Sports On Water (1963)

Item title reads - Sports on water. Australia. National Surfing Championships, Bondi beach. Various shots surfers coming towards the camera, some are swamped by surf. M/S crowd watching. C/U of the present World Champion Surfer who is acting as a judge. L/S pan as the group of surfers come towards camera. Various shots as they surf, some fall off. M/S as two surfers almost collide but one of them twists away and falls over. L/S crowd. C/U of the winner Nat Young holding his Cup. Intertitle - 'California', America (USA). Various shots as a hydrocart known as the Aqua Kart is unloaded from trailer and put into the water. Various shots of a man trying to start the engine. He succeeds and the boat moves away from camera. Various shots as a group of carts come towards and past camera. C/U man's legs resting on the hood of the boat. L/S group of carts at speed. C/U driver. Various shots of carts speeding along on the sea. FILM ID:1782.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITI