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Hold Fast! 2. The world as you know it no longer exists

15 people, 188 days at sea, one extraordinary voyage: Hold Fast! is the epic story of how sailing ship Avontuur and its crew were locked out at sea during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the middle of the Atlantic, the crew of the Avontuur receive a satellite email with news from land that throws everything they鈥檇 been counting on to the winds. Their mission and schedule are in disarray, but turning back isn鈥檛 an option. So ship鈥檚 cook Giulia and the rest of the crew find ways to cope with the uncertainty.

15 people, 188 days at sea, one extraordinary voyage: Hold Fast! tells the epic story of how sailing ship Avontuur and its crew were locked out at sea during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Narrated by Siobh谩n McSweeney
Produced by Christina Hardinge
Sound & Music by No茅mie Ducimeti猫re
Narration written by Laura Thomas
Sound mix by Jackie Margerum and Giles Aspen
For Outlook, the series producer is Laura Thomas and the editor, Munazza Khan.

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41 minutes

Last on

Wed 10 Sep 2025 02:06GMT

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