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Hold Fast

Hold Fast

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Hold Fast

2008

1h 15m

5.3(3 votes)

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Adventure

Overview

Stories of maniac sailors, anarchist castaways, and the voyage of the S/V Pestilence: a video zine three friends and I made about finding a derelict sailboat, fixing it up, and sailing from Florida to Haiti.

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Moxie Marlinspike

Moxie Marlinspike

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Directed by: Moxie Marlinspike

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