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Festival of Sails 2026

Cowes Week 1961 including footage on board 12 Metre 'Sceptre' and of royal Dragon

Submitted by British Pathé, showing footage from 1961

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The oldest footage of Cowes Week
by Magnus Smith
Cowes Week 2024 has just concluded. But how has it changed since the early years? England has certainly changed, and so have the yachts. Let's look back at the 1920s to 70s at the oldest video footage we can find in the archive.Cowes Week 2024 has just concluded. But how has it changed since the early years? England has certainly changed, and so have the yachts. Let's look back at the 1920s to 70s at the oldest video footage we can find in the archive.Posted 4 Aug 2024
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