Double-take of a giant yacht launched from Gosport dockyards into a bustling sea

There's an alarming moment in this film where it appears that this magnificent new yacht is going to sink straight into the water. The savvy filmmakers went to the extent of filming the launch from two angles, but rather than cross cut the two films, they are simply spliced back to back. So on its repeat descent you can really appreciate the great height from which it slopes into the busy water - clearly an event that attracted much local attention.

ACTUALITY. The launch of a large yacht.



Rowing boats in the water and people along the wharf as a yacht is launched
and followed out by another (35). The harbour master's boat comes across the
foreground. The newly launched yacht passes in front of the camera, men busy
working on the deck watched by people in the rowing boats. (97)