Updated May 2020.

There are those amazing sailing days – the ones where the wind is in the perfect direction, the sun is shining, it’s warm (but not sweltering!), and you’re cruising along at 8 knots without the engine on. Then, there are those days that are terrible for sailing. It is either raining, sleeting, snowing, the wind is blowing over 30 knots, or some painful combination of multiple nightmares. There, sadly, are times where it is advisable to not be out on the water. Those days are best spent inside, dark and stormy in hand, curled up watching movies. Sailing movies to be exact. For those days, we put together the ultimate list of sailing movies, so you can still have sailing on your mind when you are stuck inside. As if you needed help in that department.

Below you will find 75 – yes, 75! – movies that are either sailing themed or sailing plays a part in the movie. A lot of these movies are available on Amazon Prime, which allows you to download ahead of time for offline viewing. Don’t have Prime Video (part of Amazon Prime)? Get a free trial here.

What are your favorite sailing movies? Are there any we are forgetting?