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The Boat that Ian Built

1974 28 min
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The amazing success story of the Laser, a thirteen-foot sailboat built by Ian Bruce of Pointe Claire, Québec, and of Performance Sailcraft, the company he formed to produce and market it. Simply designed, durably built of fiberglass, it is a pleasure craft that has brought summer sailing within everyone's reach on coastal and inland waters around the world.

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The amazing success story of the Laser, a thirteen-foot sailboat built by Ian Bruce of Pointe Claire, Québec, and of Performance Sailcraft, the company he formed to produce and market it. Simply designed, durably built of fiberglass, it is a pleasure craft that has brought summer sailing within everyone's reach on coastal and inland waters around the world.

Transportation Sports and Leisure - Water Sports All subjects
  • director
    Andy Thomson
  • producer
    Colin Low
    Stanley Jackson
  • photography
    Andreas Poulsson
    Ernest McNabb
    Jacques Fogel
    Evert Bastet
  • sound
    Jean-Guy Normandin
  • editing
    Ian Rankin
  • sound editing
    Ken Page
  • commentary
    John Ralph
  • music
    Ben Low

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