The worldwide fame of the Abeking & Rasmussen yard is based on the tradition of the very high design and construction quality established by the founder of the yard, Henry Rasmussen. When a family decided to embark on a circumnavigation aboard a new high performance cruiser it provided a wonderful opportunity to film modern developments in yacht building by this famous A&R yard today. This superyacht-project also brought the camera to places around the world to meet the team formed by german yacht-consultant jens Cornelsen: the naval architect Bill Tripp in Connecticut, the interior designer Andrew Winch in London, the sail-making by North in the US and Denmark, as well as the carbon-mast building by Marten Spars in New Zealand. After joining the yacht during sea trials in the North Sea we meet ALITHIA again in the Caribbean and finally in New Zealand racing in the Millennium Cup.