. Finally relenting to the cruelty of his existence and begging for someone or something to give an explanation, some kind of meaning to the absurdity and cruelty of it all. Like a final prayer spoken before death. Hoping that God will finally answer you. But his voice echoes into darkness as always. Past the cosmic chess metaphor and mad ramblings that's what I gathered out of it at least.
@@BallBatteryReligionThis! I completely agree. It also broke my heart how he seemed to believe the only way for the game to end was through death. "it is the mercy" So sad to me that in addition to all the agony you mentioned he also believed the only Mercy for him was death, and that was the only way for him to escape the game. Truly a heartbreaking story.
The art is horrible. I was able to listen to his podcast, he is an excellent narrator, but the art is so incredibly bad I can't watch the video. It's like staring a pile of shit swirling in a toilet bowl, but at least the toilet removes the crap quickly, this video strives to keep it around for as long as possible.
This is like a real life Edgat Allan Poe story, simply riveting, so very recognizably human, it even has the Poe theme of actual, physical isolation as an allegory for the gnawing anxiety of having to live down one's own deceptions
I agree. They were both experts in their field and didn't fit with typical society. Which I do not see as a failure. I was in junior high school when this happened, and even then I wondered how men could do this in such small boats. It was too much to ask of humans. In a way, it was cruel.
Hearing him being faced with mortality and the idea of being forgotten after he died, indirectly asking his wife to stop him, but her (without malice of course) asking him the question that haunted him internally and it breaking him... killed me. Poor man.
I know financial ruin, and national embarrassment were a thing, but I'd ask my wife to leave the country with me or just start over. It wasn't worth dying for.
@@joegrstagreed but that would have ripped him apart to have made his life even worse than when it was monotonous is quite the opposite effect he was going for
Here's the thing. Never attempt suicide. YOU JUST DONT KNOW. I am a smart guy and I "knew" beyond doubt that with my (avg) looks and (woeful) social skills that I would be lonely and depressed my whole life, so attempted suicide at 19. And 30, Intensive care both times. At 31, completely unforeseen, fell in love, started marriage, business, family, am now rich w/ amazing wife & kids,,,...doesn't matter what this guy thought he couldn't live thru. News cycle is over in a week. Life goes on. He was an idiot. The only thing I know about life is, you don't know.
It’s so heartbreaking that his wife was just trying to be supportive and give him confidence in his time of need and it led him to believe that he was obligated to finish the job. If he was able to contact his wife in that final stretch of the journey I’m sure he would’ve made it home. Just a small reminder of her supportiveness would have convinced him to wade through the shame of his failure
This is an excellent telling of this story. I have heard about it before, but never with such empathy for this man. Your narration and artwork is fantastic, I am thrilled to have found this channel. It deserves more recognition. By the way. Robin Knox-Johnston was the only participant to complete the race and was awarded the golden globe prize. He donated the prize sum of £5000 to Crowhurst's family.
Bernard Moitissier actually wrote a book about his journey called "The Long Way" and goes into detail on why he kept going. It's an amazing read, and serves as basically the complete opposite perspective on Crowhurst's tragic failure. I highly recommend it. There's also a full length documentary on Crowhurst's journey called "Deep Water" that is also excellent. if you are remotely interested in this story, both are absolutely worth checking out.
Both Tetley and Crowhurst were using self built catamarans. Tetley saw the the race as a battle between himself and Crowhurst as to who had built the better boat. It was Crowhurst's false positions that that made Tetley push his own boat so hard that it ultimately broke up. If he'd just carried on as normal he could have beaten Knox-Johnston and won the race, which he later realised when Crowhurst's deceptions became public. He never really recovered from this and eventually committed suicide a few years later so Crowhurst was ultimately responsible for Tetley's death as well as his own. Very tragic.
Tetley and Crowhurst were sailing trimarans, not catamarans. Crowhurst's boat was professionally built, but not properly commissioned and tested. I believe Tetley's boat was professionally built as well.
@petermiller114 they were both based off the same Hull plans but had different uppers, Tetley had been living on board his for a while prior to the race and was rather comfortable, Crowhursts "Teignmouth Electron" was very basic with only a small "doghouse" for him to live in.
