Troon, Ayrshire. At 5.30 on the even- ing of the 14th of January. 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that a small cabin cruiser with a crew of three was aground on the north side of the bar at the entrance to Irvine har- bour. At 6.8, when the life-boat James and Barbara Ait ken put out. there was a light south-westerly wind with a slight sea and the tide was half flood.

The life-boat found the cabin cruiser Rebecca abandoned. There was not enough water to allow her to be boarded from the life-boat, and the coxswain decided to return to Troon for the boarding boat. Later three members of his crew were put aboard the cabin cruiser which was then towed to Irvine harbour. The cabin cruiser's crew of three had succeeded in wading ashore.

The life-boat finally reached her station at 10.45..