ANALOG IN HELSINKI
A RACE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
GARRY FERRIER | 12 AUG 2024
In May 2024, ANALOG headed off to to a remarkably sunny Helsinki to team up with adventurer Gaël de Crevoisier as he prepares to embark on his latest expedition - to solo row across the Atlantic Ocean.
“More people have been into space than rowed an ocean” Gaël tells us, an aspiring astronaut himself and once we start to learn all that is involved it’s not hard to see why.
We have the privilege of spending 3 days on location with Gäel at his home in Helsinki and his local sailing club to capture his training and his preparations while he balances the busyness of work and family life.
The brief from the client was to create a cinematic short documentary that showcased the incredible lengths Gaël must go to in order to achieve his ambitious goal. We knew we wanted to learn not only about his physical journey but also his inner journey through this whole process and discover the motivations for why he is drawn to constantly challenge himself and push himself to the limits.
We shot an informal conversational interview in Gaël’s home where he regaled us with stories from his previous expeditions and thumbed through polaroid photographs of memories from his mind-blowing travels.
We then rode on his boat as he took to the seas on one of his first longer sessions on the water. He hadn’t been able to get his boat in the water until a short time before since the sea in Finland was still frozen right through April.
As well as capturing his unique vessel from every conceivable angle while aboard, we also went out by speedboat to capture some dynamic shots of his boat in action.
This project has sparked a great interest for us in ocean rowing and the community that surrounds this incredible form of adventure. So don’t be surprised if you see more of this from us in the future.
