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• [1948 Olympiad – text page 10]
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• How the yachts were moored.
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• [1948 Olympiad – text page 4]
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• [1948 Olympiad – text page 9]
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• Elbury Cove
  • Peaceful, tranquil boats lie at their moorings under the watchful gaze of a small thatched ...
• Event Guide
  • Single handed sailors in global challenge - Brixham the only world route stop over in Euro ...
• Inside your Around Alone guide
  • Introduction to Around Alone - 2002-3. . [HE/WMN 22-7-2002] ...
• To The Kings Most Excellent Majesty, Most Gracious Sovereign.
  • The Loyal address from the Borough of Torquay on the occasion of the accession to the thro ...
• Torbay in clover as cruise ship docks
  • 600 tourists arrive in the bay aboard luxury cruise liner MS Prinsendam, an American vesse ...
• Vane hill from Rock Walk, Torquay
  • 2 ladies enjoy a stroll throuh the gardens known as Rock Walk. ...
• Weather gets the better of yacht race
  • Ceremony and good wishes signalled the departure of the twelve competitors as they started ...
• [ 1948 Olympiad Yachting - all the National Flags]
  • All the National Flags assembled outside the steps to Torre Abbey. ...
• [ 1948 Olympiad Yachting - attaching laurel wreaths to flags]
  • Attaching laurel wreaths to flags. ...
• [ 1948 Olympiad Yachting - attaching laurel wreaths to national flags]
  • Attaching laurel wreaths to national flags. ...
• [ 1948 Olympiad Yachting - end of the ceremony of decorating]
  • The ceremony of decorating to honour those who competed is ended. ...
• [ 1948 Olympiad Yachting - holding hands during the singing of
  • Everybody (competitors, officials and thousands in the crowd) join hands during the singi ...
• [ 1948 Olympiad Yachting - local girls in white carrying laurel wreaths]
  • Local girls in white carrying laurel wreaths to decorate the flags. ...
• [ 1948 Olympiad Yachting - map of the courses]
  • Large scale blueprint map of the courses and showing the anchorages of presiding warships. ...
• [ 1948 Olympiad Yachting - presentation to a gold medal winner]
  • Sir Ralph Gore presents the gold medal to Stewert H. Morris, the winner for Great Britain, ...
• [ 1948 Olympiad Yachting - Standard Bearers take up their positions]
  • Standard Bearers take up their positions. ...
• [1948 Olympiad - a moment later]
  • The torch passes around the crowds outside Torre Abbey, saluting the National Flags. ...
• [1948 Olympiad - an animated scene on Beacon Quay]
  • Acivity surrounds HMS Tremadoc Bay, enjoyed by loungers in deck chairs on Beacon Quay [Hal ...
• [1948 Olympiad - Chairman of the committee asks Torquay's Mayor to open the regatta]
  • The Chairman of the International Olympic Committee, Sigfred Edström, asks the Mayor ...
• An Opening Address
  • The man behind the Mayor is Peter Scott, son of the famous Antartic Explorer. He later wen ...
• [1948 Olympiad - the torch bearer runs before the competitors]
  • The torch bearer runs before the competitors formed in a semicircle on the lawn by the Tor ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - preparing the
  • Preparing the Firefly dingies for the racing. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting -
  • The Normandy Landing ramps being used to launch and recover yachts, watched by spectators. ...
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  • "Dragon" class yachts racing around a buoy. ...
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  • "Dragon" yachts with spinnakers raised setting off on another leg of the course. ...
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  • "Swallows" sailing in a gentle breeze. ...
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  • "Swallow" class race start ...
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  • "Swallows" in a fresher breeze. ...
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  • "Stars" fighting for position. ...
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  • "Stars" racing. ...
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  • "Fireflies" in a light breeze. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - 6 metre class racing]
  • 6-metre class racing around a navigational buoy. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - 6-metre yachts with well filled sails]
  • 6-metre yachts with well filled sails and with the Lincombes and Hope Nose in the backgrou ...
• Beating down the wind.
  • A strong off shore wind helps yachts smoothly traverse the choppy sea towards Brixham. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - 800 guests gather on the deck of Battleship HMS Anson for a party]
  • 800 guests gather on the deck of the Battleship HMS Anson for a party ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - 800 guests mingle under the guns of Battleship, HMS Anson]
  • 800 guests mingle under the skyward pointing guns of the Battleship, HMS Anson during a p ...
