Racing on the Menai Strait

From the collection of

Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive
Established in 2001, the National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive holds an unrivalled collection of films, TV and radio broadcasts, video tapes and sound recordings relating to Wales and the Welsh, from 1898 to the present day. The collection spans multiples formats and genres, both professional and amateur.

Racing on the Menai Strait


These 5 short films offer superb shots of sail boats at various locations around Anglesey: Puffin Island, the Gazelle Hotel near Glyngarth, Bangor’s Garth Pier, Trwyn Du Lighthouse at Penmon Point, Penmon Quarry, the Britannia Bridge, Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse, and Twr Bach and Twr Mawr lighthouses, Llanddwyn. The highlight, though, is the elegant steam yacht Minona, later bought by Richard Burton for Elizabeth Taylor and re-named Kalizma!


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