Last night I was invited to attend the Annapolis premiere of “Morning Light,” Roy Disney’s production following 15 sailors and their pursuit of the Transpac race last summer. We were greeted with a full house, young and old, sailors and non-sailors alike in the theater to enjoy the film. After a short introduction we were treated to an incredibly shot film full of amazing sailing, great characters and plenty of emotion. It was an honor for me to be on the selection committee all those months ago to pare down the team from 500 applicants to 30 at the tryouts and then only 15 for the training period of the movie. Watching some of my close friends go on this amazing journey was a lot of fun to say the least. I sat beside my buddy Charlie Enright during the movie and he gave me the scoop about how much fun they had making the film. If I didn’t have the Olympics to chase after I would have loved being with that great group.
I’d recommend anybody to go and see this movie. I have a certain amount of emotion invested in the film as the crew is filled with some great and long-time friends, but the cinematography is spectacular, the training and race was truly fun to watch for both sailor and non-sailor.
Afterwards, we had a question and answer session with a panel of producers Leslie Demuse, Roy Disney, sailors Jeremy Wilmot, Charlie Enright, and Kit Will, and selection committee members myself and Robbie Haines (pictured below left to right). Kids from all of the youth sailing programs in Baltimore and Annapolis were full of excitement and questions, and the guys were able to give some fun answers. The mayor of Annapolis closed the evening last night, giving it her stamp of approval.
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Betty Biddar
Morning Light was all the buzz @ TRYC Galley last night. Some, who missed it & heard the reviews wished for a chance to see it when it goes on again. Does ESPN intend to run it multi times? If so, give us a day and time and we will get the word out to the hungry public. Your Grandparents were ever so proud and bragging, as they should be, of their famous sailor. Be well. Betty B.
