| Abstract | Converted from 16mm film, dating from 1950s, saiing on the Blott family's SUSAN, and pictures of the HEARTSEASE and MERRYMAID which they had
bought to be used a houseboat at Tollesbury.
For the background to these films, see Blott Family Films
The original reel lasted 13m11s and has been edited to a version that just contains sailing and local scenes. There is no sound.
Times below are the time in edited version, with the original reel time below it.
00m
(0:00:00) | 1.
SUSAN (Registered fishing smack no MN29) at sea. QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL off Clacton. Shots of James Blott and his sister, Susan, with George 'Skipper
Brand (foreground) and Charles Spooner on the deck of HEARTSEASE.
Dinghy with outboard, saltings in background, followed by shots of SUSAN
Sailing Dinghies off the 'hard' at Tollesbury followed by shots of MERRYMAID in her mud berth in Tollesbury
| 00.03m 30s
(0:12:20) | 2.
SUSAN with John Blott, owner, at helm. George 'Skipper' Brand to right. Skipper streams trawl net; shots of a passing sloop.
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04m 26s
(0:13:11) | The End
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Comments by James Blott with minor additions by Tony Millatt
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