No Going Back
5 Episodes
This 5-part documentary captures the thrilling and deeply human 11-month journey of amateur sailors in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Battling the world’s major oceans, the series goes beyond the fierce competition and extraordinary seamanship to reveal the personal transformations that unfold at sea. Each episode takes viewers behind the scenes, uncovering the diverse backgrounds and motivations of the crew. Among them: a mother and daughter seeking healing after a family loss, a lawyer-turned-tattoo artist chasing a long-delayed dream, and a successful Asian professional searching for purpose beyond achievement. As the sailors face towering waves, brutal storms, and emotional highs and lows, they form bonds that can only be forged in the face of nature’s greatest challenges. More than a race, this is a powerful journey of courage, resilience, and the life-changing magic of the ocean.
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1:06:33Episode 1No Going Back Episode 1
Episode 1
The 13th edition of the round the world race kicks off in Portsmouth. In a baptism of fire the teams struggle to get to grips with the intensity of the challenge that will first take them south to Spain and onwards across the Atlantic to Uruguay.
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57:25Episode 2No Going Back Episode 2
Episode 2
After surviving the first three week race south across the Atlantic Ocean to Uruguay, the race turns onto an easterly heading and prepares to cross the unrelenting challenge of the southern ocean towards Africa and Australia.
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1:02:00Episode 3No Going Back Episode 3
Episode 3
After crossing the treacherous Southern Ocean from Africa to Australia, the race enters the Pacific Ocean for the first time. The challenge for the teams who have struggled with poor results takes its toll as they navigate round Australia, before bearing away onto a northerly heading across towar...
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58:33Episode 4No Going Back Episode 4
Episode 4
The race fleet has arrived in Asia where the pressure of results mounts for the locally sponsored Chinese teams wanting to do themselves proud on their home bound races. The Asian swing then comes to an end as the race prepares to cross the toughest ocean of them all, the mighty North Pacific.
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1:33:09Episode 5No Going Back Episode 5
Episode 5
The bumper season finale follows the race’s return to the Atlantic Ocean and ultimate completion of the 40 000 miles race around the planet. The crew that have remained and withstood the relentless challenge of the past 11 months discover there’s no going back to who they were before they started...