News in Colour: Power Boat Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2309

Date Released

3 Sep 1973

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1. 1News in Colour: Power Boat Race

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1 / 1

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Power Boat Race - News in Colour. DESCRIPTION: MOVIETONE presents the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes Power Boat Race - the most gruelling off-shore race in the World. Out of 45 starters, only 21 pass the finishing line. The course is 221 nautical miles long and the sea is rough, but the boats roar and literally fly over it at speeds up to eighty miles an hourThe casualties include ex-World Champion Vincenzo Balestrieri’s Black Tornado and last year’s winner Carlo Bonomi in Dry Martini, literally in sight of the finishing lineThe thirty-seven foot aluminium UNOWOT designed by Don Shead at the wheel, with Colonel Ronnie Hoare navigator and property man Harry Hyams crewman, is known as a very fast boat, and lives up to her reputation. She wins three minutes ahead of the field. Don Shead said winning was an unbelievable thrill which exactly describes MOVIETONE’s film of the event. SHOTLIST: SV doors opening to reveal power boat. CU pan hull of boat being sprayed. CU man with mask on spraying. GTV pan showing general top view boat. SV man checking engine. LV man assembles pannah. SV power boat Passport Scotch Whiskey, ready to be launched, marine band playing in foreground. CU band playing. AS pan as crane swings power boat into place. CU bow pan down to Joan Collins looking at boat. SV power boat in air held by crane. GV ditto, ready for launching. SCU Joan Collins launches boat with bottle of scotch. GV boat lowered into water. SV men watching. SV boat in water. GV boat No 400 Miss Embassy being prepared. 2 CUs man cleaning side of boat, filling up with petrol. SV man cleaning side of 858 HTS. GV boat No 4 Black Tornado with Vincenzo Balestrieri at controls. LV warming up engines of Black Tornado. CU exhaust. 2 SVs 2 boys with hands to ears, Balestrieri at controls. LV filling up No 626. CU petrol indicator showing 91 gallons at a cost of £34.00 and still turning. SV engineer checking propeller blades on 626. CU hand turning engine switch on dashboard. SV showing four outboard engines smoking. 2 CUs Richard Lawson putting on helmet. CU Maurice Holman ditto. TV Scotch Whiskey 626 moves off to starting line. CU crew on board. GV pan power boats assemblers at starting line. SVC pan boat No 858 HTS. CU hand pushing throttle forward. GV start of power boat race, sunlight effect on sea. CU crew members of 626. GV AV mass of speed boats racing away from start. SV AV 2 of the leaders Nos 44 and 333. SV AV pan boat 717 Unowot. CU AV pan boat No 4 Black Tornado (this boat retired on S Sea). G AV No 626 at speed. CU on board showing four outboard engines. SAV No 626 passport Scotch Whiskey. CU hand on throttle. SV 626 racing along side No 403 Telstar. GAV No 181 Foil at speed. SV pan No 403. SAV No 858 HTS at speed. SAV No 8 Flying Scot through rough water. GAV a line of power boats. 2 SVs pan No 26 Zenith Time (retired at Torquay). SV pan No 185 Gee (retired at Torquay). GAV power boat through rough water moving slight turn. CU on board 626 showing engines at full speed. SAV boat No 400 Miss Embassy (retired at Torquay). GAV power boat through rough water (return). SAV ditto. SAV No 9 (this boat had steering gear trouble). GAV flying over wake of powerboats. SAV powerboat bounding through rough water. GAV No 403 ditto. GAV flying past Portland Bill. SAV No 717 at speed in lead, No 333 Nicoped X 2nd. CU AV bow 333 pan to crew. GV pan No 717 races towards and crosses finishing line at Cowes. GV pan as it slowly passes. SV couple waving from boat. LV Harry Hyams No 533 racing in for 2nd. LV No 9 broke down just before finishing line. SV crew on board 717 as Don Shead opens champagne bottle over Ronny Hoare & Hyams. CU Hoare and Shead holding glasses of champagne. LV crowds watching from boat. SV Graham Hill with crew.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats

Locations

Torquay; Cowes

Card file number

99319

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

564

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