Thames Barge Race (1953)

Thames, Gravesend, Kent. GV barges lined up at start of race, & SV. CU starting gun. SV start of race. SV man on jib boom of ’Sara’. SV pan from man uncoiling ropes to helmsman of ’Sara’. GV race in progress. SV windless sails. SV man runs to stern of ’Sara’. Helmsman at wheel. LV ’Sara’ ahead of field. SV ’Sara’s’ bows through water. GV ’Sara’ rounding market ship at turn. SV B/V stern of ’Sara’. GV other ships approaching turn. SV sails. LV B/V ’Sara’. SV ’Sara’s’ crew hoisting more sail. B/V stern of ’Sara’. SV man on finishing boat. LV ’Sara’ crosses line. CU gun. SV ’Sara’s’ crew with cup. (Neg.) (Title Scene “H“) 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 Gaumo