Hi Colin First and only time I ever got to see this film was at the MPBA AGM of that year . I do know that two copies were made  and I seem to recall that the film was circulated amongst MPBA clubs on request. But that   was the last I ever heard . The Pyrotechnics as you remember , especially by the Italian team was  loud and spectacular and I doubt if such an event in our  health and safety  society would ever get of the drawing boards.  But I seem to remember Ted Potters rather true to  life   Life boat station complete with  working life boat going down the slip  to   rescue a boat that was well a truely alight , smoke billowing and loud bangs and all on 27megs .Also  the art of   trying to make  diplomatic boating  conversation with the Russian and East German team members   which in those far off   days of the so called Cold War very difficult  but their modelling  and performance skills was never in question especially when it came to RTP Hyrdos . May be the film is in some attic box awaiting discovery  , then perhaps not. I do hope one day the Film can be seen again .

Dave Wooley

Hello Phil I forgot about Peter Hill I’ll follow that lead up . Thanks

As for  Naviga  returning to the UK well as far as I can recall  the original “Motors” as it was referred to  ceased years ago.  Section such as Multi boat racing, Scale  and Hydro RTP now have  their own Naviga’s  . The European Championships  in 75 was  special as it was such an amazing event  were all the different forms of  model boating gathered together for this huge ”   European  modelling  jamboree, it even included all the  east European states and Soviet Russia .  As they say times and attitudes change and it was a long time ago. Although  recorded in the Model Boats magazine of the time    the 1 hour movie if my memory serves me correct  shows  the  faces that have been forgotten  yet  many of the people behind those faces  contributed so much to  organized model boating in the UK  in those days.

Dave Wooley