This reads very poetically but isn’t right. Crowhurst had nothing to do with Tetley’s death. Tetley didn’t die from a classic suicide, his body was found hanged on a tree dressed in lingerie, with his hands behind his back. It was sexual asphyxiation
@@surty8406im sorry what? How many people do you know that have killed themselves by hanging with their hands tied behind their back that thats a believable enough excuse to you
That is one of the saddest stories I've heard in a long time. If only he could have realized that turning around immediately because the boat was essentially unfinished would have been the best way to save face, but I think he wouldn't have gotten himself into the situation if he could think that way.
Yes reading about the struggles he endured in trying to prepare his boat properly included some people letting him down or even lying to him about what was accomplished. The boat was not in great shape for such a trip.
Sunk cost is a powerful driver, unfortunately. I think it's easier from the outside and in hindsight to see things clearer. Throughout the story I kept hoping he would just turn back and get to his family safely, and don't give a damn about the financial troubles or the public's opinion. But that's easy to say from the comfort of my living room.
I mean trying to cheat his way into something clearly without sufficient preparation is most definitely his ego speaking. Just like the fake Halo speedrunner who got exposed in front of an entire audience. There are non-pathological paths to satisfy the needs to achieve, and this isn't it.
Not a sad story at all he was a total loser from start to finish 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄..... Ok I feel a little sorry for him of course, but right from the get-go you could see that his was a completely moronic undertaking.....
@@BPFACTS88 well, that's quite an assumption, but I see where you're coming from. Maybe she wasn't the brightest bulb, but in this video it's presented that she was supportive of her husband's wish to do something great.
@@BPFACTS88 On the one hand, I think you’re right. On the other, he had wagered everything the family had on his foolhardy quest. He didn’t need to win, but he had to compete. He had to at least set sail.
Tetley's life after the race was also tragic. He tried going around the world again but couldn't find sponsors and his book sold poorly. He was founded dead hanging from a tree a few years after the race.
@@user-hdhdhhdhdhsnjdjdjdioowjnow this could completely be impossible but maybe he climbed the tree, tied the ropes around one of the branches… and of course, tied the noose around his neck… and possibly held his breath for as long as he could while slowly climbing down the tree (the rope would have to have been tied close to the trunk) so as to not break his neck and eventually succumbing to suffocation. This honestly could very well sound ridiculous and is just a small conclusion that I came up with during a short period of reading your comments.
I’ve never seen a video essay on horrible end and situations with such stunning artwork. Every single shot inhabits the art style of that era while reflecting with an artist lens of the 21st century. It’s giving Picasso.
Thank you for this. My dad, who passed away recently, read many books about sailing. One about this particular man was his favorite, I think. He often recommended it to me, but I never did read it. He was never able to sail himself but it was his dream. Part of me thinks he recognized himself in this man.
I love that last line… I’ve heard this story before but he was written off as a conman, he was just a desperate man in bad circumstances, considering a lot of these stories of financial and MH crisis leading to family annihilation and his is self destruction it’s more I feel pity for him than anything and it’s so tragic that he was asking for permission from his wife to not go and she realized it too late, beautiful work on this story… you’ve gained a new follower
How fucking lazy do you have to be to abbreviate mental health to MH when that isn’t a common abbreviation? I had to google what the fuck you meant. Don’t use abbreviations for things that aren’t commonly used.
The man was doomed by his own incapability to express his own feelings, doomed by the castratingly patriarchal programming that disallows men from expressing themselves in their full humanity for fear of public shaming. The poor man was made so afraid of expressing and processing his own emotions that he literally couldn't express them to save his life, even to his own wife. Ultimately it k!lled him.
Im genuinely shocked he never consider the obvious option of sinking his vessel. He could still he a hero, but all evidence could be neatly destroyed. I know it seems silly to say but either he could go down with the ship as a hero or survive as a hero. Both options are favorable for the well being of his family.
I could almost guarantee that he did. That's the first real solution I came up with in the short time watching this video and apparently you had a similar thought process. They go out of their way to say how intelligent Donald was more than once, and he spent an unimaginable amount of time alone thinking about his predicament. The real problem seems to be that he went mad.
