Films about Val Howells

Poignard

Well-Known Member
Joined
23 Jul 2005
Messages
55,727
Location
South London
Visit site
During the 1960`s the BBC made 3 films about the famous single-hander Val Howells. The films were:-
1. "Alone in a Boat" [producer John Ormond]
2. "The Jolly Rogered Sea" [producer Selwyn Roderick]
3. "An Obsession in the Family" [producer Derek Trimby].
Does any one know where I might get copies of these films or even view them? Is there an archive somewhere where this type of film is available to Joe Public?
 
I presume you've tried googling for them. Can't help on finding the films but I met him and his son when we were all competing in the 1976 OSTAR. I recall a rather avuncular figure who was good company in the pub and vastly knowledgable about long-distance sailing and boatbuilding.
 
Top