“Uncharted Waters” explores what happens out of the spotlight’s glare for 11 athletes on their way to Rio with the US Sailing Team Sperry. While the world focuses on one race, the real story is what it takes just to get to the starting line. Giving up friends, family and school while going into debt to dedicate yourself to an obscure sport. Training alone in a makeshift gym in your garage. Recovering physically and emotionally from brutal injuries. Hoping your fate is certain while knowing that everything could change in an instant. Here are those stories:
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