Speed Record Sailing Boat

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2261
Date Released
2 Oct 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Speed Record Sailing Boat. DESCRIPTION: 40 knots and more can be obtained from the Flying Proa. SHOTLIST: LV sailing speed vessel, 60’ long Flying Proa being prepared for first trials. SV men on outrigger. SV pan Flying Proa boat at speed, at 30’ then outrigger rises out of water and then slowly drops in to sea. LV partly sunk boat. SV pan along outrigger to men sitting on narrow craft. GV partly sunken boat.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Weymouth
Card file number
98508A
Credits:
Camera
David Allan
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Speed Record Sailing Boat', British Movietone News Issue No. 2261, 2 Oct 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29578 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)