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SOUTHEND CARDIFF ROTHESAY HARTLEPOOL SOUTHEND ROUND BRITAIN CHALLENGE '95 14 AUGUST 18 AUGUST 25 AUGUST 4 SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER THE GRAND SLAM OF YACHT RACING This grand slam yachting event will see amateur crews from England, Scotland,...
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Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To DAVID Mum, on his retirement, after serving 22 years as Coxswain, 7 years as Second Coxswain and 5 years as Bowman of the Girvan Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.
To JOHN WM. PARKINSON, on his retirement...
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The Oyster Smack Frederick George, of Maldon (1)
Clacton-on-Sea, and Walton and Frinton, Essex - At 9.43 a.m. on 15th January, 1968, the coastguard informed the brother of the acting honorary secretary of the Clactonon- Sea life-boat station that the oyster smack Frederick George of Maldon...
Shoreline Member Mr Alan Kahn of Essex
Shoreline member Mr Alan Kahn of Essex thought of calling his all-new Renault 5 Francis because "it's as trim as Clare yet as sturdy as Drake" and won himself the five door version (kindly donated by Renault UK Ltd) as a result... - View image in PDF
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Corrections
In the Summer issue of the Lifeboat, in a news article on page 14 entitled ‘RWCs on station’, we mistakenly stated that Bude was in Devon.
Bude is actually in Cornwall. On page 13 we inadvertently merged two distinct...
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Fastnet Race Storm
DURING THE NIGHT of Monday August 13 and Tuesday August 14 southwesterly storm force winds, veering to west north west and gusting to hurricane force, struck the south-western approaches while the international Fastnet Race fleet of 306...
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Blue Peter Goes to Sea at Beaumaris By Ray Kipling
THE COAST OF NORTH WALES JS QUJCt at the beginning of April with the storms of winter mainly over and the summer still to come. The weather can change in a few moments from bright sunshine to strong hail storms which bombard the magnificent...
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A Motor Ferry Boat
24th October.
A motor ferry boat had caught fire, and went ashore, but the only man on board managed to swim to land.— Rewards, £5 14*..
A Small Yacht
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—27th November, 1937. A small yacht was missing, but could not be found. She had stranded, but'had refloated and reached port next morning.—Rewards, £11 14*..
On the Needles
The Greek steamer Varcassi, wrecked on January 5th, 1947. The Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, life-boat rescued her crew of thirty-five. (See page 14.). - View image in PDF
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