He never sank the boat because up until near the end that would've been an insane option and contrary to his goals. And later, when it became an arguably sane option, he was totally far gone. Then again, the fact that (according to other documentaries) he left his logbooks neatly on the table and seemingly went out of his way to preserve the true logs rather than the fictional ones before he died implies that he didn't *want* to destroy the evidence of his lies. Rather, he wanted them to be found and the truth to be known, both by the public and his family. Why he did it is anyone's guess: Perhaps it was a way of finally freeing his conscience from the moral burden of his deceptions before he ended his life, or maybe he figured that a newly-ascended cosmic being wouldn't care if the mortal world condemned him as a fraud. Whatever the case, sinking his boat would've been counterproductive to getting the truth out there.
The reason is in his writings he said he was a cosmic being and deceit is the greatest crime a Cosmic being could partake in and secondly I imagine he'd have gone bust and he could still d ie if they don't find him.
Some people want the escape above anything else, but - tragically - lack the faculties to do so. Maybe he was like that, too. Or maybe he was really stubborn, no way to know now, it seems
Moitessier was the ultimate legendary sailor, He was first and actually did almost two rounds. I read his book as a teenager. I cannot remember if he mentioned Donald Crowhurst in his books. I will try to find out it would be interesting to have his view on that.
As the only one to finish, Knox-Johnston got cash prize for fastest time as well as the trophy for finishing first. He gave the money to Crowhurst's widow. (To his infinite credit).
It's so difficult to tell a raw story with artfulness and style, without sensationalizing or dramatizing the story itself. This is the first I've seen of you/ your team's(?) work and I am impressed, deeply so. You (all?) clearly demonstrate thought, respect, and empathy for the lives your speaking about.
P.S. Have you every heard about the wreck of the Batavia? A Dutch trading ship that was wrecked and stranded on a small, rocky outcropping (the Abrolhous) in 1629. One of the sailors turned out to be a brilliant, narcissistic sociopath, who set about creating a culture in which he was God and the survivors his subjects. It is a fascinating story I'd love to see you cover (though you probably have a lot of stuff on your plate!).
Try to make sure he sees your comment . I don't know if he ever replies to people but if he does that's where you need to click on to him to make sure he sees your comment
As a recovered meth addict I can sympathize with feeling like your mind is breaking. His notes at the end look very similar to stuff my ex and I would write down on our benders. It's sad that all this could have been prevented so many times up to the point of no return. :/
I just last week had a really bad shrooms trip (I forgot to eat beforehand) and his notes also remind me of the state I was in while I was peaking. Scary as hell. Sidenote, I was getting *really* strong CEVs which I usually don't, it was like I was drifting through a matrix of screaming faces and I (in my inebriated state) thought I was getting a glimpse into hell. Once sober I was trying to describe it bc it looked familiar for some reason. Turns out it was the Jimmy Neutron brain blast animation with the screaming face on the Wabbajack staff from Skyrim used for the neural connection pillar things. Lmfao
@@stinky-smellycrazy what your brain can stitch together. One time I was listening to the sound of the fabric of reality tear apart and the final crescendo was this really familiar noise I couldn’t quite place but it made perfect sense to end reality. Then I heard it in a video weeks later and it was the sound of Mario hopping and hitting a coin block 🤷♂️
@@michaelcloyd-white4500lmfao like the gzschh sound of him hitting a block or the actual boing-kaching! sound of him knocking a coin out of the block?
This is heartbreaking. Listening to this while working is a bad idea. The fact that you can see the tragedy heading your way with no idea of how to avoid it. This will plague me during the quiet moments. I absolutely love the way you tell the story, and the artwork is absolutely fitting.
Knowing the story already, this is a brilliant presentation all around. The sensationalized accounts miss the point of this very unfortunate parable, and these illustrations add a lot too. Thank you for creating this. You’ve got a new subscriber, for sure.
He was a dreamer, not a doer and not a thinker, a plain old dreamer. The newspapers also were a little ahead of themselves too, announcing a prize for the fastest / first. While I'm no sailor, these journeys take a lot of planning. Don't forget, Chichester took YEARS to plan his journey. He just didn't set out one day. I've seen the wreck of he 'Teignmouth Electron' at Cayman Brac. May Crowhurst rest in eternal peace.
