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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Speed Sailing. DESCRIPTION: In Portland Bay, the yachts were using as much wind power as possible in trying to break the World Speed Sailing Record. The target was to reach a speed of...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Start of the Round the World Yacht Race. DESCRIPTION: The fifteen yachts in the Round the World Race take on provisions in Portsmouth before the start of the race. Their route will take...
COI synopsis: New systems and machines designed to help their users pinpoint the right time... or the right place. At sea, the yachtsman in a well-equipped boat can find out where he is from a worldwide...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prince Charles Goes Sailing. DESCRIPTION: Heavy rain caused the streets of Cowes, Isle of Wight, to be flooded, but it did not deter yachtsmen like Prince Charles from braving the...
COI synopsis: The tension in a sailing boat’s rigging is adjusted with a bottle screw, and a surgeon who’s a spare-time sailor has modified this device to take a leap forward in spinal surgery. A...
COI synopsis: Ever since Sir Francis Drake was knighted, nearly 400 years ago, Britain has honoured its sailors. Our reporter talks to the most recent to receive Royal recognition - Dame Naomi James, who...
COI synopsis: Ever since Sir Francis Drake was knighted, nearly 400 hundred tears ago, Britain has honoured its sailors. Vicki Luke talks to the most recent to receive royal recognition - Dame Naomi James,...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: European Catamaran Championships. DESCRIPTION: The European Catamaran Championships were held off the North Sea Coast of Germany. The German Teams put a valiant performance but the...
COI synopsis: The ability to see, marvellous as it is, sometimes doesn’t go far enough. A farmer can’t see beneath his land, or a fireman through dense smoke, or a sailor beneath his boat. This programme...
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