This film comprehensively documents a trans-Atlantic yacht race. Initially the film shows the transportation of the yacht to New York before the race begins. During the race the filmmaker captures the on board experience shooting primarily from the yacht itself. The opening shots of the film show a large passenger ship docked quayside. The shots are taken from a low lying ship, which gradually drifts towards the passenger ship. A sailing yacht is tethered alongside the passenger ship, and a...

This film comprehensively documents a trans-Atlantic yacht race. Initially the film shows the transportation of the yacht to New York before the race begins. During the race the filmmaker captures the on board experience shooting primarily from the yacht itself. The opening shots of the film show a large passenger ship docked quayside. The shots are taken from a low lying ship, which gradually drifts towards the passenger ship. A sailing yacht is tethered alongside the passenger ship, and a group of men stand around on deck. The filmmaker cuts to show the passenger ship's bow, and the name of the ship, 'Berengaria', can just be made out. The 'Berengaria', previously known as the 'Imperator', was handed over to the Allies as part of reparations after the war and was put into service for the 'Cunard Line'. Renamed 'Berengaria', the passenger ship routinely made the voyage between Liverpool and New York, and at one time was the world's largest ship. The camera pans across the entirety of the ship's hull. Next, the camera, which is now aboard the 'Berengaria', looks down on the yacht, which is docked alongside. A small motor boat carrying a group of men pulls up alongside the yacht, and a large metal pole (part of the hoisting rig) is transferred across. Once the transfer is complete, and the metal pole is in place, all the men return to the speed boat and leave the vicinity. The camera follows the yacht as it is hoisted into the air, and as it is gradually lowered onto the 'Berengaria', crew members try to guide the yacht safely down. The filmmaker cuts away from the Berengaria and gets various elevated shots of different tug boats in the harbour. The shots are again taken from the 'Berengaria', and it becomes apparent that the ship is moving. Following this, there is a lengthy shot of the bow cutting through the sea on its voyage across the Atlantic. From a far, the Statue of Liberty can be seen, followed by a shot of passengers standing on the 'Berengaria' deck taking pictures. The filmmaker then cuts to the New York skyline. Using several different angles the filmmaker captures the high rise architecture and other boats. The yacht is now docked and men begin rigging up the mast. Next, there are more shots of the New York skyline from the moving 'Berengaria', this time showing the waterfront in more detail. The following shot is of the George Washington Bridge, followed by more shots of the skyline, paying particular attention to the Empire State building. Two men stand on the sailing yacht; one man has his shirt off, while the other man rubs sun tan lotion on his back. A motor boat pulls alongside and begins to tow the yacht along. In the next shot the motor boat has gone, and the yacht is sailing on the ocean surrounded by other sailing boats. People take pictures of sea fairing yachts from the motor boat. The camera comes alongside the yacht, and a large group of sailors have gathered to watch a sailor throw a primitive fishing line into the sea. All the men are dressed in similar sailing apparel of that period, and each man wears an identical woollen hat. The camera is now on board the yacht, and there are several shots of other sailing yachts navigating the waters. A much larger sailing yacht with three masts can be seen off in the distance. Next, the filmmaker cuts to the yachts bow cutting through water at a fair speed. The sea is very choppy around the boat, and there are several shots of the boat riding the waves from alternate sides. Then, a large ship (perhaps a cargo ship) appears, and steadily the ship passes by disappearing into the horizon. On the deck of the sail boat, a sailor pulls up a plastic bucket from over the side. In the next shot a sailor is scrubbing the deck. A sailor sits very relaxed gently moving the tiller, while several men clean and scrub the deck around him. The filmmaker returns to the man with the bucket, who proceeds to hammers a nail into the bottom of the bucket. He then pulls the bucket out from the sea and pulls out some kind of measuring device. The sailor then uses a sextant; looking down the scope he fiddles with, and adjusts some of the gauges. A man on the tiller steers the sail boat, and the camera looks over his shoulder out onto the sea. The filmmaker then cuts to the interior of the yachts cabin, where two men are sat with radio headsets on. They smile and laugh at the camera before turning back to the radio. A series of shots captures the various sailing yachts participating in the race from a wide variety of angles. Then at the bow of the ship, dolphins swim alongside breaching the surface to show their flippers. The final shot in this sequence shows a large passenger ship off in the distance. The sailing yacht is now in a shipyard raised above the ground by a wooden framework. Several men gather around the raised yacht and push it towards the water, while a group of men, who wear some kind of official uniform, wind a large wheel attached to a pulley system that drags the wooden framework towards the water. The sailing yacht is now in the water, and is raised up slightly by the still attached wooden frame work. A man stands on the deck, and proceeds to pulls a rope attached to the release mechanism, which causes the boat to slide gently into the water. In the next shot the sailing yacht is then anchored in the middle of a small harbour. The filmmaker then cuts, and the camera, which is on board the boat, shows a man sticking his head out of the cabin. Then a man wearing a cap looks at the camera. From a distance, the filmmaker captures two sailing yachts now anchored in the harbour, and there is a man in a row boat moving away from the boats. Following this, three men sit on the side of the sailing yacht, which is now moving, and each man wears a distinct sweater of that period. As the men look out onto the sea, a small row boat can be seen in the background being towed along by the sailing yacht. A man stands leaning over the side of the yacht, holding a piece of rope he drops it into the sea. Five sailors look into the camera before they all look off into the distance. Following this is a shot of the bow cutting through the water, then the filmmaker cuts to a shot of a sailor throwing some kind of weight into the sea. The camera is now positioned on the mast. Looking down on the deck it captures several sailors walking up and down. A cut is made, and the row boat, which was being towed behind previously, is now on deck. A fairly long sequence shows the yacht going through the water, and the filmmaker uses a multitude of shots from various different angles to capture this part of the journey. Five sailing yachts circle each other in some kind of walled enclosure. The boats then straighten out and the race is underway. Two men sit in the stern of the yacht, as the boat rides some fairly large waves. One man smokes a cigarette, while the other man gently guides the tiller. The filmmaker gets different shots of these two sailors from several angles. The filmmaker then cuts to a shot of a large sail boat with black sails. This is followed by a shot from the side of yacht, as it travels through the sea. The final shot shows a boat, which looks very much like a fishing boat, off in the distance. In large white letters 'South goodwin' is written across the hull.