PERSONAL RECORD. TURNER, CAPTAIN GEORGE M. PORT PEGASUS AT THE SOUTHERN END OF STEWART ISLAND

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Year
1935
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F30075
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Rights Information
Year
1935
Reference
F30075
Media type
Moving image
Item unavailable online
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Amateur
Duration
0:09:17
Credits
Photography: George M Turner

POV from boat as she pulls away from building on stilts above water at Port Pegasus on Stewart Island. Buildings on hill above inlet. Sailing past fishing boats.
“Cruising in the North Arm. Crooked Arm, and small craft retreat.” Sailing about the coves, mountains in background.
Flowers. Dinghy in cave. Sailing along south coast.
“The remarkable and weird shapes of the mountains seen across Acheron Passage in Pegasus Harbour.”
Panning view of distant mountains.
“A Sea-Lion is disturbed while sunbathing on a small beach.” The Sea Lion running on the beach and crashing into the water.
“Leaving Small Craft Retreat we round the steep and majestic Granite Bluffs out into the great Southern Ocean.” Rounding the bluffs and into the crashing breakers.
“Heavy Southerly seas break on the Boomerange Reef. South Cape can be seen in distance.”
“With a stiff breeze, and in bright sunshine, we sail along the wild South Coast on our way back to Half-moon Bay.” Man smoking pipe on ship. Ship breaking through the waves along coast.
“Passing headlands at the entrance to Lord’s River we anchor in Camp Cove.” At the cove.
“The end of the day.” Sunset over the island.