I disagree. His major problem was lack of preparation and the ability to weather the cost of bowing out. No amount of thinking can compensate for that once things are underway. As for saying he's not a doer, or that just goes against everything we've read.
i'd like to say that i love your tone of voice. it's quite different from other 'true horror' youtubers; a lot of them try to speak like news anchors: loudly, and with a strange rising and falling emphasis that really grates on the ears. this might sound strange, but your tone sounds (to me) quietly desperate, pleading maybe, or apologetic. it reminds me of the channel Shrouded Hand- he has a very similar tone, and i am quite a fan of his. the tone really adds to the 'atmosphere' of the video, and it feels almost as if you were there, or you were donald himself, if that makes sense.
Poor fellow. I hope his family recovered somehow. Desperation steers you down some terrifying seaways if you are unmoored from a Sure Anchor. I wish his wife had read his mental state - and the reality of his situation - more accurately that last evening together. I’m sure she wished to encourage his dreams, though.
Sadly if it had gone the other way neither would have fully grasped how completely she saved his life and it may have bred resentment. But better to resent your living partner than be dead
In the book I'm reading about this I feel his wife wasn't really in touch with what Crowhurst was about, and he seemed to wish that she had been more emotionally in tune with him. Poor guy. Several times he wished that SOMEone would tell him to hang it up and come home, but nobody did.
Since he set sail I've been begging him to throw in the towel and go home. That's not how the story was ever going to end, but I held out hope. What a heart wrenching story, what a masterful telling of it. I'm gonna go cry for this man, lol
Honestly a really sad story. Crowhurst was a perfectly honest decent man who just wanted to help his family by entering a dangerous race, but who got thrown the worst deck of cards. If there was any hero in that race it was him for being able to hold out so long despite everything that was hapepning to him.
Nah he also was a egotistical possible vulnerable narcissist type: who else gambles everything for his own glory only. He was thinking about only one person, not his wife or children.
Whatever Crowhurst's personal failings may have been, I think that Stanley Best's decision to offer him a boat for it at all, much less under the terms he set, was grossly unethical. This was a race that not all experts agreed even could be won, against a slate of professional sailors. One of them apparently sailed most of the way to prove that he *could* do it while still snubbing the newspaper, then turned around and traveled thousands of miles in the opposite direction to set a more impressive non-stop solo distance record. Crowhurst had no realistic chance of finishing the race, much less winning the money (which was how he intended to pay back the loan), and Best had to know that. He did, however, have a good chance of dying in the attempt.
This story is indeed tragic however it is tough to feel bad for Donald when ultimately, it was his decision to gamble the financial welfare of himself and his family on a hopeless endeavor. This video mentions repeatedly how "intelligent" Donald is, yet choosing to sail around the world alone and with no professional sailing experience is the most naïve thing I have ever heard of.
The fact this channel hasn’t popped off is insanity. The production, the narration, the stories. And the Ralph Steadman-esque drawings are the cherry on top. S tier content my friend. Keep it up and best of luck.
I can’t remember the last time I cried at the end of a RU-vid video. But wow. This was a masterpiece. I hope Donald found peace. Thank you for sharing his story.
Wow. Absolute wow. I have never even heard of this story. I'm so glad that my first hearing was by such a talented content creator. The writing, narration and art combine to create a truly unique and enthralling experience. This channel deserves a hell of a lot of attention and subs. What a story. On one hand, he was such a fool, his actions feel like they could have led to no other end. But it's also clear how it happened. He was desperate for some sense of validation, some sense of self worth. And those are both thing I can tremendously relate to. So I can understand why he made these choices at the same time. Just impossible situations.
I feel a strange sense of understanding I feel with Donald’s final entries. To take the reigns of your own life and put everything on the line, to tempt fate by subjecting yourself to the mercy of the ocean, a perfect representation of chaotic potential in it’s rawest form. All with nothing but your thoughts, memories, and past failures to dwell on while you desperately work to stay afloat. In it’s brutal indifference, the universe used the sea to punish this man, who should have prepared himself twice over how much he dreamed of winning. He lost the cosmic game the moment he put everything on the line. In his moment of ultimate despair, he concluded that his fate was the result of his attempt to cheat the game by faking his progress. Who am I to say that he’s delusional ? Sorry if this sounds disjointed or weird. I’m not the greatest at expressing myself, and I don’t usually write comments.
Exactly what I thought, who knows what kinds of visions or insights he experienced out on the open sea, finally disconnected from the illusions we forge for ourselves. Plus the deep ocean is a mad and spiritual place, it's where all of life comes from, and is a place that still instills a primal fear in us in it's mystery and reflective nature of the cosmos.
Yeah thats what I got. Another thing i noticed, was "there is no need worry about time plus or minus" and "important reason for work is lost understand", to me thats him at the point that all the events that happened before have become abstract, seemingly theological events. And those quotes are referring to all the work he did calculating fake times and positions, all of the guilt and emotion tied to motivating him to do it in the first place is still knocking about, so is the process. But he has lost all understanding of why he was doing it in a grounded sense. Because to him, its all become games, legends, myths and poetry. Ones which dictates his emotions.
LOVE the way you told this story and most of all, the artwork…which matches perfectly with it. This story is heart wrenching. I have so much empathy for his stance and feel for him and the mess he got himself into. I have not been there, but I get it and think most of us, have grappled with just a tiny fraction of what that feels like, at some point/s in our lives.
I think the helplessness unique to his situation drove him mad. and as someone who used to be suicidal i think i can recognise the act of trying to regain control over your life & regain agency by choosing how it ends. it is a morbid act, and feel for him and his family who truly suffered.
I really love your videos. You have your own style you add to your narration in your script, and aesthetic-So It’s interesting to watch your early videos (admittedly, hard to watch aesthetically but still lovely to listen to), and to witness such a vast improvement. I’d expect nothing less as clearly you have a unique finesse to your work. I really enjoyed your latest videos, and I have with every video of yours! Be well and keep creating . It is appreciated
This is one of the saddest stories I have ever heard. I hope in his last moments his delusional brain painted a happier picture for him, that he had not lied, that thinking he had was just some madness from the sea, and that he had sailed the whole trip and he really was a hero, about to come home :( Rest in peace.
I just looked at the time (11:19pm) and have managed to binge your storytelling for the greater part of the day; without it at any time, becoming mundune. A truly, well-rounded way of conveyance, that allows for the listener to be immersed. A rogue diamond, especially when I initially thought it to be about equestrians lol.
Your storytelling is profoundly captivating. I'm sitting here listening like a 10 year old listening to grandpa's war stories. You earned my subscription and like!
This video is probably the best thing I have seen in a year. What a story, narration, illustration, colours, philosophy, everything. Thank you so much for this!
Dude, where have you been all of my life? I am a new subscriber and binge-watching your channel. I cannot believe you are covering Crowhurst. I watched a movie about him ten years ago and often tell people that it is one of only three movies that have made me cry. Thank you.
To me, Crowhurst is a symbol of encouragement; although he was not perfect and did not always make the right decesion, he showed heart, courage and adventure! I think for this sole reason he should be remembered. Also, you have an absolutely fantastic skill of story-telling and protraying! I am so delighted to find this channel. I love everything about this channel - the music, pictures and storytelling! Best wishes!
What a lucky find for me. This is exceptionally researched, beautifully illustrated and an original format and incredibly well told. I'm an instant fan!
Everything about this video essay makes it a masterpiece. I know you've moved away from this process of creating the art yourself, by hand, for every video... but, WOW, it would be amazing to see one in this highly original style every once in awhile... or once a year.
I've watched this three times in the past week. I never knew this story before but your use of art and classical music to bring us into the heart of Crowhurst's nightmare is awe-inspiring. You've made something so transgressive and beautiful out of something so tragic and horrific. Serious question: do you take art commissions? Your style might be perfect for a particular project.
