Tristan Jones: The Psychology of Adventure  (DVD) 

This is a rare appearance of Tristan...he is speaking at the New York Open Center about his voyage down the Rhine and Danube rivers through Eastern Europe in the time of the Iron Curtain. During this adventure, which is featured in his book The Improbable Voyage. Tristan is in the process of a highly difficult voyage eastward around the world aboard his 40-foot trimaran, Outward Leg. Tristan, having had one leg amputated, undertook the voyage to inspire other disabled people, thus the name of his boat. Contains rare photos plus rare footage of Tristan sailing Outward Leg. Tristan saw the vulnerability of Communism during this voyage and predicted the fall of the Communist leaders and the triumph of democracy long before most Westerners ever realized that it might possibly happen. He also experienced the dangers of sailing in such a region when the Czech harbor police set-up a collision that nearly sank Outward Leg . You are it given a rare glimpse into the life of the author who wrote eighteen books and numerous magazine articles on sailing and his often-controversial adventures. Tristan was an immensely inspiring writer and speaker. His books are inspiring, well-written and worth reading today. Very little footage exists of Tristan and you will see that he was a great entertainer as well as a writer. He loved a live audience, loved to make them laugh, and he held them in the palm of his hand. This is one of his great in-person performances.