LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Double Toil and Trouble
Even experienced sailors can misjudge their situation. Carol Waterkeyn reports on a testing service to two yachts caught out close to harbour
Mr and Mrs Burris checked the forecast on 25 June 2007 as they prepared to sail...
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Tradewind, Ariba and Title Boxer
Arun at sea for 14 hours on three services to yachts in trouble Weymouth's Arun class lifeboat Tony Vandervell was at sea for almost 14 hours in one 25-hour period when she received three separate calls from yachts in trouble on 9...
Leda
Margate, Kent.—At 6.30 in the morning of the 6th of April, 1947, the coastguard reported that a vessel was drifting four miles north-north-west of Margate. A fresh south-westerly breeze was blowing, with a rough sea.
The...
Mizpah
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. — During a south-westerly gale on the 20th August the yacht Mizpah, of Liverpool, which had been anchored in the bay overnight, dragged her anchor and was quickly driven out to sea. A rough sea was running and the...
Damia B
Blyth, Northumberland.— At 4.51 in the morning of the 5th of July, 1949, the coastguard reported that a small yacht appeared to be in difficulties to the south of the entrance to Blyth Har- bour. She had made no distress signal, but as it...
Restless
Peel, Isle of Man.—About 4.30 in the afternoon of the 30th of July, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that a small yacht was in difficulties off Peel, and the life-boat Helen Sutton was launched at 5.15. A strong, squally south-west wind was...
White Wings
Barry Dock, Glamorganshire.—While the motor life-boat Rachel and Mary Evans was out on exercise on the 25th June, 1938, a yacht was seen flying a distress signal about a mile S.W. of Lavernock Point. A strong W.N.W.
breeze...
The Sailing Boat Taw
Ilfracombe, Devon. At 4.57 on the afternoon of the 26th of July, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a sailing boat had capsized off Combe Martin. At 5.23 the life- boat Robert and Phemia Brown was launched in a...
Prince
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 10.12 on the morning of the 13th of July, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht four miles south-south-west of Orford- ness was flying a distress signal. The life-boat Abdy Beauclerk was launched at 10.26 in a...
Thyminia
Ilfracombe, Devon. — At 5.5 on the morning of the 23rd of July, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht one mile east of Widmouth Head was drifting towards Hangman Point and that her crew had waved a hurricane lamp. She was near the...