Aerial view Cowes. M/S 'Surfury' on slipway having repairs made. Various shots of repairs being carried out. C/U of the owners and drivers Charles and Richard Gardener. Various shots engineers working on boat...
Aerial view Cowes. M/S 'Surfury' on slipway having repairs made. Various shots of repairs being carried out. C/U of the owners and drivers Charles and Richard Gardener. Various shots engineers working on boat and control panel. M/S boats going out to the start. L/S 'Wildcat' driven by Clive Curtis. Various shots boats going out including 'Brave Moppie' driven by Richard Bertram who is the eventual winner. M/S sailor looking through binoculars. Various shots as the boats start the race. Various shots of the race showing boats including 'Broad Jumper' 'A'Speranziella II' 'Maritime' 'Lucy II', who breaks down, 'Fast Lady' 'Seven Dials' 'Alto Volante' 'Thunder Fish' 'Yo-Yo II', owned and driven by Lady Aitken, 'Migrant', and 'Vivacity', owned and driven by Sir Max Aitken. (This is the very smart cabin cruiser).
Various shots as the race continues towards Torquay. Various shots of Torquay as Richard Bertram crosses the line first. M/S crowd on quay. M/S of the Cups to be presented. M/S as Sir Max Aitken receives the trophy in the Concours D'Elegance section from Earl Louis Mountbatten. M/S crowd. M/S as Mountbatten presents trophy to Richard Bertram the overall winner. C/U as Sir Max Aitken applauds. M/S as Richard Bertram with his wife and crew receive more trophies from Mountbatten.
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