Ships Sports

Home movie of sports events taking place on a cruise such as tennis, swimming and races. The view from the boat of the White Cliffs of Dover and the South Foreland Lighthouse is shown.

Passengers take part in a variety of sports and entertainments on the deck of a cruise ship at sea in fine weather. A man and a woman play tennis on the deck of the ship. Shot of the tennis net from above with people playing a tennis match. Shots of various tennis matches. A child climbs up a ladder in a swimming pool. A group of people stand looking at the swimming pool. Camera pans over a group of people looking over the railings of the deck. The child steps down from the ladder and onto their father's back. Shot of the father swimming with the child on his back followed by him climbing up the ladder. A woman in a striped swimming costume climbs out of the pool. People are racing back and forth on the deck. A woman slips over as she reaches the finish line. More people racing and the camera pans across the audience watching. Camera pans over people lying on the deck by the starting line whilst waiting for the race to start. Shot of an egg and spoon race. Shot of people standing around talking on the deck. People competing in a race where one of them is blindfolded and the partner has to lead them around bottles without breaking them. Shot of people competing in a tug of war match. Clip of a man climbing down the ladder into the pool and swimming with his child on his back. View from the boat showing the sea and the White Cliffs of Dover in the distance. Shot of a child running across the deck and into the pool. The father puts her into a rubber ring. The South Foreland Lighthouse at Saint Margaret’s Bay on the White Cliffs of Dover is shown. Shot of the father swimming with his child on his back.

Featured Buildings

The South Foreland Lighthouse on the White Cliffs of Dover in Saint Margaret's Bay.

Keywords

Boat; Cliffs; Cruise; Family; Holiday; Racing; Relay; Running; Sea; Ship; Sport; Swimming; Tennis; Travelling; Tug of War; White Cliffs of Dover;

Other Places

Saint Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent