All at Sea

"Do you go to the horizon?" "Yes and beyond." "I didn't know there was a beyond."

- Duck, Harold, and Percy

All at Sea is the eighteenth episode of the third season. In the US, it aired on the Shining Time Station episode, Becky Makes a Wish.

Plot
Duck and Percy are working at Brendam. Duck often sees boats around the harbour, and when a regatta is held in the bay Duck starts wishing he could travel on a boat, despite Percy and Harold's comments.

Then one day, a man injures himself on a boat. Harold brings him ashore and Duck quickly races over to the yard, where Bertie rushes him to hospital. The same night, Duck and Percy stay longer at the quay, when Harold drops a flag from the regatta for Duck.

Nowadays, Duck dreams about traveling to the horizon, but appreciates that engines need rails.

Characters

 * Percy
 * Duck
 * Harold
 * Bertie
 * Thomas (cameo)
 * Jem Cole (cameo)

Locations

 * Sodor Trading Co.
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor River Bridge
 * Lower Suddery
 * The Castle Tunnel
 * The Hospital (mentioned)

Trivia

 * This is the first episode to be written entirely by Britt Allcroft and David Mitton, and not based on a magazine story.
 * The final shot of the episode was one of David Mitton's favourites. He liked it so much that he framed a picture of it and gave it to Britt Allcroft who has said this is one of her favourite episodes.
 * In Germany, this episode is called "At Sea". In Norway, it is named "Go to the Sea". The Italian title is "The Regatta". In Japan, this episode is called "Duck, you Wanted to Running at the sea". In Wales, this episode is known as "By the Sea"
 * Big Mickey's, Izzy Gomez's and S.S Vienna's models from TUGS can be seen.

Goofs

 * When Duck reverses from the level crossing, he leaves his driver behind.
 * When Duck's driver holds the Regatta flag, the lighting looks as if it were day time.
 * In the restored version, the edge of the set can be seen in the top left hand corner when Duck sees a shooting star
 * Brakevans should have been added to Percy and Duck's trains.