Julien is an electronics professional who is down on his luck when he decides to enter an international sailboat race. He is led astray from his original good intentions by a low-life press agent who convinces him it would be well worth his while to win the race by illegal maneuvering. As he sets off, flashbacks tell how he came to be on the sailboat; later he has long monologues -- several of them, and in-between he occasionally battles to stay afloat on an uncooperative sea.
| Directing | Christian de Chalonge | Director |
| Writing | André G. Brunelin | Writer |
| Sound | Claude Plouganou | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Jacques Perrin | Producer |
| Production | Christian Ferry | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Patrick Blossier | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jean Penzer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Luciano Tovoli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Luc Barnier | Editor |
| Editing | Henri Lanoë | Editor |
| Art | Max Douy | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Corinne Jorry | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thi-Loan Nguyen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Hemming | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monique Granier | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Renée Deschamps | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Pierre Gamet | Sound |
| Sound | Jérôme Lévy | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jacques Maumont | Sound |