Margate, Kent. At 12.36 on the after- noon of the llth June, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized off Birching- ton and that a motor boat had gone to her help. The Margate Yacht Club had been holding a race, but the moderate south-westerly wind suddenly veeredto the north-west, increasing in force, and was accompanied by heavy rain squalls. About a dozen yachts had been caught in the sudden change of weather and all were trying to reach harbour on an ebbing tide. Several capsized and the club's safety boat was missing. At 12.50 the life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched. On reaching a position between Margate and Westgate the coxswain sighted a pleasure boat giving help to one yacht.

The life-boat went to the help of other boats in difficulties and assisted the yacht Navette into Margate harbour, returning to her station at 1.45..