Holyhead, Anglesey - At 6.21 a.m.

on 26th August, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had been sighted in difficulties eight miles west by south of the Skerries lighthouse. The life-boat Lady Jane and Martha Ryland, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 6.34 in a moderate south westerly breeze and a moderate sea. The tide was ebbing.

On the way to the scene the life-boat was informed that a German ship was standing by and that a helicopter was airborne. At 7.19 the helicopter took off the man on board the catamaran Purr Purr which had been holed. At 7.35 a member of the life-boat crew was put aboard her to check for damage. A tow rope was connected and she was towed to North Stack. In the shelter of the North Stack the catamaran was secured alongside the life-boat and the crew started to bale her out. By the time the life-boat had reached South quay the catamaran was buoyant. The life-boat returned to her station at n o'clock after leaving the Purr Purr with the coastguard to await the receiver of wrecks..