Yacht Elver 1936 Part Two [Netherlands trip]

Travels of the Yacht 'Elver' on the Essex coast and on a trip to the Netherlands

One of a series of films recording the travels of the schooner Elver, her owner V.B. Harrison, crew and guests. Scenes are shot from the Elver including adjustment of sails, sea, waves, buoys, coastline and passing boats, sometimes close enough to see crew in detail. Scenes include: On a trip to the Netherlands through Rotterdam, Willemsdorp and Flushing, railway trains crossing bridges including the streamlined Flying Dutchman, a tour aboard the new yacht of the Shah of Persia with the designer Mr De Vooght of Haarlem, the Royal Maas Yacht Club in Rotterdam, the lifting of a large bridge on the Oude Maas for the yacht to pass through, fishing boats, manning the mast of a sailing ship at the Royal Naval College, Flushing; Channel crossing by night past lightships; view of Brightlingsea from the yacht; racing at West Mersea Regatta and Elver decorated with flags for the occasion.

Featured Events

West Mersea Regatta 1936

Keywords

Boats; Sailing; Sea; English Channel; Ferries; yacht racing

Intertitles

Spelling as it appears on the intertitles Yacht “Elver” 1936. Part Two New and old bridges at Waddinxveen Waiting at Gouda bridge The Flying Dutchman “Some” barge Waiting at the Rotterdam bridges The Shah of Persia’s new yacht On board the “Charsevar” with the designer Mr H.W. de Vooght [Chahsevar / Shahsavar] The yacht’s name “Charsevar” The Crown of Persia The harbour of the Royal Yacht Club de Maas Sammy with Fred and Inge (Mr. and Mrs. Doderlein) Cocktails at the club with Mr. and Mrs. Witkamp The skipper takes full advantage of having a pretty cousin En route for Willemsdorp One of the bridges over the Oude Maas An actual photo of the moon Sunrise at Willemsdorp The new road bridge in building The present ferry boat Fishing smacks Willemstad Veere Waiting at Middleburg [Middelburg] bridge The Dutch Naval Training School at Flushing Leaving Flushing The Harwich Flushing boat Sunset The Galloper Sunrise Brightlingsea waiting for clearance Inge Averdunk on board A day with Cecil, Oliver, Bullo etc. etc. West Mersea Regatta – Kath and extra crew coming aboard Start of the smack race They’re off Elver decorated for the occasion The End

Other Places

Waddinxveen, Netherlands Gouda, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Willemsdorp, Netherlands Willemstad, Netherlands Veere, Netherlands Middelburg, Netherlands Flushing [Vlissingen], Netherlands Brightlingsea, Essex

Background Information

Elver - “V.B. Harrison’s wishbone-rigged schooner Elver was built at Lymington in 1923 and was a familiar sight in the Blackwater, with moorings at West Mersea until the 1940s.” John Leather, The Salty Shore, Seafarer Books 2003. A published photograph of the yacht refers to Skipper Ron Pullen. Chahsevar / Shahsavar – Imperial Persian yacht built in the Netherlands and launched 1936 The Oude Maas is a tributary of the River Rhine in South Holland The Galloper lightship - lightvessel North Sea