Lifeboat station histories The Story of the St Davids Lifeboats by Dr George Middleton Doctor Middleton's 42- page A5 booklet chronicling the history of the lifeboats in this delightful corner of Wales is now in its fifth edition.

The book traces the history of the various boats stationed at St Davids through to the latest - the Tyne class Garside and the D class inshore lifeboat.

The men who served aboard and the rescues they carried out are given their due prominence and the illustrations, although all blackand- white, are superbly reproduced and very evocative.

Acorn pact and very readable volume which can be obtained from Mrs D. P. Mayoh at Old Orchard, Prendergast, Solva. Haverfordwest, Dyfed SA62 6XA for £2.00 plus 50p post and packing. Cheques should be made payable to The St Davids Ladies Lifeboat Guild'.

For the yachtsman One Hand for the Boat by Haydon Edwards published by the author at £19.95 (hardback) and £12-95 (paperback) Although included under our 'For the Yachtsman' banner Haydon Edwards' book not only deserves, but will almost certainly receive, a much wider readership.

Haydon is an RNLI crew member at Craster in Northumberland and 'One Hand for the Boat' chronicles his part in the BT Global Challenge round-the-world yacht race during 1996/97, when four lifeboat crew members took part in various legs of the race aboard Toshiba Wave Warrior.

Their efforts, combined with Toshiba's generosity, funded an Atlantic 75.

Haydon tells his story with humour and honesty with the result that the book is a refreshing look not only at the hardships of the race itself - Haydon was a 'legger' on the gruelling Southern Ocean stretch - but the selection procedures and the efforts which he, like the other three RNLI participants, made to raise funds for the RNLI during the race.

Copies are available from 'One Hand for the Boat', Thermal House. Mylord Crescent, Killingworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12. Only 150 of the £19.95 hardbacks and 5,000 £12.95 paperbacks are being produced - first come, first served! Titanic - An Interactive Journey released by Europress at £19.99 Anyone with access to a reasonably sophisticated computer system can now not only learn about one of the bestknown names in maritime history but can also 'explore' the wreck using video and still footage taken by the submersible which dived 12,400ft into the Atlantic to discover the remains of the Titanic.

There are more than 600 period photographs, 200 original illustrations and 200 photographs of objects recovered from the wreck on this CD, so beware - set aside a reasonable time at the screen as you'll almost certainly get hooked! Also available from Europress is an interactive game called'Titanic-An AdventureOutofTime'. Playing the role of a British Secret Agent the game's players are called upon to change the course of history...

Not being compulsive computer games players ourselves we wouldn't attempt to review it - but we can say that the graphics appear excellent and that the game has won several awards.

Minimum System Requirements; PC: 486 DX-33. 8Mb RAM.double-speed CD ROM drive, 256 colours. Windows 3,1 or Windows 95.

Macintosh: LC3, 6Mb RAM for the application. System 7.01, CD ROM drive, 256 colours.

with To save lives you need Tour important things - strength, determination, courage and a place in the FLORA London Marathon.

Though our volunteer crews have plenty of the first three.

marathon places are in short supply. And to help raise the funds necessary to keep our lifeboats afloat, we need as many runners to lake part in the race as possible.

Whether you are a novice or an experienced runner, we provide the support you would expect from the RNLI - from training advice to fundraising tips. Runners will also be invited to our legendary post-race party in the heart of central London This year we're having a beach party, so come along and join in the fun If you think you have what it takes to face up to the challenge of running the FLORA London Marathon, and help us raise the funds to keep lifeboats afloat, call Sue Portsmouth on the RNLI help desk on 01202 663 234 today.

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