If you have Amazon Prime, the documentary, Chasing Shackelton, sees a group of adventurers recreate Ernest Shackleton's 720-nautical mile journey across the stormy Southern Ocean from Antartica to South Georgia in a lifeboat with period clothing and equipment to experience the difficult crossing as close to Shackleton's as possible:

http://www.amazon.com/Episode-One/dp...gateway&sr=8-1