The Prince at the Helm (In Colour)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1732
Date Released
13 Aug 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sculls on the Serpentine
  2. 2Summer Skiing
  3. 3Arrivals and Departures
  4. 4The Prince at the Helm (In Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Prince at the Helm (In Colour). DESCRIPTION: It’s probably the most famous anchorage in the world, and Cowes Week is certainly the most famous festival of yachting. Top-line sailing men like Uffa Fox are always there, of-course. Here, he’s taking out Prince Philip’s famous Flying Fifteen, Coweslip, crewed by the Countess of Leicester. A big attraction of the sport is its social equality, and class is only considered in relation to the craft involved. There are plenty to choose from: Fireflies, Dragons, Flying Fifteens, Swallows, Darings, Solent Sunbeams. Names which are sheer poetry to a yachtsman. The Royal Yacht Britannia was there, and, of-course, Prince Philip with the latest Royal acquisition, the magnificent ocean-racing Yawl Bloodhound. Let’s watch her as the Royal Helmsman takes her out before competing in the Britannia Challenge Cup. His crew included officers from the Royal Yacht. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV sailing boat. MS pan yachts. MS man and two women. MS sailor with girls. CU girl in sailor’s uniform. CU sign ‘RCYC Private’. CU sign ‘Royal London Yacht Club’. CU sign ‘Sailing Club’. GV crowds. GV cannons. MCU Uffa Fox. MS people boarding dinghy. MCU man unwinding wire. MS boat hits water. MS Uffa Fox. TS Uffa Fox and men in dinghy. MS dinghies sail off. MS crowd. MS dinghy on water. GV yachts. GV yachts (Fireflies). MS men in dinghy. GV yachts sailing. GV yachts side by side. MS yachts. GV Royal Yacht Britannia. CU sign Duke races new yacht at Cowes. (2 shots) Duke at yacht (Bloodhound). MS crew in dinghy. Pan up sail. GV Duke and crew take out Bloodhound. CU man. (2 shots) Duke and crew on the water with yacht. MS front of yacht. GV Bloodhound. GV yachts. (2 shots) crew on Bloodhound. GV Bloodhound. CU flag. (2 shots) side of dinghy. MS man adjusts dinghy. GV front of yacht. GV yacht with Britannia in background. GV sail. GV (3 shots) yacht.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats; Sailing
Locations
Isle of Wight; Cowes
Card file number
84873
Credits:
Camera
Jim Godfrey
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
321
Story extras:
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