UK: TWELVE METRE WORLD CHAMPION

Record ID: 496453

  • Title: UK: TWELVE METRE WORLD CHAMPION
  • Date: 25th September 1979
  • Summary: SEVERIGE S3 STARTS WITH COLUMBIA U.S. 16 ??? GRETEL 11 KA3 STARTS WITH CONSTELLATION K20. YACHTS UNDER WAY ON FIRST PART OF COURSE FORCE 4 BLOWING. (WHERE POSSIBLE YACHT NUMBER SHOWN ON SAIL). SPINNAKERS UNFURLED WEATHER VERY POOR FORCE 5 BLOWING RACING CALLED OFF BECAUSE OF BAO CONDITION & HALFWAY. SHOTS OF YACHTS PUTTING BACK TO SHORE ??? FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF SOUND, BOAT USED FOR FILMING NOT USUAL. PRESS VESSEL, AS THEY WERE DOING OWN WORK, SO WE COULD NOT GET IN CLOSE AND LIVELY MOVEMENT OF WATER MADE SHOOTING OVER DISTANCE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. Initials Southern Television No commercial sale without authorisation of Southern Television Limited. SPORT: YACHTING Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 10th October 1979 13:00
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  • Location: ENGLISH CHANNEL OF BRIGTON ???
  • City:
  • Country: AT SEA United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA6WTBRH2GD6MOHI2MDY9HFT1RO
  • Story Text: Description not available
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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