Offshore Power Boat Race

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
67/70
Date Released
29 Aug 1967
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
An average speed of 55 mph, that’s what it took to win the International Offshore Powerboat Race. And first across the line at the end of the 198 mile course were brothers Charles and Jimmy Gardner.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Records
Locations
Torquay; Isle of Wight
Credits:
Camera
Kenneth G. Goddard
Camera
S. M. F. Plummer
Camera
William Nixon
Length of story (in feet)
203
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Offshore Power Boat Race', Pathe News Issue No. 67/70, 29 Aug 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/112745 (Accessed 17 Jun 2025)