Messing about in Boats

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1575A
Date Released
13 Aug 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sir Winston in the Sun
  2. 2Messing about in Boats
  3. 3Princess Alexandra
  4. 4Dr Nkrumah
  5. 5Go Man, Go!
  6. 6Hindu Festival
  7. 7They’re Here

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Messing About in Boats. DESCRIPTION: Serpentine Regatta - This is the Serpentine Lido in Hyde Park where the News of the World Regatta took place. One of the events, the Thames Cup Eights, was won by London Rowing Club. In the Double Sculls, Johnson and Hayward of Crowland Rowing Club beat London’s pair. The girls came into the picture in the Ladies’ Eights. An International event, like War canoes in full cry, was won by Germany. Fastnet Race - Another water-borne contest is the Fastnet Race, the climax of Cowes Week. With spinnakers set, some 60 of Europe’s finest off-shore racers, and a couple from the States, headed westwards down the Solent. The course takes in over 600 miles to the Fastnet rock, and back to Plymouth. Tall Ship - These pictures show a brand new square-rigger, built for the West German Navy as a training ship. SHOTLIST: Pan - Sculls Race (key). GV crowds. Closer same. Same. Closer. Pan Thames 8’s race. LS same. MS same (winners in white). Pan Ladies 8’s. Crowd. Pan high angle Coastal Crew race. LS crowds. LS Coastal crews. Slip pan. MS guns fired. GV start of Fastnet Race. MS yacht in full sail. Closer same. CU wake of yacht. MS yachts. LS same. GV race. MS yacht. MS sails. BS yachts. FS same. LS yachts. Same. Lip pan GV Gorch Fock. CU name. LS cadets climb rigging. Closer same - pan up mast. LS pan cadets on top of masts. Another angle sails released. MS ship in full sail. SS same. FS same. LS same (2).
Keywords
Sport; Rowing; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Sailing; Navy; Water sports; Military
Locations
England; West Germany
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
77852
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
216
Story extras:
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