News Events - in Colour: Power Boat Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1837A
Date Released
20 Aug 1964
Date submitted
15 Aug 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Edinburgh - Festival City
  2. 2Athletics - Towards Tokyo
  3. 3News Events - in Colour: Power Boat Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Section Title
News Events - in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Events - in Colour Power Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: This year there were forty five starters in the power boat race between Cowes and Torquay. This race offers one of the toughest events anywhere in the world. The course is from Cowes, took the boats out round the Nab Tower before turning back into the Solent. Heading westwards, they then had the best of the hundred and ninety miles ahead of them before reaching Torquay. The boats pass Bournemouth, Swanage, and Portland Bill before crossing Lyme Bay to the finish. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS crowds. LS start of Daily Express Offshore Powerboat Race. Aerial view same. Pan Blue Moppie. Pan Silver Spray. Pan Vivacity. LS boat passes Nab Tower. LS another. LS boats heading westward. LS boat past Needles lighthouse. Aerial MTB (escort launch). CU cameraman. Pan Blue Moppie. CU flag. LS Ultima Dea. LS Jackie S. MS cameramen. Aerial Jackie S broken down. LS Lucinella. LS Ultima Dea. CU wake. LS Tramontana II. LS Claudia II. GV Torbay. MS Torbay Yacht Club. LS Luckie Moppie approaches finish. MS judges. LS Luckie Moppie passes wrong side of buoy. MS judges. LS Surfrider approaches finish. MS crowd. MS Surfrider into harbour. CU Surfrider. MS Luckie Moppie. MS crowd. Pan boats in harbour.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats
Locations
Torquay; Isle of Wight; Cowes
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
88734
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
299
Story extras:
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