Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 53 Number 527 Chairman: MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES CUE RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Advertisement Manager: BARBARA TROUSDELL Classified Advertisements: MARION BARDSLEY Headquarters: Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

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Registered Charity No. 209603 RNLI News 146 What's happening in and around the Institution Lifeboat Services 148 Notable launches around the coast The Voluntary Spirit 153 Regions Manager Richard Mann looks at the way the RNLI supports its voluntary findraisers Membership News 155 for Shoreline, Governors and Storm Force members Looking at Lifeboats 156 RNLI Naval Architect Keith Thatcher takes a timely look at the Oakley 37 and the Rother classes, both only recently superceded Bookshelf 158 Books of RNLI and maritime interest reviewed Getting the Message 160 Mike Floyd explains marine communications in plain language Your Letters 162 Your views on all aspects of lifeboats and related subjects Past and Present 164 From THE LIFEBOAT of 1894 and one of today's lifeboatmen Lifeboat Services 165 August, September and October 1993 1993 Awards 168 Long service awards for lifeboatmen and shorehelpers Ceremonies 170 New all-weather and inshore lifeboats named and dedicated The Fundraisers 172 How some of the money is raised People and Places 176 Around and about the RNLI.