Prairie Fire: Cape Horn Voyage (WILL-TV) - PART 1

Описание: Quen Cultra built a boat on his family's farm in Onarga and sailed it around the world in the 1960s. But he never lost his love of the sea. So, in 2003 and now a senior citizen, he made another ocean-spanning voyage around Cape Horn and the southernmost tip of South America. Cultra, his crewmates, and his daughter Ashley took a video camera along with them during this challenging and inspiring journey and brought back amazing footage of exotic locales, including the Galapagos and Easter Islands, South American coastal towns, dangerous seas, and even a man overboard!

PRODUCER'S BLOG:
When I first heard about Quen Cultra, I was interested in doing a story about how he built a boat on his family's farm in Onarga and sailed it around the world in the 1960s. We knew that he had recently returned from his trip around Cape Horn, but we didn't realize that he would have as much video footage as he did (he gave me about 20 hours of footage of the trip to comb through) or that his trip itself would have been as exciting as it was (complete with exotic South American locations, dangerous seas, and even a man overboard!). I had originally envisioned making one segment featuring Quen's 1960s trip that would just touch on his Cape Horn trip. But, after finishing our interview with Quen and his daughter Ashley, and seeing all of the great photos and videos they had, it was clear that both stories were worth telling in their own right. Prairie Fire segments are usually only around 5 minutes each, but given the epic nature of both of Quen's voyages, these two turned into epic segments as well (the Sailing Around the World segment came out at 12-minutes and this Cape Horn segment is a whopping 16-minutes). Hopefully you agree with me that they're worth the time.

PRODUCER'S NOTE:
Sadly, Quen Cultra was lost at sea on a later sailing trip on Jan. 20, 2009, six years after returning from this Cape Horn voyage. While sailing on a two-year circumnavigation of the globe, Cultra and his two sailing companions were struck by a tropical storm 200 miles east of Madagascar. Facing rough seas and 40-foot waves, Cultra and his friend, Joe Strykowski, were both lost at sea. Their bodies were never recovered. R.I.P.

Videographer: Quen and Ashley Cultra, Jeff Cunningham
Producer: Steve Drake
Editor: Steve Drake
Original Air Date: April 12, 2007
Originally Aired On: WILL-TV (PBS)