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Here's a newsreel for the 1968 Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race:
Check out the hairdo at 00:29!
Found this the other day, from the 1980 OSTAR:
I'm going to start dressing like that when I sail. Wait, I already do.
And here's another from 1980 about two sailors from some country north of America proper, competing in the same race: https://www.nfb.ca/film/singlehanders One boat loses a gigantic chunk of hull but keeps going. The other one takes so long he even runs out of cigarettes.
I love this older stuff. Does anyone know of any more early videos from this race? Please post them here if you find them.
Found this the other day, from the 1980 OSTAR:
And here's another from 1980 about two sailors from some country north of America proper, competing in the same race: https://www.nfb.ca/film/singlehanders One boat loses a gigantic chunk of hull but keeps going. The other one takes so long he even runs out of cigarettes.
I love this older stuff. Does anyone know of any more early videos from this race? Please post them here if you find them.
