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12 Metre Yachts Aka 12' Meter Racing (1960)
High angle L/S of the harbour at Cowes on the Isle of Wight during the Cowes Regatta; many boats, yachts and speed boats are seen on the water while a crowd of people watch at the jetty. M/S of harbour with gold cannons lined up in the foreground. M/S of two yachts, numbers 16 and 2, before the race starts.
Commentator says We're featuring the International 12 Metre class - starting our coverage with preparations on board the famous Sceptre as we see M/Ss of the navigator checking maps and a sailor looking up as the sail is hoisted. M/Ss of the yachts milling about; the club house, where a crowd has gathered to watch.
C/U of one of the cannons being loaded; M/S as a man fires it to start the race. Various shots of the boats starting off. M/Ss and C/Us on board the Sceptre; the crew all in red jumpers do their various tasks; one man is seen lying down on the bow of the yacht.
Various shots of other yachts in the race; M/S of the Sceptre's great rival Flica II; tilt up to show the sail. Norsaga (number 16) is being used by the Red Duster Syndicate as a research vessel in their preparations for a future Americas Cup Challenge.
Various shots of toffs in yachts sailing along; as the commentator talks of the cost of the boats and sailing tactics; What sights can compare with the splendour of 12 metres with spinnakers at their limits?
Note: On file are notes on the Naval ships visiting for Cowes week; the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta Programme of Races and a leaflet on 'Rail and Road Travel Services to and in the Isle of Wight together with shipping connections'. FILM ID:111.06
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Maritime history of the United Kingdom | Wikipedia audio article
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Maritime history of the United Kingdom
00:00:47 1 Chronology 00:00:56 1.1 Eighteenth century 00:01:51 1.2 Nineteenth century 00:03:26 1.3 Twentieth century 00:05:24 1.4 Twenty-first century 00:05:44 2 Royal Navy 00:05:53 2.1 Eighteenth-century navy 00:06:46 2.2 Nineteenth-century navy 00:07:57 2.3 Twentieth-century navy 00:12:01 2.4 The Navy Board 00:12:26 2.5 Ministry of Defence 00:12:44 2.6 Notable wars 00:12:53 2.6.1 American Wars 00:13:28 2.6.2 French Revolutionary/Napoleonic Wars 00:14:06 2.6.3 Maritime events of World War I 00:17:27 2.6.4 Maritime events of World War II 00:22:39 2.6.5 Post War Operations 00:24:30 3 Notable individuals 00:24:39 3.1 Charles Hardy 00:25:11 3.2 Augustus Keppel 00:26:35 3.3 Edward Hawke 00:26:59 3.4 Richard Howe 00:27:37 3.5 Horatio Nelson 00:29:30 3.6 Hyde Parker 00:30:23 3.7 Edward Pellew 00:30:55 3.8 James Saumarez 00:31:41 3.9 William Dampier 00:32:18 3.10 James Cook 00:33:49 3.11 George Vancouver 00:34:23 3.12 Admiral Anson 00:34:49 3.13 Sir John Franklin 00:35:51 3.14 James Clarke Ross 00:36:12 3.15 Robert Scott 00:36:32 3.16 Ernest Shackleton 00:37:10 4 Shipbuilding 00:38:36 5 Famous ships 00:38:45 5.1 iCutty Sark/i 00:39:40 5.2 iEndeavour/i 00:40:45 5.3 iGreat Britain/i 00:41:20 5.4 iGreat Eastern/i 00:42:33 5.5 iTitanic/i 00:43:52 5.6 iQueen Mary/i 00:44:29 5.7 iBritannia/i 00:45:11 5.8 iVictory/i 00:46:07 5.9 iWarrior/i 00:46:50 5.10 iBelfast/i 00:47:43 6 Navigation 00:47:52 6.1 Instruments and guides 00:48:45 6.2 Lighthouses 00:49:27 6.3 Navigation marks 00:50:02 7 Safety and rescue 00:50:12 7.1 Plimsoll line 00:50:49 7.2 Lifeboats 00:51:51 7.3 Maritime and Coastguard Agency 00:52:20 8 Ports and harbours 00:54:26 9 Trade 00:54:34 9.1 Goods 00:57:44 9.2 Passenger liners 00:58:27 9.3 Emigration/deportation 00:59:03 10 Ferries and cruise boats 01:00:07 11 Customs men and smugglers 01:01:22 12 Fishing 01:03:55 13 Energy 01:04:03 13.1 Gas and oil 01:04:59 13.2 Oil spills 01:06:21 13.3 Offshore wind farms 01:06:56 14 Coast 01:08:11 15 Leisure activities 01:08:20 15.1 Resorts 01:09:00 15.2 Rowing, yachting and power boats 01:11:35 15.3 Marinas 01:11:57 16 Marine science 01:12:07 16.1 Hydrographics 01:12:54 16.2 Oceanography 01:14:17 17 Maritime studies 01:14:26 17.1 Colleges 01:15:01 17.2 Admiralty law 01:15:45 18 Law of the sea 01:16:11 18.1 Ship design 01:16:51 19 Maritime museums 01:17:23 19.1 Maritime archaeology 01:18:02 20 Maritime subjects in the Arts 01:18:12 20.1 Art 01:18:44 20.2 Literature 01:20:01 20.3 Music 01:20:16 21 See also
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The Maritime history of the United Kingdom involves events including shipping, ports, navigation, and seamen, as well as marine sciences, exploration, trade, and maritime themes in the arts from the creation of the kingdom of Great Britain as a united, sovereign state, on 1 May 1707 in accordance with the Treaty of Union, signed on 22 July 1706. Until the advent of air transport and the creation of the Channel Tunnel, marine transport was the only way of reaching the British Isles. For this reason, maritime trade and naval power have always had great importance. Prior to the Acts of Union, 1707, the maritime history of the British Isles was largely dominated by that of England. (See Maritime history of England for more details.)
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