New Quay, Cardiganshire. At 10.7 p.m. on 4th August, 1965, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the Aberdovey IRB had launched and that the Aberystwyth IRB was about to launch to search for several yachts which were missing and believed to be in trouble. The annual yacht race from Pwllheli to New Quay had started at 9 a.m. that day. The weather had deteriorated suddenly and the south-south-easterly wind had increased to gale force during the day and red flares had been sighted. The life-boat St. Albans was launched at 10.40 p.m.

There was a choppy sea and the tide was flooding.

During the course of the night the lifeboat, after a prolonged search, located two yachts and escorted one and towed the other to New Quay harbour. The following morning aircraft from R.N.A.S.

Brawdy sighted a third yacht off Aberayron.

The life-boat put to sea again and towed this yacht into harbour, arriving at 10.5 a.m. on the 5th August. A total of 10 people were aboard the three yachts. The life-boat remained at anchor in the harbour for the rest of the day as the New Quay regatta was in progress..