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8 results found for '"Sailing vessels"' in Keywords.
Robin Knox-Johnston on Round the World yacht race (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Robin Knox-Johnston is interviewed following his return from the Round the World yacht race. He answers questions on the overtaking of competitor Eric Camberley and the effect of the mast breaking in the...
John Newell on Round the World yacht race (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
John Newell, a crewman aboard Robin Knox-Johnston’s yacht, is interviewed following the return of the yacht from the Round the World race. He talks about returning home, and passing competitor Eric...
Prince Charles at launch of sea voyage (1978)
- Genre
- Speech
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales speaks at the launch of a young persons’ round-the-world expedition to mark the 400-year anniversary of Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe. Charles expresses...
Our kind of town (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Our Kind of Town. Part two of a two-part programme presented by Keith Howell (the first part having featured author Frank Huggett). His guest, author Frank Mulville, talks about his book, Schooner Integrity,...
The London interview (1980)
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- Interview
The London Interview. Tricia Ingrams interviews Evening Standard journalist John Blake, who writes a celebrity column entitled Ad Lib. Blake discusses the wide range of things he writes about in his column...
Naomi James on Round Britain Race (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Sailors Naomi James and her husband Rob on Naomi’s decision to retire from competitive sailing after winning the Round Britain Race. Female interviewer not identified.
Boat wreck during round the world competition (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a sailor about his boat being wrecked on an unidentified island during a round the world single-handed race, although he hopes to complete the course. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
William Neal and bathtub boat (1983)
- Genre
- News report
Report on 22 year-old British Merchant Navy Seaman William Neal and his attempt to sail 1700 miles in a 6-foot bathtub fitted with a motor engine. On the problems he has encountered with the Swedish Navy on...