The first of my father’s films to post is the earliest I have so far, dated March 1961. He records a day that we (the family) went to Dover to see him off on a Dover-Calais yacht race, and the race itself.
The family outside Dover Castle – my mother, grandmother, brother, sister, me (far right) and Jester the beagle.Dover Harbour viewed from Dover CastleFamily in the grounds of Dover CastleDover Castle viewed through Colton’s GateNew Romney Station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch RailwayMe (with glasses) and the rest of the family aboard the train at New Romney StationBeautiful wooden yacht Ally Sloper in Dover Harbour – this was the boat that my father sailed regularly – company yacht of International Paint where he was a sales managerAnother view of Ally SloperOther participating yachts at DoverOther participating yachts at DoverOther participating yachts at DoverRace officials at Dover?Yachts in Dover-Calais raceYachts in Dover-Calais raceYachts in Dover-Calais raceYachts in Dover-Calais raceYachts in Calais harbourLooking south from Parc Richelieu towards Hotel de Ville, Calais, France. Clock tower is ‘Beffroi de l’Hôtel de Ville de Calais’Looking east along Place d’Armes from Rue de la Mer, Calais – note the street openings through the apartment buildings and the very stylish 1960s street lights (no longer there)!Strange yacht in Calais HarbourYachts in Calais Harbour – Ally Sloper on the left, with Fort Risban behindMonument des Sauveteurs, ou Monument à Gavet-Mareschal, viewed from the north
William McDougall 
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