The term “yacht rock” did not exist when Michael McDonald, TOTO, Christopher Cross, and Kenny Loggins were selling millions of records; the AOR, soft rock sound popular on the West Coast in the 1970s and early 1980s and has always been stigmatized as exploiting the self-congratulatory yuppie ethic that many fans of this music felt they shared. But as “Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary” takes pains to point out, a new audience is embracing the genre.

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The tag has usually been used almost pejoratively (Donald Fagen of Steely Dan refused to be associated with it and made his feelings clear to the documentary's director), but since the middle of the last decade, the laid-back sound turn many new fans of the film have decided to own and reuse the tag.

Here, many of the key players talk about that period and why they think the music has stood the test of time. Musicality? Did it seek the freedom of the wide open sea during these turbulent times? Perhaps it has something to do with the return of beards all over the Western world.

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Watch “Yacht Rock: A Documentary” in Canada: available in Canada on HBO and Crave streaming services, premiering Friday, November 29 at 9 p.m. ET.

Crave subscriptions range from $9.99 per month for the basic plan (720p video, ads included) to $22 per month for the premium plan (ad-free, 4K, downloadable programming).

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No release date for Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary has no UK release date; Sky Atlantic is the most obvious home, but it has yet to be confirmed.

Those vacationing in the UK will need a good streaming VPN to log in upon their return.

Aussies can watch “Yacht Rock”: starting Saturday, November 30 at 12.30p.m., “A Dockumentary” will be available on streaming specialist Binge.

Binge is offering a 7-day free trial to check out their streaming service. After that, the basic plan costs A$10 per month, and there are more expensive options if you want to skip the ads and stream on multiple devices.

Foxtel Now subscriptions are also available.

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