Holiday Weather & Crowds: Cowes Regatta Becalmed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1261A
Date Released
6 Aug 1953
Date submitted
4 Aug 1953
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Holiday Weather & Crowds
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Holiday Weather and Crowds - Games. DESCRIPTION: At Cowes, the starting gun made very little difference to the progress of the yachts, which remained stubbornly becalmed. The Duke of Edinburgh arrived too late to compete, but he did see his yacht Coweslip take second place in her event. SHOTLIST: COWES - MS of shore and yachts lying off. MS of yachts. SCU starting gun going off, yachts in background. Crews using paddles to move yachts in becalmed waters. CU Coweslip number 192. Pleasure boat passing through the yachts.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Sailing
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
59488
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
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'Holiday Weather & Crowds: Cowes Regatta Becalmed', British Movietone News Issue No. 1261A, 6 Aug 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18671 (Accessed 24 Feb 2026)