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Alan’s Boat From China: Episode 4

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Alan’s Boat From China: Episode 4

China’s excited shipyard executives join Alan to dive the Barrier Reef from the boat they’ve built together

When passionate Barrier Reef small entrepreneur Alan commissions one of China’s oldest army shipyards to build his tourist superyacht, what could possibly go wrong? Communicating is only the first hurdle to staying afloat.

Filmed in China and Australia and the seas between, it’s a three-year adventure in four bite-sized weekly episodes. Documentary maker Ian Lang shows how small players are taking big risks that pay off.

In Episode 4, finally triumphant after persisting for three years, China’s excited shipyard executives join Alan to dive the Barrier Reef from the boat they’ve built together. What’s the next dream?