PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NOTES OF THE QUARTER 3 SUMMARY OF THE YEAR'S WORK 4 RESCUE BY BOARDING BOAT IN NEAR GALE 5 RESCUE FROM CLIFF IN FULL GALE 5 FOUR MEN RESCUED FROM FRENCH TRAWLER 6 RESCUE FROM DUTCH VESSEL ON FIRE 7 SEVEN MEN RESCUED FROM TRAWLER AGROUND IO NEW APPOINTMENTS AND STAFF RETIREMENTS 13 NEW WAYS OF RAISING MONEY 15 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l6 NEW COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT MEMBERS IJ NAMING CEREMONIES IN 1964 IJ FOREIGN AWARDS IJ LIFE-BOAT SERVICES ROUND THE COASTS l8 NEW YEAR HONOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 LIFE-BOAT SOCIETIES 43 FIRST PRIZE FOR SHEFFIELD SCHOOLGIRL . . . . . . . . . . 44 RECORD OF RESCUES 1963 45 SUMMARY OF SERVICES IN 1963 45 OBITUARY 48 SERVICES OF THE LIFE-BOATS IN 1963 49 PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 56.