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The documentary *Chasing Bubbles* chronicles the three-year global circumnavigation of Alex Rust, a former financial trader who abandoned his career to sail around the world.0:29 Rust began his sailing education on a 27-foot Hunter sloop named *Wild Sea Monkey*, which he purchased in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and sailed through the Caribbean.3:33 Seeking a more robust vessel for ocean passages, he acquired a William Garden-designed Fast Passage 39, which he named *Bubbles*.4:33 Departing from Nanny Cay in the British Virgin Islands in October 2009, Rust sailed through the Panama Canal, across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and around the Cape of Good Hope.5:05 The voyage included stops throughout South America and a record-setting excursion up the Amazon River.5:17 The film documents Rust’s unconventional approach to seamanship, characterized by a lack of safety gear and a penchant for high-risk activities.6:12 The journey concluded in December 2012, followed by Rust’s subsequent travels in India.7:09

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