Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 54 Number 535 Chairman: SIR MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES CUE RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Editorial Assistant: JON JONES Advertisement Manager: JOHN FARNHILL Classified Advertisements: MARION BARDSLEY Headquarters: Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

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Registered Charity No. 209603 RNLI News 118 What's happening in and around the Institution Lifeboat Services 120 Including Medal and Vellum award services...

Salcombe's successful disasters 126 The Island Cruising Club has a disastrous weekend each year - and it doesn't intend to stop now! Ceremonies 127 New lifeboats named Your Letters 129 Your views on all aspects of lifeboats and related subjects Past and Present 131 From THE LIFEBOAT of 1946 and one of today's lifeboatmen Membership News 134 for Shoreline, Governors and Storm Force members High Seas... 136 Continuing our look at lifeboat stations from the air Lifeboat Services 138 August, September and October 1995 The Fundraisers 141 How some of the money is raised People and Places 150 Around and about the RNLI.