- Title: UNITED KINGDOM: BIGGEST LONDON INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW OPENS
- Date: 6th January 1970
- Summary: 1. GV EARL'S COURT EXHIBITION 0.03 2. GTV INT. SHOWING BOATS (2 SHOTS) BOATS IN HARBOUR 0.12 3. CU DUTCH BOAT, THE LARGEST 0.17 4. SV WHEELHOUSE OF DUTCH BOAT 0.22 5. CU CABIN OF BOAT 0.27 6. GV STAND H7 UK BOAT TOMBAT (2 SHOTS) 0.36 7. LV SHOWING STERN OF DENMARK'S GT DANE J5 (2 SHOTS) 0.48 8. LV STAND S.I. FRANCE (2
- Embargoed: 21st January 1970 13:00
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- Location: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Country: United Kingdom
- Reuters ID: LVA5HLWSAX9YCKCXI4CKEOG5WJAO
- Story Text: LONDON'S INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW - THE BIGGEST IN ITS HISTORY - OPENS AT EARL'S COURT TOMORROW (7 JANUARY) AND THE PRESS WERE ALLOWED A PREVIEW TODAY.
ABOUT 500 EXHIBITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE SHOWING THIS YEAR. THE DUST SHEETS CAME OFF 728 DIFFERENT CRAFT, 140 OF THEM MAKING THEIR FIRST EARL'S COURT APPEARANCE. THE NUMBER OF CRAFT ON DISPLAY IS MORE THEN AT ANY PREVIOUS SHOW.
BOATS ARE ONLY PART OF THE SHOW. THE ANGLING SECTION, TWICE AS BIG AS LAST YEAR, FEATURES A REALISTIC SEA-ANGLING SIMULATOR AND EXPERT FLY-TYING DEMONSTRATIONS.
THE SHOW IS ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH SHIP AND BOAT BUILDERS' NATIONAL FEDERATION AND SPONSORED BY A NATIONAL NEWSPAPER.
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