Dry Land Sailors

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2075A
Date Released
13 Mar 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dry Land Sailors. DESCRIPTION: The National Sand Yacht Championships held at Perranporth in Cornwall, result in Karl Hughes retaining his Title. SHOTLIST: Pan competitors at start of National Sand Yacht Championships at Perranporth. GV ditto. MCU sign Cornish Gliding & Flying Club. MS starting flag lowered at start of race. GV start of race. MS yachts past. Tracking shot sand yacht at speed. Ditto. 3 track shots Brian Davis in yacht A145, 3 track shots yachts past. Ground to air aircraft. 2 aerial shots race in progress. 2 track shots yachts at speed. 2 track shots Brian Davis at speed. 2 tracking shots yachts at speed. MS chequered flag. MS trophy presented to Karl Hughes.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Sailing; Landforms
Locations
Cornwall; United Kingdom; Perranporth
Card file number
94541
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Dry Land Sailors', British Movietone News Issue No. 2075A, 13 Mar 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27781 (Accessed 02 Mar 2025)