Yacht Races from Plymouth Sound

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Yacht Races from Plymouth Sound


The Royal South Western Yacht Club's sailing season showcases different classes of wooden hulled yachts with a local commentary. The Passage Race to Dartmouth in Devon is filmed setting off from Plymouth Sound. The film camera accompanies the yachts in the the Passage Race to Fowey in Cornwall where the boats are Troy Class built to a 1929 design by Archie Watty. The Club also hosts the Sutton Harbour Regatta and the Plymouth Jollyboat Championship.


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