him and the crew and sending a donation to the station. He said, '/ have been sailing various boats at sea for 21 years and suppose that I have always had it at the back of my mind that the lifeboat service would come to my assistance in an emergency. What I was surprised and pleased about was the amount of help and kindness we received from the lifeboat crew at Harwich. To receive help like this for nothing does restore one's faith in human nature. . . Again on behalf of my family and myself, thank you to coxswain and crew . . .'.