Sand Yacht Championships

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

618

Date Released

27 Oct 1966

Date recorded

30 Sep 1966

Length of issue (in feet)

680

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Fibre Glass Menagerie
2. 2Children’s Zoo
3. 3Sand Yacht Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: ... or even a yacht left high and dry on Lytham St. Annes beach. But they don’t need the sea for the European Sand Yacht championships. Five countries come to challenge the British experts on their home ground in this frantic three-wheeler whirlabout and the old Dutch masters just manage to beat the British into second and third place.

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

172

Story extras:

Film clip

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