LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.—At 12.40 in the afternoon of the 6th of April, 1947, a message was received from the piermaster that a yacht was drifting about two miles offshore and flying distress signals. A south-south-west gale was blowing,...

Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At half past four in the afternoon of. the 18th of May, 1949, a resident of Leigh reported that a yacht had capsized about two miles off Leigh and that a man was clinging to her. The life-boat Greater London, Civil...

Falmouth, Cornwall.—At 11.15 on the morning of the 6th of May, 1955, the St. Anthony coastguard rang up to call attention to the position of a sailing yacht in Falmouth Bay. He later stated that she might need help as the weather was bad. At...

Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 7.42 on the evening of the 23rd July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy had overturned off Ballyreagh and that three people were in the water. There was a gentle north-...

Broken mast ABERDOVEY'S ATLANTIC 21 ILB launched at 1515 on Sunday November 12, 1978, after being informed by HM Coastguard that a sailing dinghy had capsized in the estuary; her mast was broken.

It was raining at the...

At 10.30 a.m. on 5th November, 1967, a member of the life-boat crew saw a sailing dinghy capsize in Mumbles Bay. As there was no boat in the vicinity the IRB carried on board the life-boat Charles H. Barret was launched at 10.33 in a strong...

Brierley Hill and Kingswinford branch has a caravan, obtained through the good offices of a local benefactor, which can be seen regularly at local fetes and fund raising events. Here it is at Himley Hall Sailing Club's annual 24-hour... - View image in PDF

The award-winning British 34-footer." Sadler 34. The Sadler 34 is a rather special performance cruiser.

For one thing, she's British through and through.

For another, she's quite unsinkable. A...