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Calling all clubs and classes to submit their oldest video footage

by Magnus Smith 22 Jul 2023 14:00 UTC
Early 18ft Skiff racing in Sydney © Tom Cuneo

During the pandemic in 2020 there were a number of great old videos discovered and digitised. YachtsandYachting.com and Sail-World.com would love to make sure these wonderful doses of nostalgia are collected together for all to find easily, and are compiling a searchable video database.

Some of the best bits of footage unearthed during 2020 were:

...but there is sure to be much more. Have a look at the Video section of the website, and perhaps use the sorting option "oldest first" to reveal a few more gems.

If you can remember where you saw some footage of racing 'back in the day', please let us know, so we can link to it.

Even better, if you know where there is some film that hasn't made it online yet, can you be the one to get it digitised and uploaded. If there is a reason why your club/class does not want their own Youtube channel, get in touch about hosting the media on the YachtsandYachting.com or Sail-World.com Youtube accounts.

Submit your Youtube/Vimeo/Facebook video links now!

The oldest dinghy sailing footage on Youtube, that we know of at present, shows Amateur building of Flying Fifteens circa 1955. Can you uncover something even older?

Members of Kircubbin Sailing Club building their Flying Fifteens in 1955 - photo © UKFFA
Members of Kircubbin Sailing Club building their Flying Fifteens in 1955 - photo © UKFFA

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