The Boat that Ian built

Ian Bruce decided to build his own boat, a laser yacht. It proved to be a popular design so mass production in several countries was begun

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Credits

director

Andy Thomson

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:27:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016241

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Boatbuilding

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Business enterprises

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mass production

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boatbuilding

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boats and boating

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Boats and boating

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Yacht designers

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Yachts and yachting

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1974

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