DINGHIES IN TROUBLE At 11.50 a.m. on 7th June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that three sailing dinghies had capsized seaward of the harbour and, with about 20 dinghies in the area, the safety boat escorting them would be unable to deal with any further casualties which might occur.

There was a moderate to fresh southwesterly wind, with a choppy sea, and an ebbing tide. The life-boat crew were alerted and five minutes later, after reports that more dinghies had capsized, the life-boat Dorothy and Philip Constant was launched. The crew of two of the yacht Segelweiz taken aboard the life-boat and were landed inside the harbour entrance.

The life-boat then put to sea again and patrolled the area until all the sailing dinghies and yachts were seen to be safe.

She returned to her station at i.io p.m..