1957 Film True as a Turtle.

[burgundyben]

I happened to watch the first half of the 1957 film True as a Turtle last night, its a fairly rubbish film!

Early on its set on the Hamble, Turtle is a biggish yacht about which I know nothing. As Turtle weighs anchor, there's glimpses of a skinny motorboat, 32ft, red topsides, that's Merlin, a huge part of my childhood but now chopped up by a vandal masquerading as a boat restorer.

'Liberty', the Gentlemans's Motoryacht is in fact the GL Watson 'Rinansey' owned at that time by Bruce Campbell of Albatross and Christina fame. Its just about the time of the very first Fairey motorboats at Hamble Point, but none are sighted. I did spot an Atalanta. There is an Albatross that features often. Rinansey is currently lying ashore in Italy derelict (I believe).

I'll watch the rest tonight.

 

[DownWest]

Maybe I should write up that '69 trip with the Atalanta from Sardinia for the Website. I had a look the other day at the site, plenty of good ones still about.
Any link to the film?

I still shudder about a few of the things we did back then. Slightly diferent world.

 

[burgundyben]

Maybe I should write up that '69 trip with the Atalanta from Sardinia for the Website. I had a look the other day at the site, plenty of good ones still about.
Any link to the film?

I still shudder about a few of the things we did back then. Slightly diferent world.

The Fairey Owners Club would love an article about that trip for Fairey News.

Sorry - no link as far as I know.

On the subject of things we did back then, Cowes to Calshot in a tinker tramp during Cowes Week, no lifejackets, age 13....

 

[DownWest]

The Fairey Owners Club would love an article about that trip for Fairey News.

Sorry - no link as far as I know.

On the subject of things we did back then, Cowes to Calshot in a tinker tramp during Cowes Week, no lifejackets, age 13....

I will wrap a damp towel round my head and get scribing....

Built my little pram sailing dinghy when 11, then sailed her from Falmouth across the bay.....Think I had a bouancy aid. Mad..

More recently, the local vet's daughter sailed her Oppy from IOW to Cherbourg . Aged 14, not bad, though Dad was not far away in a 40ft, keeping an eye on the shipping.