Transatlantic Race

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

68/46

Date Released

6 Jun 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Transatlantic Race
2. 2Thorpe’s Wedding
3. 3British Games
4. 4Parachute Jumpings

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

From the very start the Single-Handed-Transatlantic Sailing Race provided a series of dramas. At the start competitors were becalmed, but once out in the open sea race favourite, Eric Taberlay, the Frenchman, was in a collision and was forced to return. The others sailed on. Taberlay is trying to catch them up.

Locations

Plymouth

Credits:

Camera

George Young

Camera

Kenneth G. Goddard

Camera

Pat Whitaker

Camera

William Nixon

Length of story (in feet)

186

Story extras:

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