YACHT WAS SINKING At 4 a.m. on i8th August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen off Bognor and at 4.10 the life-boat Canadian Pacific put to sea. A fresh wind was blowing from the south-west, the sea was moderate and the tide was flooding. The life-boat found the yacht Gay William sinking three miles south-east of Selsey with a crew of three on board. She rescued the crew, taking the Gay William in tow, but later abandoned the yacht and landed the rescued crew at Littlehampton at 7.20. She left Littlehampton at 9.45 and arrived at Selsey at 11.20..