Afloat with the Ocean Racers

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Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1680A
Date Released
17 Aug 1961
Date submitted
14 Aug 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Good Start for Spurs
  2. 2Afloat with the Ocean Racers
  3. 3It Isn’t All Bull
  4. 4Berlin in the Balance
  5. 5Traffic Snarl-Up!

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:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip

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