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BOAT DOCKING - MOORING

Boat Docking - Mooring (1920-1930)

Boat docking and mooring.

EASTERN SAIL BOATS

Eastern Sail Boats (1920-1930)

Eastern sail boats on the water.

THE RED BOATS OF BRIXHAM

The Red Boats Of Brixham (1930)

Sailing boats take part in their regular regatta off the coast of...

UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE - OXFORD WIN aka OXFORD WINS THE BOAT RACE

University Boat Race - Oxford Win AKA Oxford Wins The Boat Race (1943)

Oxford wins the annual...

"Bumpers" On The Water ... Now! (1933)

New design of small motor boat of British design is...

SPEED BOAT RACING

Speed Boat Racing (1928)

Speedboats racing each other filmed from another boat.

EVE BY THE SEA

Eve By The Sea (1922)

A group of people have a pleasure cruise in a glass bottomed boat in Bermuda.

 

 

DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE - A NOVELTY BOAT FOR EVE

Down By The Riverside - A Novelty Boat For Eve (1928)

Short segment of film showing woman picking...

TROUPE OF MIDGETS FROM HAMBURG

Troupe Of Midgets From Hamburg (1938)

A troupe of midgets pose for the camera on their arrival by boat...

BOAT RACE

Boat Race (1946)

Footage of the Cambridge bumping race.

FLEET

Fleet (1914-1918)

Footage of two warships.

PASSENGER BOATS

Passenger Boats (1920-1930)

Passenger boats sailing along.

OXFORD CREW - PUTNEY

Oxford Crew - Putney (1920-1929)

Oxford Crew row on River Thames at Putney.

MOTOR BOAT RACE

Motor Boat Race (1920-1929)

Motor boats zooming round a harbour.

PROCESSION OF BOATS

Procession Of Boats (1920-1929)

Procession of boats on River Thames at Eton.

ATLANTIC PADDLE BOAT

Atlantic Paddle Boat (1920-1929)

Man with white hair and beard poses with others beside newly-invented paddle...

WOMEN ROWING - 1929

Women Rowing - 1929 (1929)

Footage of women in rowing competition.

 WOMEN & MAN IN BOAT   aka LT. STAINIFORD

Women & Man In Boat AKA Lt. Stainiford (1920-1929)

Two women and a man look up from moored motor...

NEW TYPE OF STEAM BARGE

New Type Of Steam Barge (1920-1929)

New steam barge demonstrated on river.

ASCOT SUNDAY BOULTER'S LOCK aka BOAT RACES: RIVER SEASON BEGIN

Ascot Sunday Boulter's Lock AKA Boat Races: River Season Begin (1910-1919)

Start of river season:...

OULTON SPEED BOATS

Oulton Speed Boats (1963)

Hydroplanes reach high speeds as they race on the Oulton Broads in Norfolk.

THE LITTLE BOATS' DAY!

The Little Boats' Day! (1933)

Small dinghies enjoy a days sailing on the River Thames in...

FATHER THAMES' DAUGHTERS

Father Thames' Daughters (1932)

A fashion show on board a boat on the River Thames shows us London's...

OXFORD CREWS FIRST OUTING

Oxford Crews First Outing (1920-1929)

Footage Oxford boat race crew in training.

SAIL HO!

Sail Ho! (1931)

Canadian sailing boat, 'Bluenose', seen on the Atlantic Ocean.

THE SAIL PROP

The Sail Prop (1931)

Unusual boat is demonstrated - it is powered by a propeller attached to a mast.

ANGLING CONTEST

Angling Contest (1969)

Opening boat angling festival in Southend, Essex.

BLUEBIRD BOAT MODEL

Bluebird Boat Model (1950-1959)

Donald Campbell with model of "Bluebird" speed boat.

GERMAN ASSAULT PRACTISE

German Assault Practise (1920-1930)

Item showing German soldiers on assault practise. Germany.

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE YACHTING RACE AT WEYMOUTH

Oxford And Cambridge Yachting Race At Weymouth (1920-1929)

Oxford and Cambridge teams in yachting race...

DOGGETT'S COAT & BADGE RACE

Doggett's Coat & Badge Race (1920-1929)

Competitors starting off in traditional Doggett's Coat and Badge...

LOADING BARGES

Loading Barges (1920-1929)

Footage of freight ship 'Christen Smith' on the water.

Torquay Regatta C 1920's

Torquay Regatta C 1920's (1920-1929)

Footage of yachting regatta of the coats of Torquay.

CARDBOARD MODELS AKA CARDBOARD JETS

Cardboard Models AKA Cardboard Jets (1955)

Wallis Rigby has designed model boats made of cardboard

BOUILLEBAISSE aka BOUILLABAISSE

Bouillebaisse AKA Bouillabaisse (1967)

In Villefranche we see a mouth-watering Bouillabaisse stew...

SEASON'S FIRST YACHT RACING

Season's First Yacht Racing (1932)

Yacht racing scenes from Harwich.

THE BARGEES'

The Bargees' "Cowes" (1930)

Trading boats race along a course on the River Thames during the bargees'...

LENT BUMPING RACE

Lent Bumping Race (1933)

Annual bumping races for undergraduates, at Oxford University.

FOR THE HEADSHIP OF THE RIVER

For The Headship Of The River (1930)

Rowers compete for the title of Head of the River in annual race...

"Lansbury's Lido" - Open (1930)

Swimmers enjoy the privilege of mixed bathing in London's Serpentine...

THE YOUNGSTERS'

The Youngsters' "Cowes" AKA The Youngsters Of Cones (1930)

Boys in Dorset compete with their toy...

TRAGEDY OF THE SEA

Tragedy Of The Sea (1935)

Sailor from sunken Spanish boat is stranded on rock off Casablanca.

LAND AND WATER CAR

Land And Water Car (1920-1929)

Unusual amphibious craft is demonstrated - boat that can be used on land or in...

THE BOAT AFLOAT

The Boat Afloat (1931)

A woman gives trial to a strange new floating boat device worn around the neck !

WATER SPEEDSTERS

Water Speedsters (1932)

Speedboats zoom across Southampton Water.

NATURES SCULPTURE

Natures Sculpture (1933)

Picturesque footage of the naturally sculptured cave off the coat of French...

THE MODEL MASTER

The Model Master (1931)

A model liner is put through its paces on a boating lake.

ROWING FOR LADIES

Rowing For Ladies (1921)

Lord William Cecil acts as a cox for the ladies eight rowing team in London.

FUN AND FROLIC

Fun And Frolic (1925)

Students from Pangbourne nautical college have fun acting out mock battles in the...

JET NEWS - JOHN COBB'S

Jet News - John Cobb's "Crusader" Jet Speed Boat (1952)

John Cobb and his jet boat - "Crusader"....