• Another Great Battleship
  • I was lucky to see HMS Vanguard moored off the Sands in Torquay in about 1949. This was th ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - a start in the
  • A start in the "Star" class. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - A.W.B. Macdonald takes the Olympic Oath]
  • A.W.B. Macdonald (Great Britain) takes the Olympic Oath on behalf of all the competitors. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - arrival and departure of competitors]
  • The arrival and departure of competitors attract a great deal of interest at the end of Ha ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Band of the Royal Marines play as the Olympic Flame dies out]
  • Band of the Royal Marines play as the Olympic Flame dies out and the Olympic Flag is lower ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - conclusion]
  • Conclusion. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - cover of the Closing Ceremony Programme]
  • The tassle bound cover of the Closing Ceremony Programme. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - drying sails after a days racing]
  • Spectators watch as firefly dingies are inspected and sails hang drying. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Final Results souvenir programme cover]
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• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Final Results souvenir programme page 16]
  • Final Results souvenir programme page 16 showing previous class winners. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Final Results souvenir programme page 1]
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• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Final Results souvenir programme pages 10-11]
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• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Final Results souvenir programme pages 12-13]
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• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Final Results souvenir programme pages 14-15]
  • Final Results souvenir programme pages 14-15 showing courses, buoys and topmarks. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Final Results souvenir programme pages 2-3]
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• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Final Results souvenir programme pages 4-5]
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• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Final Results souvenir programme pages 6-7]
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• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Final Results souvenir programme pages 8-9]
  • Final Results souvenir programme pages 8-9 a map of the set courses. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - frigate K605, Tremadoc Bay, communications centre]
  • HMS Tremadoc Bay liased the communications between committee and the press. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - H.R.H. Crown Prince Olav of Norway with Sir Arthur Young, MP]
  • H.R.H. Crown Prince Olav of Norway (Commodore of the Regatta) with Sir Arthur Young, Bart, ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - keeping the score]
  • Daily performances were recorded on this board. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - lifting yachts from the water]
  • Yachts were lifted from the water and dipped into a specially built tank on the harboursid ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Naval units anchored in the bay]
  • Battleships, HMS Anson, HMS King George V and Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious deployed dur ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Olympic Torch]
  • The Olympic Torch, fueled by wax to provide the flame. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - page 1 of the Closing Ceremony Programme]
  • Tassle bound page 1of the Closing Ceremony Programme. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - page 4 of the Closing Ceremony Programme]
  • Tassle bound page 4 of the Closing Ceremony Programme ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - pages 2-3 of the Closing Ceremony Programme]
  • Tassle bound pages 2-3 of the Closing Ceremony Programme ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela - cover]
  • Regatas A Vela - cover. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – page 1]
  • Regatas A Vela – page 1. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 10-11]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 10-11 programme of races. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 12-13]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 12-13 programme of races. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 14-15]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 14-15 programme of races and details of the circuits. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 16-17]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 16-17 details of circuits and a diagram. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 18-19]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 18-19 diagrams of the courses 1st and 2nd rounds. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 2-3]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 2-3 a list of the Olympic Committee. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 20-21]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 20-21 diagrams of a "Firefly" dingy and the course 3rd ro ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 22-23]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 22-23 diagrams of a "Firefly" dingy. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 24-25]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 24-25 sports and venues. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 4-5]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 4-5 a continuation list of the Olympic Committee. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 6-7]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 6-7 - organising committee in London. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Regatas A Vela – pages 8-9]
  • Regatas A Vela – pages 8-9 Royal Yacht Racing Association of Great Britian. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - runners carrying the Olympic flame enter Torre Abbey]
  • Runners with the Olympic Flame, carried from Greece, enter Torre Abbey through the Tormohu ...
• 1948 Olympiad Yachting - arrival of Olympic Flame at Torre Abbey
  • The runner holding the torch is Mr S. A. Francis, of 23 Fore Street, St Marychurch; his es ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Schooner and Warships]
  • Swedish training Schooner Falken, backed by British and American warships. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - Sightseers line the beaches and promenades, enjoying the sunshine]
  • Sightseers line the beaches and promenades, enjoying the sunshine along Torquay's sea fron ...
• The Seawall
  • I can remember before they finished building the seawall along here. On one occasion the t ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - the harbour with frigate HMS Tremadoc Bay alongside Beacon Quay]
  • The harbour with frigate HMS Tremadoc Bay alongside Beacon Quay [Haldon Pier] just before ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - the map of the route taken by the Torch Runners]
  • Map of the route taken by the Torch Runners from London to Torquay. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - the Press Room]
  • Journalists of many nations wrote and filed their reports, many by telephone from the spec ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - the release of pigeons to celebrate the opening]
  • The release of hundreds of pigeons mark the traditional start of the Olympic Games. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - the Torch bearer enters the Abbey]
  • The Torch bearer enters the Abbey to ignite the Olympic Flame above the entrance. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - the Torch held aloft]
  • The Torch is held aloft in salute immediately before lighting the flame. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting - winning competitors lined up]
  • Winning competitors lined up as Sir Ralph Gore, President of the International Racing Unio ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting another view of the semi circles of competitors at Torre Abbey]
  • E W Goss, the musical Director, conducts the band and choir from the dais. ...
• [1948 Olympiad Yachting the measuring tank]
  • Specific gravity was carefully measured in a tank on the harbourside. ...
• [1948 Olympiad – Competitors march past Torre Abbey]
  • Teams enter to take part in opening ceremony at Torre Abbey. ...
• An Exciting Day
  • It was a very exciting day. I went down with my mother and we stood on the seafront. Large ...
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• [1948 Olympiad – the scene at Torre Abbey as teams line up during the opening ceremony]
  • The opening ceremony at Torre Abbey as teams line up in a semi circle behind Sea Scouts ca ...
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