[Yacht Elver 1955 Part Two]

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

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: Leaving Antwerp harbour and Channel crossing to Essex; Brightlingsea including beach huts; small yachts racing at West Mersea; children John and Susan on board (Dufaycolor with damage – loss of emulsion); Pin Mill seen from the yacht, paddle steamers, yachts Amasis and Tamesis, efforts to move Elver off a sandbank; L.P. New and two ladies leave in the dinghy (one appears unwilling to be filmed); bow waves.

Keywords

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

Intertitles

Spelling as it appears on the intertitles Antwerp waterfront at night M.S. Parkston [Parkeston] which gave us a nasty rocking The “Albertville” off to the Congo Leaving Holland Westkappelle [Westkapelle] flashing British waters again “The Sunk” The pilot boat Nearing home Brightlingsea The 24 footers racing at West Mersea John and Susan on board July 1935 John and Ronald getting up anchor Laid up ships in the Blackwater Week-end with John Wingate Amasis West Mersea Tamesis Mr. Adams at the wheel L.P. New’s week-end September 1935 The Crested Eagle at Clacton The speedboat returning after putting us on board Sunset New, seriously occupied Moonlight Ashore on the Knoll Sands All hands helping to get “Elver” off Under-way again The end of the week-end Approaching the Hard One of the last races of the season A good start Young Master Stanley On the way to Lowestoft Reeling off the knots Places Antwerp Brightlingsea Blackwater estuary Clacton-on-Sea Knoll Sands Lowestoft

Other Places

Antwerp, Belgium

Background Information

M.S. Parkeston – passenger ship on Esbjerg – Harwich route The Sunk lightship - lightvessel, Thames Estuary