Sailing Boat for the Disabled

Sailing Boat for the Disabled

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Details

Location

Belfast

Year

1985

Date

Production 18/07/1985

Length

02min 02sec

Audio

sound

Format

Betacam SP

colour

Source

Digitised as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 project.

Courtesy

British Film Institute, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

A report by Kate Smith for Good Evening Ulster on the sailing ship Soren Larsen, anchored in Belfast in the summer of 1985. The boat is being used for a scheme which allows able-bodied and disabled crew to join together for adventure sailing on the waves. It has been specially adapted for the needs of the disabled, with ramps and guide ropes Kate speaks to both the skipper and one wheelchair user about the challenges of sailing the tall ship for its crew.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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