Round the World Yacht Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2429

Date Released

21 Dec 1975

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Record Balloon Flight
2. 2Launch of "Hmas Otama"
3. 3Round the World Yacht Race
4. 4Marine Art Exhibition
5. 5British Ice Skating Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Round the World Yacht Race. DESCRIPTION: Great Britain II breaks, by two days, the London to Sydney record of 69 days, set up by the Clipper "Patriarch" in the last century. This was the first leg of the Round the World Yacht Race. SHOTLIST: WA ‘Great Britain II’ in Sydney Harbour. CU name on side pan up to crew. SV 2 crewmen. WA crew tidying boat. CU flag. SCU crew talking (2 shots). WA ‘Kriter II’ (France) in harbour. CU pan ditto. CU flag. WA ‘Kriter II’. SV man at wheel (2 shots). SV deck of ‘Kriter II’. AS ‘Kriter II’.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Records; Sailing

Locations

Sydney; Australia

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

75/357

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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