The Box is a major cultural and heritage attraction and archive, which opened in Plymouth’s city centre in September 2020. Its collection, formally the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), is the regional film archive for the South West of England, comprising the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and Television South West (TSW). It also includes a significant number of donated film collections dating back to the early 1890s.
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Hawke Surfcat Catamarans
Cat on Water! Catamaran race off Sidmouth
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Overview
Sailors demonstrate Hawke Catamaran sailing off the coast of Sidmouth in Devon. A catamaran differs from a traditional sail boat because it has two hulls. Originally found in use in India, Greece and Hawaii hundreds of years ago, the design has been copied the world over and provides a lighter faster yacht for sailing.
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