Cross Channel Outboard Race Fiasco (1929)

Motor boat racing, Dover, Kent. Full titles read: “CROSS - CHANNEL OUT-BOARD RACE FIASCO ! - Of 25 starters only two get to Calais - others broke down or were lost. Fortunately no lives were lost.“ L/S’s of the competitors on Dover beach with their small speed boats. L/S’s of the numerous boats speeding across the water. L/S of smoke pouring from the engine of one of the boats as it is rescued by a larger vessel. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the