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Decca Radar

Date: Summer 1973

Volume: 43

Issue: 445

Decca was the first radar set aboard a lifeboat in this country.

That same Decca set is still serving on the same lifeboat; still guiding men through hard seas to safe harbours.

When the call is for solid...

Category: Advertisement

Dynalite Flashes

Date: Spring 1973

Volume: 43

Issue: 444

THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL FLASHLIGHT DYNALITE FLASHES The world's most powerful flashlight, specially imported from the U.S.A. This six-cell flashlight is 80,000 candle power made of strong plastic, and unconditionally guaranteed for...

Category: Advertisement

Linear II

Date: Summer 1991

Volume: 52

Issue: 517

Life in the old girl yet! The Robert, Beaumaris1 Watson class lifeboat bid a fine farewell during her passage back to the RNLI's Poole depot following her withdrawal from service in July.

She was called into service...

Birmingham Branch

Date: Winter 1988

Volume: 50

Issue: 503

A dinner dance organised by the Birmingham branch was the first charitv evening to be held in the splendidly refurbished Botanic Gardens in Birmingham and raised a magnificent £2,500 for lifeboat funds. Among those supervising the... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Xtra Help for Penarth

Date: Winter 1989

Volume: 51

Issue: 507

A newly opened branch of Halifax Estate Agency in Penarth pledged £10 to Penarth lifeboat station for each of the first 25 houses placed with the office on a sole agency.

Manageress Estelle Pemberton is pictured at... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

People and Places

Date: Winter 2001

Volume: 58

Issue: 555

TV stars draw record breaking lottery Joan Hooley (Josie from EastEnders) and George Sewell (Matt Drayton in The Detectives) drew the winning tickets for the most successful Lifeboat Lottery ever on 26 January. The 92nd draw beat all...

Category: Articles

Lymrn Ladies

Date: Spring 1997

Volume: 55

Issue: 540

The ladies of Lymm and district branch (pictured right with RNLI area organiser for the North West, Jim Crowther) held an antiques evening on 8 November 1996 which raised over £1,200 for Institution funds.

The event... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Bookshelf

Date: Autumn 1997

Volume: 56

Issue: 542

Uphill all the Way by Alan Sears published by Adlard Coles Nautical at £14.99 ISBN 0-7136-4876-7 Completing a 30,000-mile race round the world and against the prevailing winds must bring a great feeling of personal satisfaction to those...

Category: Articles

A Sailboard

Date: Spring 2002

Volume: 58

Issue: 560

Windsurfer saved in raging gale Windsurfer Peter Waters was enjoying a great day in the surf at Porthcawl on 26 January 2002 when a sudden wind knocked him through his sail and into the water. 'I was about half a mile out to sea,' he...

A Dinghy

Date: Spring 2006

Volume: 60

Issue: 576

Dinghy in distress The volunteers at Burnham-on-Sea lifeboat station in Somerset were out on exercise on 19 February 2006 when a call came to assist dinghy sailor Tanya Tucker. The boom clip to her mast had broken, causing repeated capsizing...