SHOWS Thanks to the generous free space allocated by the organisers, the RNLI was able, for the second year running, to display a lifeboat at the 1985 London International Boat Show. She was the 33ft Brede class, Safeway, destined for...
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Is No. 43 of this Journal we described and illustrated the portable " Roller Skids " on which life-boats are hauled out of the wafer prior to placing them on their carriages, and in the 59th number an improved self-lubri- cating...
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THE sky is black with the tempest wrack, And the wares roll mountains high, And the wild winds shriek o'er the head- lands bleak, And the startled sea-mews cry; For the Storm Fiend rides the boiling foam, And his deep and panting breath...
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BLACKPOOL.—The boat, which has recently been sent to this station by the ROYAL NATIONAL LIM-BOAT INSTITUTION, was designed by Mr. G. L. WATSON, Con- salting Naval Architect to the Institution, specially to meet the views of the Black- pool...
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The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat...
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Charting progress I recently finished reading the Spring 1994 issue of THE LIFEBOAT and am, as always, utterly amazed at the achievements of the Institution over the years.
The accounts of the lifeboat services in...
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FIND THE HIDDEN HOLIDAY AND O C A S H U B E T N B I G M L E Y S 0 R A N X J Y G K I 0 E T F L V H D S U L D H Z S I W l P R S R R O T S V R A C E O O B H E K F O Y T C 0 N L R I M L J P M M E P E R F U M E A T K Q E G A T T O C Below are...
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The Joseph and Mary, 84 feet by &i feet, 10 oars.
THE port of Poole is situated on the N.E. shore of the picturesque bay of that name. When the tide is in, and the extensive mud flats covered, the scenery is striking...
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THE Y.L.A., with a growing membership of 7,000, continues to recruit members and with the yachting season in full swing it is hoped that members will do their utmost to recruit yet more names to the books.
By joining the...
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Sun and the Moon control Time and Tide, be master TIDEMASTER MOONPHASE Chronometer accuracy * Luminised hands * Automatic Calendar Exact phase of the moon displayed Spring and Neap tides at i glance *Tide bezel* shows daily tides *...
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