LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
St.Paul
St Paul is the oldest lifeboat in the collection, being built in 1897 and serving as a lifeboat until 1934. The wide beam is typical of the Norfolk and Suffolk type of lifeboat of the era.
A service by StPaul to a Rye... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
On Their Bikes
Port Isaac crew members Richard Hambly and Greg Hingley raised £528 by cycling over 250 miles round Cornwall, visiting every Cornish lifeboat station.
The seven-day trek started at Bude and Richard and Greg were... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Dear Reader
As we draw into the last quarter of 2012, we can reflect on a year of awards and celebrations.
Our Patron continued her travels around the RNLI (see page 4), we appointed an inspiring new Council member (28), and...
Category: Articles
A £20,000 thank you - 65 years later
Richard Tookey was just 14 when Shoreham lifeboat crew rescued him and his family from their stricken yacht in 1948. Now the station has enough funds to fuel their lifeboat for 5 years after he donated £20,000 as a thank...
Category: Articles
"Light of All Nations" on the Goodwin Sands
THE following letter has been forwarded to the Committee of this Institution, to which, considering the great importance of the subject, and the apparent feasibility of the proposition, we give insertion, as we fully concur in Mr....
Category: Correspondence
Georgette
On the morning of the 14th Novem- ber the coastguard telephoned to the coxswain that the steam trawler Georgette, of Grimsby, was ashore on Outer Bank, about three miles north of Winterton. She was bound home from the fishing grounds with a...
Schermuly Ltd
"Never sail without Schermuly they have a flare for saving lives" Take the advice of the people who know that it makes good sense to carry a pack of signal flares .. .just in case ! Schermuly Yacht Signals are available pre-packed...
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Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain Henry West of Sheringham. He was appointed assistant motor mech- anic in 1940, became second coxswain in 1947 and coxswain in 1951. Cox- swain West was awarded the silver medal for gallantry for the...
Category: Articles
Past Times (1)
Man overboard The dangers of the sea were tragically demonstrated on 18 March 2006 when David Clear was washed off his yacht, Past Times, off St Aldhelm's Head near Swanage, Dorset. His inexperienced crew member made a Mayday call but...
University Marine Ltd
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Have to be ready for action all the time, reliable, powerful. And they always are....
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