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Westward Ho, of Torquay

Date: 1946

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1946

DECEMBER 5TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 11.5 at night the Brixham coastguard reported that a vessel, anchored about a quarter of a mile north of Brixham breakwater, was making distress signals. A northerly breeze was blowing, and the sea was rough...

Hong Kong Branch

Date: Autumn 1984

Volume: 49

Issue: 490

To mark the First Year of operations of the new Penlee Arun'Class Lifeboat, the R.N.LB.

Mabel Alice and the Hong Kong Branch of the R.N.L.I,the Branch has produced a Limited-Edition Print as shown.

The...

Category: Advertisement

Birthday and New Year Honours

Date: Winter 1974

Volume: 43

Issue: 447

BIRTHDAY AND NEW YEAR HONOURS CB Rear-Admiral I. G. W. Robertson, DSC, RN, Admiral Commanding Reserves and an ex-officio member of the Committee of Management.

CBE Commander F. R. H. Swann, RNVR, Chairman of the Committee...

Category: Awards

Lombard

Date: Summer 1988

Volume: 51

Issue: 505

The RYA and Lombard make MARINE FINANCE SIMPLE For over 100 years the RYA has been looking after the interests of boat owners.

For almost as long Lombard has been providing finance to help people get...

Category: Advertisement

Yachts

Date: April 1972

Volume: 42

Issue: 439

ILBs SAVE 26 ON 7th August, 1971, when a local yacht club was holding a regatta, comprising 126 yachts, the wind was south south west force 4 to 5.

Then, at 12.35 p.m., the whole area was suddenly hit by a heavy squall and...

Richard B. Wigfull & Son Ltd

Date: October 1971

Volume: 42

Issue: 437

PRESENTATION GIFTS THE WESTCOUIMTRY "PURITAN" SERVING SPOON A spoon of limited manufacture, produced by Wigfull's for occasions of celebration and personal importance.

A very fine example of English...

Category: Advertisement

Chubb Fire Security Ltd

Date: January 1973

Volume: 42

Issue: 442

Chubb Fire The world's greatest range of fire protection equipment.

Pyrene, Read & Campbell and Minimax are united as Chubb Fire Security Ltd.

Chubb Fire incorporates an advisory bureau,...

Category: Advertisement

Albino

Date: Autumn 1977

Volume: 45

Issue: 462

Yacht stranded ON PASSAGE from the Isle of Whithorn to Kippford on Wednesday, August 24, the 23' yacht Albino mistook the entry into the Urr Estuary and went to the west of Almorness Point, driving into the shallow Orchardton Bay. On...

Racing Dinghies

Date: September 1954

Volume: 33

Issue: 369

New Brighton, Cheshire.—At eight o'clock on the evening of the 5th of May, 1954, the life-boat bowman was on the New Brighton landing-stage when a sailing dinghy taking part in a race capsized. He arranged for the life-boat to be...

Marjorie Caw

Date: December 1961

Volume: 36

Issue: 398

Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 1.15 early on the morning of the 8th August, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that a yacht was dragging her anchors and was likely to strike the back of the old pier at any moment. This was con- firmed soon...