Wow. I’ve heard this story before, but you’ve earned yourself a new subscriber. Absolutely incredible work. The script, how it’s presented. It’s perfect
Let me say that the art style and design work that went along with this video essay was fantastic ! Very engaging and pretty to look at as well. Great work
There are many channels that follow a similar story telling/video essay structure but the visuals/illustration style is beyond original/unique - bravo sir this is some beautiful work/art
Your art was as beautiful, as the story unsettling and terrifying. Hearing you read those last entries was haunting. May he rest in peace. Thank you for sharing this story, I had never heard of it.
This is heartbreaking. This poor man that, for whatever reason, thought he wasn't enough. This artwork is beautiful and this was told beautifuly. Also, "irradiated olive trees" is a phenominal phrase.
Fantastic video, brother. Honestly had never heard this story before. So many points along the way my heart broke for Donald. RIP Donald, best wishes to his family. 💙💜
man i can't fully express how i adore your style. the routhness of lines, the choise of colors, fonts, composition, music - all of these elements together empress me and keep me engaged even if i don't really care about the topic. i click on a video and enjoy a ride. thank you for such attention for a story and details. i admire especially how you make seemingly simple, loose and sketchy illustrations work so well... oh i can't it's too good
The aesthetic of these videos is a like flipping through a contemporary art magazine that's too expensive to buy and I love it. I remember watching a documentary of Crowhurst a couple years ago thinking that his story was profound. Now I realize its just a very publicized loss, a man gambling everything and failing. We don't want to hear about the failures because it scares us.
Wow! What a fascinating (albeit tragic) story. You narrated it very well. I was immediately drawn in and hooked from the very beginning. I had never heard of this before.
This is beautiful, the way you present the narrative and rhe visual language behind it is so incredibly entrancing and it truly makes one feel hopeless for the absolute tragic situation this man unknowingly put himself in
Perhaps the most brilliant storytelling channel I’ve ever seen on here. Absolutely beautiful artwork, sketches, no ads, no sensationalism. Pure art in every way.
One little detail - I think the initial port will be Penzance (as in 'Pirates of Penzance') in Cornwall, just down the coast from Teignmouth, in Devon.
What is really sad is Crowhurst was already a hero. He was a father and when you have children even if you are just a marginally good father, you are a hero in their little eyes. And always with be. I'm sure his wife regrets not pushing him to stay but she was probably just trying to support his dreams and do what wives normally don't do when they're fearful of losing their husband. Support him leaving even if he may never return. This was such a good video, Horses. You really had me reeled in and the drawings were very interesting too. 🤍
You, Sir, have created one of the most captivating, creative, and masterfully done biographical accounts I have ever had the pleasure to experience. You truly deserve the many thoughtful, knowledgeable, and beautifully written comments. (And MANY new subscribers -- including me!)
seriously, I want to meet the person who made all this and shake his hand because it is one of the most understatedly perfect videos I’ve seen on RU-vid
i think it is touching that he wanted his life to mean something and for his story to carry on, and now decades later we are all discussing his life with empathy and understanding… he got what he wanted just not how he thought
I thank you for a most sympathetic understanding of what this guy...this human being, tried to achieve, He had that human spirit that we all think we have..yet rarely demonstrate. Even in his failure and attempted deception.... This man showed some very rare bravery..... Only when the boat in between sunk ,did he realise he could not survive: The deception would be obvious and he could not quietly slink away to lick his wounds. It must have been devastating after all those prior frustrations. Watched various videos on this subject: Yours is very sympathetic to his case....So I say again: I thank you for your sensitivity & understanding. To me... Donald Crowhurst will always be a hero...flawed maybe.... but he tried & dared to do on a shoestring budget.... what may people could only dream of back then. Show some pluck! If only the Westminster of today could show an ounce of his fortitude.......an ounce or a granule of his belief in the country to raise us out of the current quagmire. Mmm?
You’re referring to a problem the whole western world has. The whole modern world. You’re referring to corruption, I believe. I don’t think it can be fixed. Only patched for some time. That or when the AI take over, they might be on the side of compassion and logic, eliminating these problems.. That’s far off though and change isn’t something you wait for.
this is my first video i’ve seen of yours, and it’s def not the last. This is one of, if not the best youtube vid i’ve seen in a long time. Everything is perfect
