A Bird is Top Cat!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1880A
Date Released
17 Jun 1965
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1A Bird is Top Cat!
  2. 2Clark Does It Again
  3. 3Out of This World

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Bird Is Top Cat!. DESCRIPTION: The first World Championship for Catamarans of the Shearwater Class, were held at Poole in Dorset. Winners of the world title were Francis and Roland Prout in Yellow Bird. They won three out of the four races. SHOTLIST: GV boats on beach at Poole in Dorset. MS pan the American crew carrying their boat to the water. MS plan of course. MS man looking through binoculars. GV boats on course at start. MLS Green Goddess during race. MLS Miss Tonga. MS shot on boat during race. MLS Yellow Bird in course. MS man leaning over side of boat to balance boat. LS Miss Moffatt. MS Walt Hall and John Angelsted in Miss Moffatt. MCU one of American crew holding rudder. MS on board Miss Moffatt. MCU one of American crew holding rudder. MS on board Miss Moffatt. MS pan Miss Moffatt passing No 1555. MS wake from front of boat. MLS Yellow Bird past.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Competitions
Locations
Dorset; Poole
Card file number
89804
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
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