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It almost ended before it started, with the crash of their firstspeed yacht record attempt, the disaster that broke the shortlived Wood Duck. The Iron Duck tells the story of how Bob Dill and Bob Schumacher went on to build and sail the fastest windpowered vehicle in the world.

In 1999, they shattered the 100 mph mark and secured a place in the record books that held for ten years to the day. The windpowered world speed record was an obsession of Dill's, who thought he could break it with the initiative engineering ideas he had to build the Iron Duck. Bob Dill's infatuation with the speed record drew him to drag his best friend Schumacher along across the country every year for a decade. They persevered through unpredictable playa conditions, design iterations, and entirely selffunding an ambitious record attempt. The campaign succeeded with Bob Schumacher, who set a new and seemingly unbeatable speed record at 116.7 mph. However, both friends have always wanted for the trophy to be in Bob Dill's name.

Today, we follow Bob Dill as he brings the legendary boat out of retirement to sail it one last time (his 70th birthday) before scrapping it and saying goodbye to the 30year project. As in the speed trials, the wind doesn't readily cooperate, and Dill has to decide if he is ultimately ready to let go of the dream of the Iron Duck.

Featuring:
Bob Dill
Bob Schumacher
Stefan Dalberg
Richard Jenkins
Bertrand Lambert
Ivanpah, California Land Sailing Community
Alvord, Oregon Land Sailing Community

Producers: Ben Dolenc and Ian Kalmbaugh
Director/DP : Ben Dolenc
Editor: Ian Kalmbaugh
Additional Cinematography: Will Durland and Daniel Long
Ivanpah Aerial Cinematography: Daniel Long
Archival Footage: Kent Harvey Films, Andy Dill, and Chan Weller
Aerial Ice Sailing Cinematography: Brian Garrity
Char A' Voile Photography: Marc Duminy
Ice Sailing Canada Photography: Cliff Markham
The Four Lakes Yacht Club: Deb Whitehorse
Richard Jenkins Ivanpah Record: Sam Vince
Visual Effects: Lee Nelson and Jonathan Jelkins
Colorist: Ian Kalmbaugh
Sound Mixer: Robert Carranza

Special Thanks
Andy Dill, Ecotricity, Sam Vince and Katrina Keen of Ecotricity, Beach Spirit France
Alison Hughes, Mom and Dad, Oak O’Connor, Lance Casey, Bradley Stonesifer, JeanBaptiste Cambier

Scott and Cee Dolenc, Tim Bradley, Kizzy O’Neal, Vince DiPersio, Michele Barnwell, Dalton Paley, Cody Whitman, Jarrod Brom, Justin Lacob, Randall Bourquin, Nelle Smith, Ryan Cooley