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Exclusive video footage of Robert Manry's trip across the Atlantic Ocean aboard his 13.5-foot sailboat, Tinkerbelle, and of the events following:

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"Tinkerbelle Sails the Atlantic", Filmed and Narrated by Robert Manry
Tinkerbelle Sails the Atlantic Animated Sequence by M. Patrick Hintz
1965
Total length: 53:48

View the Film Part 1 (00:01-04:06)
Introduction, scenes of Manry on front porch with sextant and navigational charts, Manry preparing sail, Manry in garage working on Tinkerbelle (also shown are family cat and dog), Manry laying out equipment on front porch in preparation for departure

View the Film Part 2 (04:06-08:07)
Continued views of equipment preparation, family and friends leaving Manry's Willowick house (including Manry's mother, Margaret Manry, Manry's brother-in-law (Virginia's brother) John Place, Manry, Manry's son, Douglas, two friends of the family, Manry's daughter, Robin, and Manry's wife, Virginia) and looking over Tinkerbelle, Manry leaving their Willowick home with Virginia and Virginia's brother, John, towing Tinkerbelle to Falmouth, Massachusetts

View the Film Part 3 (08:07-12:07)
Lowering Tinkerbelle into the water at Falmouth, Massachusetts, Falmouth Harbor, Manry raising Tinkerbelle's mast, Manry paddling Tinkerbelle over to a nearby dock, sunset on last night in Falmouth, Massachuetts, leaving Falmouth Harbor

View the Film Part 4 (12:07-16:14)
Trawler seen along the way, rough waters, sunset, calm, storm, drying clothes on board Tinkerbelle, compass, other ships along the way, navigational charts

View the Film Part 5 (16:14-20:21)
Continuation of navigational charts, rough waters, submarine encountered, ships, sea anchor bucket, Manry and sextant, storm

View the Film Part 6 (20:21-24:24)
Food preparation, cooking, eating, drying clothes, sunset, interior of Tinkerbelle,

View the Film Part 7 (24:24-28:41)
Continued interior of Tinkerbelle, watches, rough waves, hallucinations (dream sequence)

View the Film Part 8 (28:41-32:53)
Continuation of hallucinations (dream sequence), Manry aboard Tinkerbelle, Manry with sextant, Manry charting course

View the Film Part 9 (32:53-36:51)
Manry sailing Tinkerbelle, ships encountered along the way, broken rudder, preparing and eating plum pudding (at halfway point), navigational chart

View the Film Part 10 (36:51-40:57)
Sunset, rough waters, sea anchor bucket, Manry, second broken rudder, Portuguese man-of war, storm petrels, Manry in pith helmet, more Portuguese man-of-war

View the Film Part 11 (40:57-45:06)
Floating light bulb, trawler, letter in a bottle thrown into Atlantic Ocean, letter found in Portugal, sent to Manry in Willowick, Ohio, navigational chart progress, Manry writing in log book, ships along the way, food received from captain of ship Belgulf Glory, message received from Royal Air Force, sunset, Manry going to sleep

View the Film Part 12 (45:06-49:06)
More of Manry going to sleep, arrival of trawler with Bill Jorgenson and Walter Glendenning aboard, fly over of Royal Air Force, canisters dropped by Royal Air Force, note from Virginia Manry, sailing toward Falmouth, England, progress on navigational chart, trawler encounter, second trawler with Virginia Manry and Plain Dealer employees on board, Virginia Manry aboard Tinkerbelle with Robert Manry, Manry alone again, heading towards Falmouth, England

View the Film Part 13 (49:06-52:32)
Approaching Falmouth, England, Manry family aboard trawler coming out to greet Manry prior to his arrival in Falmouth, boats filled with people out to greet Manry upon his arrival into the harbor at Falmouth, England, arrival at Falmouth, England, press, greeting from Mayor Hooper of Falmouth, England, Manry family departing Falmouth harbor in automobiles

WEWS-TV5 footage of Robert Manry's trip across the Atlantic Ocean aboard hisWEWS-TV5 footage 13.5-foot sailboat, Tinkerbelle. Footage provided by John Carroll University, Communications Department, Northeast Ohio Broadcast Archives
(Total length: 35:17)

View the Film Part 1 (01:45)
Bill Jorgensen, reporter from Cleveland's WEWS-TV5 is filmed by Walter Glendenning at Falmouth, England.

View the Film Part 2 (05:22)
Bill Jorgensen and cameraman Walter Glendenning are aboard the English trawler Roseland of Penzance searching for Robert Manry on August 9, 1965. They find Manry and the interview that was to become a scoop of the Plain Dealer, Manry's employer, began.

View the Film Part 3 (07:31)
Manry receives his first fresh cup of coffee in more than two months. Jorgensen continues the interview, asking Manry about his supplies and his health. Manry goes on to tell of his problems with rudders breaking and describes the toolkit he brought, as well as the amount of water and other beverages. Jorgensen asks him about his food supply and the fresh fruit dropped to him from the Royal Air Force plane. Manry is questioned about his employment with the Plain Dealer and whether or not he is on a leave of absence. Manry describes his survival equipment and supplies. Jorgensen asks him about his family and how the idea of the trip began. Manry describes the trip he took with his son, Douglas, as well as what he would like to do in the future. Manry gives details regarding Tinkerbelle and her sails.

View the Film Part 4 (01:57)
Tinkerbelle gets a bit too close to the Roseland trawler. Manry is interviewed by Jorgensen and he describes what it's like to be out on the ocean alone for two months. He is asked what he plans to do when he arrives in Falmouth, England and whether or not he was sorry he began the trip. Jorgensen also asked him what he would do differently if he were to do the trip again.

View the Film Part 5 (03:14)
Jorgensen asks Manry if anything occurred that he didn't expect. Manry goes on to tell about the six times he was thrown overboard. He also talked about his encounters with sharks and the twenty-foot waves, as well as the calms. Jorgensen asks him if he missed the copy desk. Manry expresses surprise at the reaction to his adventure.

View the Film Part 6 (05:18)
Manry shows some of the equipment and supplies he had on board his sailboat, Tinkerbelle, and describes how they were used. This includes his sextant, food packages, water bottles, cooking utensils, time pieces and radio. Manry goes on to describe the food supply that was given to him by the captain of the ship Belgulf Glory.

View the Film Part 7 (00:42)
Manry is shown sailing away from the trawler Roseland at the end of the interview by Bill Jorgensen, filmed by Walter Glendenning; both men were from WEWS-TV5 in Cleveland, Ohio.

View the Film Part 8 (02:30)
Bill Jorgensen stops Virginia Manry as she is returning from her trip aboard the trawler Excellent that took her out to see her husband, sailor Robert Manry. She talks about not getting seasick, her plans and her confidence in her husband's ability to complete the journey.

View the Film Part 9 (06:58)
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.

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