In this issue News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services 10 The work of the Institution around the coast On the Road 16 Taking instruction to the lifeboat stations with the Mobile Training Units A Day in the Life of...

Jon Jones joins Divisional Inspector George Rawlinson on a visit to West Country lifeboat stations Adventures of an Emmett 18 19 Sue Denny finds that lifeboat stations are not always easy to find...

New for Old 22 Two complete lifeboat restorations... with another to follow Stormy Stan Says... 24 That old seadog Stormy Stan takes time off from his normal habitat in Storm Force News and pays The Lifeboat a visit.

Your Letters Shifting Sands 26 Shoal waters and moving sandbanks can make The Wash a dangerous place. Mike Floyd looks at the lifeboat stations in the area 32 Readers put pen to paper High Seas 34 More lifeboat stations from the air Bookshelf 36 A look at some of the latest books on lifeboats and the sea People and Places 37 Around and about the RNLI The Fundraisers 39 How some of the RNLI's funds are raised List of launches 43 Station-by-station lifeboat launches for March, April and May 1998.