Hobart Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2118A

Date Released

8 Jan 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1FA Cup - Third Round
2. 2Air Race
3. 3Hobart Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Yacht Race. DESCRIPTION: The classic six hundred and forty mile Ocean Race from Sydney to Hobart is won by Ted Heath in his thirty two foot sloop Morning Cloud. From the air, from the sea and on board the boats themselves, we get a vivid impression of the challenge of one of the greatest events on the international sailing calendar. SHOTLIST: GV start of race - Sydney. MLS ‘Prospect of Whitby’. MS spectator launch. GV yachts. 2 shots ‘Ragamuffin’. 2 shots ‘Crusade’. MCU man at wheel. CUs man winding rope on winch. Man at wheel. MS yacht listing in choppy sea. MS pan ‘Saluchia’ at sea. 3 shots aerial yachts in race. Aerial shots yachts finishing, ‘Prospect of Whitby’. Yacht. MS yacht with spinnaker past camera. Yacht with crew past camera. Night shot Crusade finishing. 3 shots ‘Prospect of Whitby’ finishing. MS crowd on quayside. MS ‘Prospect of Whitby’ into harbour. MS ‘Morning Cloud’ in harbour at finish. 3 shots crew of ‘Morning Cloud’ on board. 2 shots Beer Cans in [sic] and around ‘Morning Cloud’.

Keywords

Sport; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Sailing

Locations

Sydney; Australia; Hobart; Tasmania

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

95507

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

230

Story extras:

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