Fourth form swots gather on the beach for the school boy hovercraft rally. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...

Sherborne in Dorset, scene of the National Hovercraft Rally. Costing approximately £150, these little craft skim across the surface of the ornamental pond at speeds up to 55 mph. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...

The first three places in the Observer single handed Atlantic Yacht Race were won by Frenchmen. Alain Colas in Pen Duick IV, Vendredi 13 sailed by Jean-Yves Terlain and Cap 33 crewed by Jean-Marie Vidal. 4th place to British entrant,...

Italy's Ronny Borelli wins the Cowes to Torquay, and back, International Power Boat Race in Lady Nara. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...

A Lobster Nursery has been established on the Island of Houat (off Brittany) to restock the sea. The lobsters appear to have deserted this area, thus threatening the livelihood of local fishermen. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...

It's probably the most famous anchorage in the world, and Cowes Week is certainly the most famous festival of yachting. Top-line sailing men like Uffa Fox are always there, of-course. Here, he's taking out Prince Philip's famous Flying...

Yachts leave Sydney on their 680 mile race to Hobart, on which anything can happen. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...

At Palm Desert, California, divers and swimmers enjoy themselves in the water. In Florida, underwater scenes of Father Christmas feeding fishes with fish. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...

Cambridge win the University Boat Race in the record time of 17 minutes 50 seconds. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...

It was pretty rough for this years Maroubra Surf Carnival. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...

At the Olympic Pool, Los Angeles, stars of the American Diving Team given an impressive display. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...

The French Championships at the Tourelles Pool in Paris. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...

Canoe racing in the fast running river near Munich-Thalkirchen, Germany. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...

The Serpentine Festival Regatta (sponsored by the ""Evening News"") was the first ever to be held on the Hyde Park water-way. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...

At the Limerick Regatta the St. Michael rowing eight win the Quinn Challenge Cup. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...

The Queen and Duke arrived in Northern Ireland and were received by the Governor-General, Lord Wakehurst. Before driving into Belfast, Her Majesty and Prince Philip spent a short while looking round Carrickfergus Castle, built in the...

""Marilyn Sidelsky is a far more advanced swimmer than any girl of her age we have had in this country"". So says her coach, Mr Reg Laxton. Marilyn's age is 12. She comes from Southern Rhodesia and was once a neighbour of Olympic...

Light blue or dark - that was the simple choice for spectators, as they gathered along the banks of the Thames for the 107th Boat Race. Then, the race was on. Mr Anthony Armstrong-Jones, who coxed the Light Blues, when he was at...

The Navy holds the world record for diving - it was 600 feet in 1956 and by using the new compression chambers, it's possible to simulate the actual conditions at any depth. In the chambers the men carry out exercises to test their...

Britain's leading Woman Racing Pilot, Sheila Scott prepares to attempt the longest solo flight ever made in a single engined aircraft, aiming to become the first British Pilot to fly solo round the world. Also, in Australia, a student...

Conditions were perfect for the New South Wales hydroplane championship. Here's a typical run on the straight at 105 miles an hour. The winner was ""Diabolo"", driven by Jim Broadley. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...

We show pictures of the womens boat race between Oxford and Cambridge. The race took place on the river Isis at Oxford, over a half mile course. Cambridge won by one and three quarter lengths. It was the first race of its kind for ten...

Gliding is a pastime and a serious sport, especially serious during the week of the National Gliding Championships at Lasham. And here's the champion woman pilot, Mrs Anne Burns, who holds 4 world and a host of British records....

As always, there is a spectacular setting for the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, and a Tudor Village is the centrepiece of the garden section. And it's time to think about decorating and keeping up with the design for modern living....