Holiday Weather & Crowds: Cowes Regatta Becalmed

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1261A

Date Released

6 Aug 1953

Date submitted

4 Aug 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Nanga Parbat Conquered
2. 2Wire Walking on Roof of World
3. 3Holiday Weather & Crowds: Seaside Pleasures
4. 4Holiday Weather & Crowds: Cowes Regatta Becalmed
5. 5Holiday Weather & Crowds: Duke of Edinburgh as Cricketer
6. 6Holiday Weather & Crowds: Athletes - England V France
7. *Glamorgan V Australia

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Section Title

Holiday Weather & Crowds

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Holiday Weather and Crowds - Games. DESCRIPTION: At Cowes, the starting gun made very little difference to the progress of the yachts, which remained stubbornly becalmed. The Duke of Edinburgh arrived too late to compete, but he did see his yacht Coweslip take second place in her event. SHOTLIST: COWES - MS of shore and yachts lying off. MS of yachts. SCU starting gun going off, yachts in background. Crews using paddles to move yachts in becalmed waters. CU Coweslip number 192. Pleasure boat passing through the yachts.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Sailing

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

59488

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Camera

James Humphries

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Martin Gray

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

66

Story extras:

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