News in Colour: Round the World Yacht Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2342

Date Released

22 Apr 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Stilt Walk
2. 2Mass Egg Production
3. 3News in Colour: Round the World Yacht Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Round the World Boat Race Colour. DESCRIPTION: Chay Blyth’s ‘Great Britain II’ is first home on the Round the World Yacht Race. The Mexican ‘Sayula II’ is first on handicap. SHOTLIST: GV water, aerial shot ‘Great Britain II’. SV press-boat and pressmen. SV man with binoculars. GV from another boat GB II. Aerial shot ditto surrounded by boats. GV GB II. SV boats following. SV GB II. LV ditto coming nearer the harbour. SV man standing on front of GB II. LV crowd. LV GB II coming into port. CU ‘Welcome To Vernon’. SV GB II. SBV Chay Blyth passing crowd on boat. GV band parachute regiment. LV Blyth opening a bottle of champagne. GV family greeting by wife. SV crew greeting child. GV Blythe, his wife & daughter. CU ‘Adventure’ 2nd boat home. GV 1 of crew throwing line ashore. CU another crew member. LV ‘33 Export’ coming into port. CU crew member. SV helmsman. SV crew being greeted. SV pan ‘Burton Cutter’. SV crew and ‘Burton Cutter’ in port. GV pan Burton Cutter in port. LV ‘Sayula’. SV pan ditto & crew coming into port. SV pan ditto in port. SV pan boat passing ‘Sayula’. GV press on ‘Sayula’ aerial shot pan ditto pan to other finishers. SBV Great Britain II. SBV Burton Cutter & press. SBV Grand Louis and press. Aerial view boats in port.

Keywords

Sport; Mass media; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Celebrations and festivals; Sailing

Locations

Portsmouth

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

99889

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

393

Story extras:

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