Torquay Regatta (1910-1930)

Torquay Regatta, Devon. MS’s boats in harbour. CU sailors on deck beside rail. Ropes; chains on pulleys attached to rail; stretching up at angle. Sailor prepares to fire small gun mounted on rail. He waits holding string; finally pulls it and gun fires. MS motorboat pulling a water-skier. Tracking shot from boat of the man standing on board in boat’s wake. He lets go and rides with no hands. He attempts to do handstand then falls off in water. Back on the board he sits down cross-legged. CU man in water holding onto board, he climbs back on. CU’s various types of boats. 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 (1