Éric Tabarly was lost at Irish Sea when struck by a gaff of his Pen Duick during heavy swell and knocked overboard from his yacht near Wales while on his way to the Fife Regatta in Scotland.

The documentary, narrated by Tabarly himself, traces his sporting career until his last meal in Ushant.

[1] This soundtrack would not exactly mark a departure from his previous work in films, but it does demonstrate a more restrained taste.

On tracks like "Au-dessous du volcan" and ".IV" Tiersen demonstrates a singular appreciation for the guitar.

The tracks "Tabarly" and "Point Zéro" are mirror images with the latter slowed down and no instrumental back up.