News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services 8 Rescues from around the country including a Silver Medal service Looking to the Future 14 Andrew Freemantle, RNLI Director, reports on the outcome of the 'Vision and Values' exercise North Again... 18 Howard Ritchings, RNLI Shoreworks Manager, continues on his travels around the coast Bookshelf 21 A look at some of the latest books on lifeboats and the sea The Winning Touch 22 Just a few of the winning entries from the RNLI's 1999 photographic competition Training for Disaster 24 Another spread taken from the pages of Storm Force News - this time looking at disaster training exercises.

High Seas 27 More lifeboat stations from the air People and Places 28 Around and about the RNLI What and Where 32 An updated list of the RNLI's operational lifeboat fleet The Fundraisers 36 How some of the cash is raised - including an update on branch anniversary events and 'fundraisng friends' List of Launches 43 Station-by-station lifeboat launches for June and July 1999.