Messing About in Boats: The Amazing Adventure of Bob Manry

WEWS-TV5 Footage of Robert Manry's Trip Across the Atlantic Pt. IX

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  • Date: 1965
  • Segment Length: 06:58 min.

Segment Description: The crowd at Falmouth Harbor awaits the arrival of Robert Manry and his now famous 13.5-foot sailboat, Tinkerbelle. He is cheered along the way by hundreds of well-wishers. Upon his arrival, the St. Stythians Silver Band plays "Stars and Stripes Forever." Manry is welcomed to shore by Mayor Hooper of Falmouth, England. His wife, Virginia, son, Douglas, and daughter, Robin, are there to greet him along with thousands of local residents and many members of the press. The Manry family is shown making their way through the crowd in automobiles trying to leave Falmouth Harbor (Custom House Quay) to get to their hotel.