Capsize TWO BOYS, aged 17 and 15, who had set out from Cove Sailing Club on a 15ft sailing surf board capsized off Baron's Point, lower Loch Long, at about 1240 on Sunday April 20 and were unable to right their boat because water was get-ting into her buoyancy tanks. A lady driving through Cove saw the capsize, stopped at the first house with a telephone and reported the incident to Clyde Coastguard. Helensburgh Atlantic 21 lifeboat was launched at 1245 and Kilcreggan Coastguard mobile made for the scene.

Meanwhile, however, Terence Wade, a member of the local Coastguard coast rescue company and also a member of Cove SC, saw that the boys were in difficulties and realised that immediate action was necessary because the water was so cold.

A north-westerly gentle breeze, force 3, was blowing at the time with occasional squalls gusting to moderate, force 4. The sea was moderate with a slight confused swell. The tide was 2Vz hours flood.

Terry Wade immediately launched his own dinghy but, as it was without rowlocks, he paddled out to another dinghy which was lying at a nearby mooring and which had oars and rowlocks on board. He then rowed this 9ft clinker built dinghy towards the casualty, reaching the now half submerged sailing surf board in just over five minutes.

Talking to the boys Mr Wade concluded that they were not likely to panic and possibly capsize the little dinghy while trying to get aboard, and they were both wearing lifejackets. He told them to come to the transom one at a time so that he could haul them aboard. This achieved, Terry Wade rowed to the nearby shore where, at 1300, the boys were landed into the care of a local doctor's wife who took them to her house to get dry and warm.

They were found to be suffering from slight shock and hypothermia but were fully recovered after an hour or so.

Helensburgh Atlantic 21 arrived on scene just as the boys were being landed, at 1300. She managed to recover the waterlogged sailing surf board and beach it near Baron's Point, returning to station by 1345. She was rehoused and ready for service at 1400.

For this service a letter of appreciation signed by Rear Admiral W. J.

Graham, director of the Institution, was sent to Terence Wade..