A survey of the four races between Columbia and Sceptre and summaries of views expressed about them and lessons learned from them.
Peter Scott introduces contributions made by:
Hugh Goodson, Chairman of the Royal Yacht Squadron's Sceptre Syndicate
Henry Sears, Chairman of the New York Yacht Club's Columbia Syndicate
Briggs Cunningham, helmsman of Columbia
Graham Mann, helmsman of Sceptre
Olin Stephens, designer of Columbia
Recorded in America and edited and produced by Peter Maggs in the BBC's Southampton studios

Brian and John are now in Rheims. One of the first things they have to do is to register with the police and get a labour permit. Unfortunately they forget the word for 'foreigner', which leads to an embarrassing misunderstanding.
(Originally broadcast in the Home Service in 1956)
A pamphlet containing notes and vocabularies for this series can be obtained by sending a crossed postal order for 1s, (not stamps, please) to [address removed]

by C. H. Trevor.
From the Duke's Hall Royal Academy of Music, London.
(BBC recording)