Afloat with the Ocean Racers
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Afloat With the Ocean Racers. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show contestants getting ready for the 285 mile race to St Nazaire. 39 yachts took part, and there were 3 classes. Plymouth’s Lord Mayor saw them off. Let’s follow them out into the channel as they set course on the first leg of the journey. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MLS pan down from masts. MS contestants yachts. MLS same. MS two women on deck of yacht. MS flags on stern of yachts. MLS sail is hoisted pan to MLS yacht. LS another. MLS another. MS Lord Mayor. MS starting cannon fires. LS yachts start. MLS same. LS yachts out in channel. MLS yachts. MLS yachts pass buoy. LS yacht. MS same pan. MS another.
- Keywords
- Sport; Ships and boats; Sailing
- Locations
- Plymouth
- Footage sources
- Plymouth Films
- Card file number
- 83003
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 111
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