Red Dot on the Ocean: The Matt Rutherford Story

“Red Dot on the Ocean” chronicles the remarkable journey of Matt Rutherford, a young man with a tumultuous past who rose to fame in the sailing world. At 30, Rutherford set sail from Annapolis, Maryland, in an unassuming 27-foot fiberglass sloop. Without any grand send-off, he faced the icy challenges of the Arctic and the towering waves of Cape Horn. His daring voyage made him the first individual to sail solo and non-stop around the Americas, covering 27,000 miles—a feat many seasoned sailors deemed a “suicide mission.”