Holey Boat

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

169

Date Released

1975

Length of issue (in feet)

523

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Fighting Fungi
2. 2Holey Boat
3. 3Instant Holes
4. 4Cancer Catcher

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: A modern "unsinkable" dinghy is usually so buoyant and floats so high on the water when it capsizes that righting it again can be quite a problem. Now a new sailing dinghy for youngsters overcomes the problem with a unique and curious configuration of holes in the deck.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Science and technology; Sailing; Inventions and discoveries

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 52 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/169

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

Raoul Sobell

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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