Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 53 Number 524 Chairman: MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Assistant Editor: GILL MACE Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Advertisement Manager: BARBARA TROUSDELL Classified Advertisements: MARION BARDSLEY Headquarters: Royal National Lifeboat Institution, West Quay Road.

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Registered Charity No. 209603 RNLI News 38 What's happening in and around the Institution Lifeboat Services 4O Notable launches around the coast The Annual Meetings 46 Reports from the 1993 Annual General Meeting and the Annual Presentation of Awards Bookshelf Books of RNLI and maritime interest reviewed Into the Next Century RNLI lifejackets in the past, and the very latest design Ceremonies New all-weather and inshore lifeboats named and dedicated Lifeboat Services November and December 1 992 and January and February 1 993 Around the Fundraising Regions Branches and guilds from the Scottish and Northern Ireland regions Your Letters Your views on all aspects of lifeboats and related subjects Past and Present From THE LIFEBOAT of 1953 and one of today's lifeboatmen The Fundraisers Fundraising events across the British Isles People and Places Around and about the RNLI Membership News 51 52 54 56 58 61 62 63 68 70 Introduce a friend, and a Salcombe souvenir.