Racing Cats and Clippers

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1941A

Date Released

18 Aug 1966

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Racing Cats and Clippers. DESCRIPTION: One of the most advanced racing craft in the world is launched at Thorpe Bay. This modern styled catamaran will be taking part later this year in the Little America’s Cup in Britain’s effort to keep the cup for the fifth year running. And at Greenwich, London, Francis Chichester shows off his latest ketch, the Gipsy Moth which he plans to sail single-handed to Australia. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV of Thorpe Bay Yacht Club. GV of the catamaran Lady Helmsman on the slip way. MS of Lady McAdden pouring champagne over the catamaran. CU of name Lady Helmsman. MS of catamaran being rushed down the slip way. MCU of the wide wing mast. MS of catamaran pushed into water. MS of people on slip way. MS of sail being hoisted. MLS catamaran. MCU of the two man crew. CU of John Osborn. LS of mast and sail. CU of Roy White. MCU of wake at side of catamaran. MS of catamaran sailing and pan up to mast. MCU low angle of hulls. MCU of running boom. MS of the crew looking up at the sail. MCU of the wake from the rudder. GV of the catamaran. MS pan of sails pan down on the ketch Gipsy Moth Four. MCU of Francis Chichester waving. MCU hull of bows with name Gipsy Moth Four. GV of the ketch. GV of the Cutty Sark. MCU of the name Cutty Sark. LS Cutty Sark pan to Gipsy Moth Four. MS two people on board ketch. GV Cutty Sark in background and the ketch in the foreground. MS of photographers in boats. MCU of stern of ketch. GV of Cutty Sark and ketch. MS of Francis Chichester waving. GV of the ketch in full sail. GV of the ketch in full sail.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats

Locations

England; Essex; Thorpe Bay

Card file number

91460

Credits:

Commentator: George Elliot
Camera: Robert Hawkins

Length of story (in feet)

218

Story extras:

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