The 54ft Arun lifeboat Tony Vandervell in Portland Race. Stationed at Weymouth since 1976, she was the first of her class to have the hull built in glass reinforced plastic. The Arun is a 'fast afloat' boat, her twin Caterpillar diesel engines giving her a maximum speed of 18'h knots. An inherent self-righting capability is provided by her watertight welded aluminium superstructure.

photograph by courtesy of HMS Osprey.