I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew

While in an extremely intoxicated state, a man by the name of "Terry O'Brien" (Gardner McKay) makes a wager with an unscrupulous businessman named "Josh" (Fred Clark) that he can sail his boat to Tahiti with an all-girl crew in less time than Josh with whatever crew he can acquire. Needless to say, 'Generous' Josh accepts the bet which consists of Terry offering his sailboat against $30,000 in return. Unfortunately, since Josh is quite wealthy he can afford to lose while Terry depends on his sailboat for his very livelihood. In any case, the next morning Terry realizes his mistake but since he cannot renege on his bet he suddenly has to find five women who will volunteer to sail with him on short notice from California to Tahiti. To remedy this he places an ad in the local newspaper which generates a hearty response. Naturally, being a young, red-blooded male he selects the most attractive ones rather than those with any actual experience. To make matters even worse, one of the females he hires is a saboteur who has instructions to cause as many problems as she can so that Josh can win the race and subsequently take possession of Terry's sailboat. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say this film was essentially a product of its time. It doesn't have any risqué scenes to speak of and pretty much runs its course as one might expect with few surprises thrown in. In short, the movie was okay with the young ladies being perhaps the best feature presented. Average.

...I'd pick this one.

It's a fun ride from start to finish. It's funny, sexy, and chock full of eye candy. It's also got a fun sixties mod feel -- including a bizarre "silent movie" sequence.

Gardner McKay is quite charming as the lead, and his crew members are ... well ... think Playboy Bunnies. :-D Fred Clark does a nice comic turn as McKay's slightly underhanded rival.

I'd first heard about this movie in a book on filmmaking by its director, Richard L. Bare, who seems to have felt rather highly of it as well.

I later caught it on the late, late, late show (more than once), and it remains a delight on repeat viewings as well.

I cant believe it, after years of searching video stores & scouring tv guides I have stumbled across SOMETHING that know's what I am on about when I mention 'I sailed to tahiti with an all girl crew'. I remember having a dubbed version of this off TV back in the mid 80's or so & I used to watch it repeatedly. The details I remember are sketchy at best. But basically it is a silly little ditty about a chap who makes a bet to sail to tahiti with a crew of (you guessed it) women. The basic appeal of this from memory are the women, for all of you out there who lusted over Batgirl, Catwoman, Genie, Sabrina, Ginger & Maryanne this is the film for y'all. I dont think it has any of them in it but it has a dozen or so 'mod' chicks with groozy hair & bikini's that stumble & futz around on the boat, It's starting to sound like some Russ Myers wet dream but it is all innocent in that sexist 60's fashion & no one get's hurt in the end. Damn I gotta find this sucker on DVD.... Top viewing,, as we say in Australia.. this is an absolute balltearer

Incredibly bad by most standards, I Sailed to Tahiti With An All-Girl Crew is enormously enjoyable if you're in the right retro mood. The film was probably the main factor in Gardner McKay abandoning his acting career and turning to writing. He certainly lets his hair down in this one - especially when he fantasizes about being a pirate a la Captain Blood. I also like when McKay corrects one of his crew members who calls him "skippy" by insisting "It's skipper - SKIPPER!" Apart from a bevy of gorgeous women playing the All-Girl Crew, McKay looks terrific in his mid-thirties, which for many viewers is reason enough for seeing this film.

Oh, GARDNER McKAY, anything with him in it is worth watching! While the movie may not be one of the classics, it is worth watching because of that wonderful human being, Gardner McKay, was in it. He is a treat to look at, even if he is just standing there with a smile on his face.