Hastings (right): Following her handing over and a service of dedication held on that blustery Sunday, June 5, Hastings' new D class inflatable lifeboat Cinque Ports I was launched for a demonstration run. The new lifeboat had been funded by Sandwich and District branch in memory of its honorary treasurer Knobe Clarke and after the lifeboat had been presented to Hastings lifeboat station by the Mayor of Sandwich, Councillor Herbert Sneller, a memorial plaque was unveiled in the boathouse by Mrs Clarke..