News in Colour: The Round Britain Yacht Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2354

Date Released

15 Jul 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1New Police Headquarters
2. 2Women’s Football
3. 3News in Colour: Drag Racing
4. 4News in Colour: The Round Britain Yacht Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Round Britain Yacht Race Colour. DESCRIPTION: Yachts of many designs leave Plymouth for the start of the Round Britain Yacht Race. They have to contend with an intermittent wind as they set course for Ireland. SHOTLIST: GV zoom out boats in harbour, MS British Oxygen yacht, GV yachts in Millbay Docks. CU wet paint sign pan up to man on boat painting. MS guest drinking health of crew on deck of boat ‘Black Velvet’. CU Welsh Dragon on boat pan to rest of boat No 19, SV man on deck of No 19 looking up. SV low angle lad in rigging of No 19. SCU designer of Mantis, LV David Chinery pan to Mantis IV. SV Mantis IV. LV boats on water with HOT in b/g. SV group of boats emerging from Mill Bay. SV pan No 39 crew in action. SLV British Oxygen at sea, pan up sails. GV yachts on sea pan to No 10. SV No 10, GV yachts on sea. SV British Oxygen & crew. CU Robin Knox-Johnston looks at watch, watch at 11.20 (10 mins prior to race). SV British Oxygen. SV pan No 1 Gulf Streamer (American). GV start of race. SV pan ‘Outlaw’. SV frigate No 688 sails No 688 SV ditto on water, SV ditto pan to sail of No 22, SV Cherry Blossom, GV yachts in race. SV No 66 Windsor Life (Royal Marines). GV Burton Cutter with flapping foresail. SV Mantis IV with sail flapping. SV Typhoon, then ‘Morning Song’ moves alongside.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Competitions; Sailing; Navy; Military

Locations

Devon

Card file number

74/53A

Credits:

Camera

Cedric Baynes

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

192

Story extras:

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