Archive 1982 - Tall Ships Southampton UK - Clare Francis

In August 1982 a production company called Lens & Co, run by ex-BBC soundman Bill Hammerton, was asked by Southampton City Council to make a film (yes, 16mm film!) to record the impact the finish of the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race at Southampton made on the city.
It was presented by round-the-world yachtswoman and subsequently bestselling author Clare Francis. It was shot by cameraman Ian Clarke, and directed by Focus's Ian Ward.
The footage features the world famous Ocean Terminal, built in 1950 and opened by the Prime Minister, Clement Atlee. It was eventually demolished in 1983, and is now replaced by the spectacular QEII Cruise Terminal, with Southampton once again hosting some of the most famous ships in the world.
The Tall Ships arriving in Southampton from Lisbon were, as ever, a magnificent sight in full sail, and the film starts by joining a Polish ship on its journey up Southampton Water.
The Ships featured in the full length version are:-
Pogoria
Dar Młodzieży (maiden voyage)
Sedov
Malcolm Miller (Sail Training Association)
Sir Winston Churchill (Sail Training Association)
United Friendly
Danmark -- Kobehavn
Morena
Jolly Breeze
Sir Sopwith
HMS Cavalier
Gladen / Falcon
Royalist
Duet
Includes footage of the people, buildings and transport of Southampton in the 1980s
This is archive footage is from our 30+ years in the audio and video production business, and as such the quality of the footage shown may reflect its age.
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[@kbriscoe9007]

I sailed in the races on a class two topsail schooner. We were part of the group that started in the ASTA races in Venezuela then joined the STA races in Porto. Thank you for the memories!

[@bambukouk]

I was there in 1982
thank you for the memories :-)

[@Adam-pb9wc]

Good 2 see you’re still alive

[@unathleticutd]

really enjoyed the video thanks for the share