Right: Up to the middle 1930s families 'sailed' in this way to Kilnsea for a spot of relaxation. - View image in PDF
by courtesy of 'Sun', 'Yorkshire Post' and Topical Press Agency. - View image in PDF
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At noon, on the 18th January, during a north-west gale, the Coastguard reported that a vessel was making for the Harbour, with part of her canvas blown away.
As the vessel—the schooner Harvest Home—was in considerable...
St Marylebone branch raised S.280 with a most enjoyable 'Any Questions ?' evening at Seymour Hall last November. The distinguished panellists were (I. to r.) Raymond Baxter, Mrs Mattie Pritchard, Brian Johnston, Dr Richard Gordon and... - View image in PDF
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No. 3 Life-boat Area (North East England) BRIDLINGTON'S BUSY DAY ON 12th July the Bridlington, Yorkshire, life-boat William Henry and Mary King—she is a 37-foot Oakley—and the local inshore rescue boat had a busy...
Presentation of Prizes in the Greater London and South-Eastern Districts.
AT the Caxton Hall, Westminster, on the 20th October, the Mayor of West- minster (Captain J. F. C. Bennett) pre- sided at the presentation of the...
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Sergeant Bob Martin – Chelsea Pensioner and fundraiser extraordinare (see the Lifeboat Summer 2006).
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(Below) If a tow line is put aboard it will be longer than you might expect - Frank Smith of Salcombe never uses less than 120 metres, and if there's any sea it could be 200 metres longer than that.. - View image in PDF
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Youghal, Ireland.—On the 8th February, the Norwegian barque Galatea ran on shore on the bar at the entrance of Youghal harbour, the captain having mistaken the port for Queenstown : a gale of wind was blowing at the time from the south, and...
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Rosslare Harbour ROSSLARE HARBOUR in County Wexford is, according to the tourist brochures, the heart of the Sunny South East.
Unfortunately, on Friday June 28,1985, it failed to live up to its name. With the naming...
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