On passage to Brighton on 26 May for the start of a race the next morning, a 10m yacht ran into near-gale-force winds and 4m breaking waves. On the approach to Brighton Marina, the skipper was swept overboard. His safety line prevented him from being washed away, but he was left suspended over the side, battered by wind and waves. Brighton’s B class lifeboat Thelma Glossop and Newhaven’s Severn David and Elizabeth Acland launched in response to the mayday call. A Brighton crew member was transferred to the yacht and helped get the skipper back onboard, before the B class escorted the yacht to the safety of a marina berth.