A Wicklow family brought their yacht across Ireland by canal to the Shannon estuary in June. On the last Saturday of the month, the skipper stopped to erect the mast but drifted onto rocks 1½ miles east of Aughinish. Kilrush’s B class lifeboat was launched to the emergency call. To prevent damaging the Rose West on the rocks, one of her volunteer crew swam to the yacht. She made sure the craft was secured before helping the family onto their own safety dinghy for transfer to the lifeboat.