“Darting Dinghies!“ (1940)

Titles read: “DARTING DINGHIES!“ Long Island, New York, United States of America. Various shots of men and women putting on waterproof clothing before setting off in their small sailing boats around the Long Island Sound in a dinghy race. Several shots of the competitors’ boats sailing on the water. This is the first race of the winter season, in very cold weather conditions. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.