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Three Yachts
Vellum service LAST QUARTER'S issue of THE LIFEBOAT reported a service on May 25, 1986 by Ramsey lifeboat to three yachts in trouble at the end of Isle of Man's round the island race. The three yachts were towed one after the other...
Star and Hope
The Staithes Pull- ing and Sailing Life-boat John Anthony was launched at 10.45 A.M. on the 5th October, as two of a number of fishing cobles which had put to sea to haul their crab pots had not returned and the sea had become rough, with a...
Letters
RNLI stamps • I am associated with the Appledore branch of the RNLI, for which Mr Barrie Smale, of Blacon, Chester, is a keen charity stamp collector. I first learned of the Institution when I read a letter written by Mr Smale about the...
Category: Correspondence
A Yacht
Lasting the night During the night of 2 July, a lone yachtsman faced force 10 winds and 10-11m waves, 40 miles off the coast of Donegal. The experienced sailor harnessed himself to the yacht as it capsized repeatedly. In the early hours of...
Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures Provisional figures show that in 1985 lifeboats launched 3,003 times, saving 1,351 lives.
In 1984 lifeboats launched 3,631 times (an average of nearly ten times a day) and saved 1,336 lives (an average of...
Category: Articles
The Hull Form of the Arun Class Is Shown Clearly In This Self-Righting Trial
The hull form of the Arun class is shown clearly in this self-righting trial. Note the flat sections aft to promote planing and the small tunnels to allow larger propellers.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Norwegian Centenary
THE celebration of the centenary of the establishment of the first life-boat on the Norwegian coast took place at Stavanger on 22nd August, 1954. It was held at the time of the Annual General Meeting of the Norwegian Life-boat Society and...
Category: Articles
A Sailing Canoe
JULY 1ST. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A sailing canoe was thought to have been blown out to sea, but later it was learned that she had returned.-Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..
HMS Challenger
FAI.MOUTH, NOVEMBER 15, 1987: harnessed into a helicopter strop, WEM J R Stevenson is lowered gently from the boat davit of his ship HMS Challenger to the deck of Falmouth's 52ft Arun class relief lifeboat Ralph and Bonella Farrant after...