British Steel Yacht

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2151A
Date Released
27 Aug 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Steel Yacht. DESCRIPTION: Chay Blyth’s another of these intrepid sailors. Atlantic rower and ex-paratrooper, prepares for a round the world trip against the prevailing winds. His steel-hulled ketch British Steel is launched at Dartmouth. SHOTLIST: GV British Steel yacht on stocks ready for launching. Name British Steel on stern. GV yacht on stocks, SV stern of ditto. CU pan Sir Alec Rose arrives with wife. CU Chay Blyth. LV Mrs Cartwright - wife of Deputy Steel Chairman, launching yacht champagne bottle hits the bows. LV people watching pan to yacht going down slipway. Ditto and into water. LV crowd and VIPs watching. SV Chairman Cartwright & Alec Rose. LV Chay Blyth standing forward part of yacht. SCU Chay Blyth. LV crowd. GV yacht British Steel sails away.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats; Records; Launchings
Locations
United Kingdom; Dartmouth
Card file number
96279
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'British Steel Yacht', British Movietone News Issue No. 2151A, 27 Aug 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28460 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)