Minehead, Somerset. At 10.40 on the morning of the 30th of March, 1961, the coxswain told the honorary secre- tary that he had seen a yacht dismasted about three-quarters of a mile north of Minehead. A moderate west-south-west- erly wind was blowing with a rough sea.

The tide was ebbing. At 10.55 the life-boat B.H.M.H. was launched.

She reached the yacht Lundy Lady, which was on her maiden passage, and found her badly disabled and out of control, with gear lying alongside and a foul propeller. At the request of her owner, the life-boat towed the Lundy Lady to Porlock Weir. On arrival attempts were made to free her pro- peller, but they were unsuccessful. The life-boat anchored until there was enough water to allow the yacht to be towed into the dock at Porlock Weir.

The life-boat returned to her station at 8.45..