"Columbia" and "Shamrock II" turning the outer stake boat

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Channel: Library of Congress · 2018 · Education

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"One of the two sailboat contenders for the America's Cup is visible. The distance from the camera to the ship is about a mile. However, the crew of the leading vessel can be seen preparing her to come about. The film shows the leading vessel can be seen preparing her to come about. The film shows the leading vessel making her turn at about the time the second vessel becomes visible to the camera. Her crew brings her about also. The film ends as the sails begin to bite and the sailboat is under way again"--Early motion pictures.

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