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SKIDDING ALONG

Skidding Along (1933)

Two girls and a man have a go at aquaplaning on a river.

VARIOUS SHIPS IN HARBOUR

Various Ships In Harbour (1940)

Battleships in harbour.

PARAKITE ATTEMPT

Parakite Attempt (1962)

Wally Draper parakites

OUTBOARD RACING

Outboard Racing (1962)

Good footage of speedboat racing.

ALL OUT

All Out (1928)

Speedboats and outboard motorboats race in last meeting of season. Chiswick.

DUKE OF YORK TROPHY aka DUKE OF YORK TROPHEY

Duke Of York Trophy AKA Duke Of York Trophey (1925)

Motorboats compete for the Duke of York's...

ROME - BOAT RACING

Rome - Boat Racing (1939)

Footage of speed boat racing in Rome, Italy.

 

 

BRUSSELS YACHT CLUB GETS NEW BUOY

Brussels Yacht Club Gets New Buoy (1964)

A new kind of mooring buoy is demonstrated at Brussels Yacht...

NEW GOVERNOR FOR NEW SOUTH WALES

New Governor For New South Wales (1935)

Alexander Hore-Ruthven is welcomed to Sydney as Governor for...

NEW MOTORBOAT SLIPWAY AT RIPON

New Motorboat Slipway At Ripon (1939)

A new motorboat slipway is opened in Littlethorpe, North...

DOWN THE RIVER

Down The River (1929)

Two women go for a little trip down a river in a strange low boat.

SPEEDING TO THE SEA

Speeding To The Sea (1939)

Footage of Lyon to Marseilles motor boat race, France.

WATER SKIJORING

Water Skijoring (1933)

Men in Germany try water-skiing behind a motorboat.

WORLD'S LARGEST MOTORBOAT

World's Largest Motorboat (1921)

The world's largest motorboat is launched in Belfast.

SPEED BOAT RACE

Speed Boat Race (1969)

Speedboat race for the Great Prize of Friesland in Holland.

FROGMEN

Frogmen (1948)

Frogmen on training in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

KAY DON MOTOR BOAT aka KAYE DON MOTOR BOAT

Kay Don Motor Boat AKA Kaye Don Motor Boat (1930-1939)

Power boat racer Kaye Don tests out his boat -...

JEAN SIMMONS IN MOTORBOAT

Jean Simmons In Motorboat (1948)

Film star Jean Simmons takes a trip around Sydney Harbour in...

HAMBURG FAIR

Hamburg Fair (1951)

Shots of Hamburg fair. Germany.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIGS IN SWAMPS OF SURINAM

Archaeological Digs In Swamps Of Surinam (1958)

Archaeological dig underway in coastal swamps of...

JET PROPELLED MOTORBOAT

Jet Propelled Motorboat (1961)

Dowty turbo-craft on Thames driven by Campbell.

FERRY / DEMOLITION YACHTING

Ferry / Demolition Yachting (1969)

Ferry at port, a building demolished and yachting.

MOTORBOAT RACE

Motorboat Race (1920)

Motorboat racing.

MOTORBOATS

Motorboats (1910-1919)

Motorboat speeding across sea.

MOTOR BOAT

Motor Boat (1920-1929)

Good footage of experimental German motor boat in action on a lake.

MOTOR CANOE

Motor Canoe (1920-1939)

Lovely footage of three women spending a day on the river in their motor canoe.

SWANS & RIVER

Swans & River (1960-1969)

Shots of people in small boats and swans on a river.

SEAGRAVE MOTORBOAT RACING AT POTSDAM

Seagrave Motorboat Racing At Potsdam (1920-1929)

Footage of motorboat racing.

AMPHIBIOUS WATER SCOOTER

Amphibious Water Scooter (1965)

Quirky item showing a man in a bowler hat testing a water scooter on...

POWER BOAT RACING

Power Boat Racing (1966)

Hydroplane power boats zip round a racecourse at Woodlands Lake in Iver.

DISASTER FOLLOWS SUCCESS

Disaster Follows Success (1933)

The speedboat 'Miss Britain III' bursts into flames after successful...

GET IN FRONT AND STAY THERE

Get In Front And Stay There (1933)

Lots of riverboats sail up the Elbe in Hamburg.

"Warming Her Up!" (1931)

Kaye Don take his speed boat Miss England II for a trial run, in Ireland.

SIAMESE MOTOR-BOAT TRIAL IN LONDON aka MOTORBOAT

Siamese Motor-Boat Trial In London AKA Motorboat (1935)

A motor torpedo boat from Siam combines...

CORN BY CANAL

Corn By Canal (1940)

Corn is carried by barges as the canals of England become important for transporting...

OVER 80 - IN THE SUN AND ON THE SEA

Over 80 - In The Sun And On The Sea (1927)

Major Segrave has a joyride in a fast speedboat.

WATER-SKIING

Water-Skiing (1969)

Britain wins speed water ski event in Holland.

WATER SKIING

Water Skiing (1969)

Water skiing championships in Trier, Germany.

MOTORBOAT RACING

Motorboat Racing (1969)

Speedboat racing on the River Amstel, Holland.

SURVIVAL SCHOOL

Survival School (1952)

Footage of Royal Naval training exercise to rescue ditched pilot. Hampshire.

EARL BEATTY VISITS FLEETWOOD

Earl Beatty Visits Fleetwood (1930-1939)

Famous British Naval commander opens various attractions and...

DONALD CAMPBELL DOES A TRIAL RUN

Donald Campbell Does A Trial Run (1956)

Donald Campbell's speedboat, "Bluebird" on trial in the Lake...

BRITISH EVACUEES ARRIVING FROM PORT SAID

British Evacuees Arriving From Port Said (1956)

British families leaving Egypt arrive in Cyprus on...

HENLEY PREVIEW aka HENLEY REGATTA PREVIEW

Henley Preview AKA Henley Regatta Preview (1967)

Scenes from Henley Regatta

MOTOR BOAT RACE

Motor Boat Race (1920-1929)

Motor boat race near Venice, Italy.

IT'S FUN AFLOAT

It's Fun Afloat (1963)

Demonstration of various water sports at Reading.

POWER CRAFT RACING

Power Craft Racing (1967)

Members of the London Motorboat Racing Club have a practice race at Woodlands...

NIAGARA CONQUERED IN A BARREL!

Niagara Conquered In A Barrel! (1930)

William 'Red' Hill rides the rapids near Niagara in a barrel.

FROM GROCER'S BOY TO MILLIONAIRE!

From Grocer's Boy To Millionaire! (1930)

Tea magnate Sir Thomas Lipton receive the Freedom of...

MODEL ENGINEERS' REGATTA

Model Engineers' Regatta (1930)

People enjoy sailing their model boats on the pond in Herbert Park,...