RESCUES FROM THREE YACHTS IN TURN Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and Margate, Kent. At 1.5 on the afternoon of the 26th August, 1962, the coastguard ininformed the honorary secretary at Southend-on-Sea that a small sailing dinghy had capsized near...
Maldon Little Ship Club's New Year's Day sponsored yacht tender rowing race was won by Brian Watkins (I.) and Malcolm Holland.
Twenty-six boats took part and £.203 was raised for the lifeboat... - View image in PDF
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THE skipper of a fishing vessel, Mr. Leslie Richardson, and his crew member, Mr. Brian Joy, have both received framed letters of thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution, Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O.
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Yacht saved by shore helpers ILFRACOMBE LIFEBOAT, the 37ft Oakley class Lloyds II, had launched to a yacht in difficulties in an east-north-easterly gale on the night of Friday June 20, 1986. With the help of a local sand dredger Arco Tamar...
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The Holyhead, Anglesey, life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) took part in a double rescue on 6th April, 1969, when she brought into Holyhead a yacht and a sailing dinghy.. - View image in PDF
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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston's 44' Waveney lifeboat Khami was launched in a near gale on Sunday, August 22, to go to the help of American yacht Sonata, taking water four miles south of Cross Sand Lightvessel. Sonata got the leak... - View image in PDF
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Bronze Medal Coxswain/Mechanic Ian Firman of Aldeburgh for the service to the yacht Red House Lugger on 29 August 1996 - see ThtLfftbott Winter 1996/ 7 for a full report of the service. - View image in PDF
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In a New Year's Day's tug-of-war, Beaumaris lifeboat crew (left) beat the Royal Anglesey Yacht Club for the second year running. As the two teams got their breath back John Berry presented a cheque for £1,200 to Mrs Nancy Lomax,... - View image in PDF
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Barry Dock No. 2 lifeboat launched on September 27,1975, to help Storm Eagle, a yacht being driven ashore by a strong south-westerly gale. She got a line aboard just as the yacht's anchor rope parted and towed her, with her three crew,... - View image in PDF
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