LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
White Heather
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—On the afternoon of the 31st October the owner of a motor yacht which was anchored east of Yarmouth pier hired two men in the motor launch White Heather to put him on board his yacht.
A strong north...
Windward
Helvick Head, Co. Waterford.—Just before six o'clock on the evening of the 6th August, 1950, the yacht Windward, of Helvick, with a crew of three, was seen to strike the Dungarvan Harbour Bar near Ballinacourty Point and heel over. At...
Ragna
Margate, Kent.:—At 7.55 on the evening of the 21st of July, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht was on Margate Sands. At 8.7 the life-boat North Foreland, Civil Service No. XI, was launched. The sea was rough •with a moderate...
Malabar 13
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 6.25 on the evening of the llth of August, 1951, a member of the local life-boat committee telephoned that a yacht taking part in the Fastnet Race had been dismasted west of the North East Shingles Buoy. She was...
Heron
At 4.45 AiM. on the 31st July the coastguard telephoned that a yacht near the breakwater light- house was burning distress signals. A moderate W. gale was blowing, with a rough sea, and the weather was thick.
The motor life...
Tarka
Swanage, Dorset. — About seven o'clock on the morning of the 31st of July, 1954, the St. Albans Head coast- guard telephoned that the yacht Tarka was in distress three miles south-south- west of Anvil Point. At 7.14 the life-boat R.L.P....
Bidjly
Dover, Kent.—At 9.4 on the morning of the 26th of May, 1957, the Sandgate coastguard telephoned that a small yacht appeared to be in difficulties a quarter of a mile off Shakespeare Cliff. The coxswain put out in his own boat to investigate,...
Martin
Beaumaris, Anglesey - At 4.20 p.m. on 28th June, 1967, news was received that a small sloop was in difficulties two miles north west of Penmon Point. The life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched at 4.45 in a south south westerly...
Skerryvore
Campbeltown, Argyllshire. At 6.30 on the morning of the 3rd of August, 1960, information was received that a yacht was aground in Machrihanish Bay. The life-boat City of Glasgow 11 put out in a fresh-to-strong north-north-westerly breeze...
Valerie
Selsey, Sussex. At 10.54 on the morn- ing of the 21st August, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that the tanker ship Ben Johnson of London was standing by a yacht in distress off Selsey Bill. The life-boat Canadian...