LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Life-boat 40-001 at Sheerness, Kent - At 5.35 a.m. on 26th May, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a motor boat was aground off Stoke Saltings, west of the Isle of Grain. At 5.45 the life-boat slipped her moorings in a...
Kingston Surbiton and Molesey Branches
In spite of rather grim weather for part of the time, the sun eventually shone on the Kingston, Surbiton and Molesey branches' annual inter-club regatta weekend which was a great success. Nearly 150 boats from 14 yacht clubs, including... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Boat Show 1982 Earls Court
EACH NEW YEAR, during the Boat Show at Earls Court, the boating industry gives most generous recognition and support to the lifeboat service. Among the eminent people who have been invited to open the show in past years— who include Prince...
Category: Articles
Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., K.B.E.
SIR GODFREY BARING, who retired from the Committee of Management in 1956 after having served on the Committee for forty-five years and having been the Committee's Chairman for thirty-three years, died on the 24th of November, 1957. Sir...
Category: Obituaries
How Selling Souvenirs and Gifts Buys Lifeboats
THE RNLI has been selling souvenirs for well over half a century. The word 'souvenir' indicates what the main purpose originally was.
Small items which were expected to appeal to visitors to lifeboat houses were put...
Category: Articles
The Fishing Boats, Mizpah and Norseman
Two local motor fishing boats, Mizpah and Norse- man, put to sea early on the morning of 1 st December. Later a strong southerly breeze sprang up, reaching gale force in squalls, and a rough sea, with broken water, was running across the...
The Service Boards of Rye Harbour
Ox Sunday the 27th of July. 1952, a service was held in the Church of the Holy Spirit, at Rye Harbour, to cele- brate the centenary of the first record- ed rescue, in August 1852, by the Rye Harbour life-boat, known at first as the...
Category: Articles
Dainty Lady
Bridlington, Yorkshire.—On the after- noon of the 16th of February, 1951, the local motor fishing vessel Dainty Lady was at sea. A fresh south-south- easterly breeze was blowing and there was a very heavy swell. At 1.5 the Dainty Lady...
A Small Boat and A Motor Boat
DECEMBER 8TH AND 9TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. A small boat had been reported in difficulties, but reached shore safely, and a motor boat had been reported adrift, but later was reported safe. - Rewards : first service, £8 8s. ;...
Your Letters
Worthwhile find Whilst turning out a drawer today I came upon some pictures showing the Worthing lifeboat and crews, we wondered if readers would be interested in seeing this cutting (left).
For some time we lived in the...
Category: Correspondence