Sails Up - And Racing 1966

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Full title reads: "Isle of Wight. Sails Up - And Racing."

Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire.

Aerial views of over 300 yachts leaving port on the Round The Island Race.

Various shots of yachts and dinghies sailing in race. (One of the yachts - Roundabout - which finally won is...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
33245
Sort Number:
66/052
Time in/Out:
01:04:33:00 / 01:07:24:00
Canister:
66/52
Film ID:
1799.04
Issue Date:
30/06/1966

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