Sand Sailors

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2106
Date Released
13 Oct 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sand Sailors. DESCRIPTION: The International Sand Yachting Championships at Lytham St Anne’s provide exciting sailing in spite of uncertain winds and give the Title to Karl Hughes from a Club near CambridgeOn the river Rhone, French sportsmen compete in Water Jousting trying to give each other concussion or drown in the attempt. SHOTLIST: LS sand yachts at start of race. MSU man with wind speed measurer. GV start of race. MS pan man pushing sand yacht and jumping on. Tracking shot sand yacht A70. Tracking shot H147. Tracking shot A136. Ditto H17. MS pan sand yacht A345. MCU crowd. MS sand yacht turns corner. MCU A245. MS pan A10. LAS crowd. MS pan A148. GV jousting on River Rhone, France. MLS jousting, man into water. 2 MLS ditto. Ditto MS and LS.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Curiosities
Locations
France; United Kingdom
Footage sources
France
Card file number
95235
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:

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'Sand Sailors', British Movietone News Issue No. 2106, 13 Oct 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28043 (Accessed 09 May 2025)