Weston - super - Mare, Somerset. — Shortly after eight o'clock on the even- ing of the 13th of August, 1957, the pier master noticed that a yacht was in difficulties off Sand Point. Fifteen minutes later the yacht flashed S.O.S., and at 8.27 the life-boat Fifi and Charles was launched. A fresh westerly breeze was blowing, and there was surf and a flooding tide. The life-boat found the auxiliary sailing yacht Trade Winds, of Bristol, with a crew of four.

She was dragging her anchor, her engine had broken down, and she hadlost her dinghy. She was slightly damaged. The life-boat towed her to Knightstone harbour, arriving at 9.30.—Rewards to the crew, £8; rewards to the helpers on shore, £9 11s..