Lone Sailor Departs AKA Sir Francis Chichester Leaves Sydney (1967)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unknown / unclear. Titles read: ’LONE SAILOR DEPARTS’. Sydney, Australia. At the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Gypsy Moth IV prepares to leave. On the deck is yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester and Lady Sheila Chichester and the 53-foot ketch starts to head out of Sydney Harbour. A large armada of small craft accompany Gypsy Moth until Sydney Heads and then Sir Francis is on his own. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All fo
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