News in Colour: The Tall Ships Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2044A

Date Released

8 Aug 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News in Colour: Jersey Says It with Flowers
2. 2News in Colour: Cowes Week
3. 3News in Colour: The Tall Ships Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tall Ships (Colour). DESCRIPTION: But, over at Harwich the accent is entirely on youth. The Tall Ships Race - is held every year for Sea Cadets and Trainees from all Nations, many of whom have never handled anything larger than a dinghy. Aboard the Kenya Jacaranda, we join nineteen trainees for their thrill of a lifetime adventure - sailing across the North Sea to Kristiansund. SHOTLIST: MS looking through side rail of the Aloha of Hamble. MS main sail being hoisted on ship. MS young member of crew at helm. TS looking at compass on helm. MS looking forward along the Aloha. LAS mainsail of Aloha. GV Harwich Harbour with ships in foreground. GV the Yawl Duet. GV the boats. GV Yawl under sail. GV the Kenya Jacaranda formerly a Brixham Trawler. MS ditto. MCU name on bow. MS members of her crew. GV Jacaranda under sail. MS on board looking forward along mainsail. MCU the Skipper Lt Commander Morin Scott. MLS the young members of the crew gathered around L/C Scott. TS crew member repairing halyard. CU ditto. LAS young crew member climbing mainmast to repair broken halyard. MCU Morin Scott looks on. LAS repaired halyard hoisted up mast. CU crew member looking on. LAS halyard being adjusted. MCU crew pulling halyard. CU pulling. MS crew fixing mainsail. MS mainsail. CU young members at helm. MS members of crew at helm on bridge. MS member of crew receiving sextant instructions. MCU ditto. GV seventeen ton French cutter Sereine . CU bows of ditto. MS ditto. GV shot on board Jacaranda looking at Sereine. CU sailors caps hanging in sleeping quarters. MS members of crew sleeping in bunks. MCU ditto. GV distress flare in sky. MS radio message sent out from Jacaranda. GV shot from gunwhales out to sea - dusk. GV looking forward from Jacaranda. MS cook at work in galley. GV helicopter. MS East coast life-boat searching. MS looking through rigging out to sea. MS sail hoisted. MS crew hauling ropes. CU Skipper shouting orders. MS (2 shots) crew hauling ropes. MS crew on bridge. CU seagull. CU crew member. GV looking astern of Jacaranda.

Keywords

Organisations; Education and training; Ships and boats; Food and cooking; Aviation; Communications; Accidents and disasters; Military; Youth

Locations

Harwich; England

Card file number

93801

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

302

Story extras:

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