British Movietone – 13 Aug 1962) It’s probably the most famous anchorage in the world, and Cowes Week is certainly the most famous festival of yachting. Top-line sailing men like Uffa Fox are always there, of-course. Here, he’s taking out Prince Philip’s famous Flying Fifteen, “Coweslip”, crewed by the Countess of Leicester.
A big attraction of the sport is its social equality, and class is only considered in relation to the craft involved. There are plenty to choose from: Fireflies, Dragons, Flying Fifteens, Swallows, Darings, Solent Sunbeams. Names which are sheer poetry to a yachtsman. The Royal Yacht “Britannia” was there, and, of-course, Prince Philip with the latest Royal acquisition, the magnificent ocean-racing Yawl “Bloodhound”.
Let’s watch her as the Royal Helmsman takes her out before competing in the Britannia Challenge Cup. His crew included officers from the Royal Yacht.