The naming of the D Class lifeboat took place during the town's Festival of the Sea. The threeday event is held every two years and has a strong RNLI flavour. As well as the naming ceremony, the Earl and Countess of Wessex visited the station on the Friday, and on the Sunday a service of rededication was held for the fully restored lifeboat Ryder, which served at Looe from 1902 until the station closed in 1930. The lifeboat was funded by Laurence Allen and is named after his sister..