A Stiff Wind And A Perfect Course (1927)

Item title reads: “ A Stiff Wind and a Perfect Course create thrilling speed tests in race for America’s Ice Yachting ’Derby’. “ Red Bank, New Jersey, United States of America (USA). M/S across a frozen lake, with yachts sliding and skidding across the ice at high are fitted with sledge skate devices to make them skim across the ice. Note: A high speed ice sport. 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 British Pathé website.