THE JOURNAL OF THE RNLI Volume XLIV Number 453 Autumn 1975 'AIRFLOW' COAT JACKET LIGHTWEIGHT JACKETS ARE WATERPROOF OUTER CLOTHING FREE FROM COMDEIMSATIOIM 0 Ralph Let. Technical Editor Letter ol 28 february 1374 'Camping A Caravanning' from Assistant Superintendent I Stores} the finest outdoor garments Royal National Lite-boat Institution * I have ever seen . not just ' Your company's protective u good material and well made It clothing has now been on is the amount of thought that has extensive evaluation for over two gone into the design that delights years and I am pleased to advise me I give this • that the crews of our offshore firm top marks boats have found the clothing warm, comfortable and a s considerable improvement The issue of your clothing is u being extended to all of our II Bill Baddy in 'Motor Span' offshore life boats as • ... A really top-class replacements are required -^ conscientiously made product the Rolls Royce of 3 bad-weather, keep-warm a clothing clearly the best possible for outdoor • a work and play a Extracts from Report on Functional Clothing Derek Agnew. Editor of 'En Route' by Bill March, a very z Mtgenne ol the Caravan Club experienced British I have been giving an Mountain Guide extensive wear trial to JACKET 'Airflow m b outdoor clothing made by Dunloprufe coated nylon Functional of Manchester with internal Foamlmer m All I can say is that one £ . There is no motoring magazine's description doubt that the ui of Functional as the Rolls-Royce air flow principle in u of outdoor clothing is thoroughly this jacket is very accurate If there was a better successful in epithet I would use it alleviating the perspiration/ I have sat fishing without condensation/dampening moving in torrential rain for six syndrome which bedevils all hours. I have been all day in the current makes ol middle of windswept lakes and mountaineering waterproof I have never experienced the clothing In winter slightest discomfort There are the jacket functioned pockets galore, really strong perfectly in all conditions zips wherever they are needed and rain and wind could COLD WEATHER be non existent for all JACKET m Rotq deep pile the effect they have on you Worn in conjunction with the Functional outer jacket For the caravanner who THE FUNCTIONAL SEAGOING OVERTROUSER with one Imei was adequate for wants only the best I thoroughly the coldest and wettest conditions recommend this range You \ found in a Scottish winter cannot buy it retail, but only m direct from the manufacturer Since acquiring the jacket conventional insulation clothing and down jackets have not • been necessary Chris Bonington in i 'Annapurna South face' 1971 Functional JACKET(S) * designed and manufactured specially for the expedition were IVeather Clothing Veto/as in 'Motoring He*s completely waterproof with . to Lapland lor the foamlmer(s) giving up to Tunturiralli. protected seven layers of air This insulation from the icy effect ol the Arctic meant that there was no in -the world cold by garments made in precipitation of ice from Manchester by Functional condensation on the inside of the snug and warm in temperatures < jacket and ensured great often as low as minus 40°C warmth the material never ^. The outer jacket makes froze up or became over stiff - most rally jackets look like a towelling wraps all weather 1$ designed made and «>W only by protection m seconds • I ' 2FUNCTIONA: L 20 CHEPSTOW STREET MANCHESTER Ml 5JF 061-236 2606/7 9 Alfred Place Store Street Tottenham Court Road London WC1E 7EB 01-5804906 ortRlfrphonft for furtfier deteik CLOTHING FOR ACTION FIT FOR FUNCTION WARM IN WINTER COOL IN SUMMEt THE LIFEBOAT Autumn 1975 Contents **>«***— » Swanage Centenary 41 Lifeboat Services 42 Volume XLIV Annual Awards 1974 46 4 JO Twelfth International Lifeboat Conference by Patrick Howarth 48 Scottish Lifeboat Council Annual General Meeting 49 Chairman: MAJOR-GENERAL R. H. FARRANT, CB The Phoenix was Inflatable by Joan Davies 50 Director and Secretary: RNLI Medals and The Royal Mint by Oliver Warner 53 CAPTAIN NIGEL DIXON, RN Royal Summer 54 Air Bag Installation 58 Some Ways of Raising Money 60 PATRICK HOWARTH Lifeboat People 62 Assistant Editor: Shoreline 63 JOAN DAVIES Letters 64 Headquarters: Inshore Lifeboats 66 Royal National Life-boat Institution, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 Book Reviews 67 1HZ (Telephone Poole 71133). An Eye for Detail in Lifeboat Design 67 London Office: Royal National Life-boat Institution, 21 Offshore Lifeboat Services, March, April and May 1975 69 Ebury Street, London SW1W OLD (Telephone 01-730 0031). Inshore Lifeboat Services, March, April and May 1975 70 COVER PICTURE Editorial: All material submitted for Advertisements: All advertising en- After naming the new Whitby lifeboat, White consideration with a view to publication quiries should be addressed to Dyson Rose of Yorkshire, on May 21, HRH the in the journal should be addressed to the Advertising Services, PO Box 9, Godal- Duchess of Kent went aboard to meet the editor, THE LIFEBOAT, Royal National ming, Surrey (Telephone Godalming crew. (1. to r.) Lieut.-Commander H. F. Life-boat Institution, West Quay Road, (04868) 23675). Teare, RD RNR, divisional inspector of Poole, Dorset BH15 1HZ (Telephone lifeboats north east, Coxswain Robert Allen, Poole 71133). Photographs intended for the Duchess of Kent talking to Captain return should be accompanied by a Subscription: A year's subscription of David Stevenson, Whitby honorary secre- stamped and addressed envelope. four issues costs £1.40, including tary, and Crew Members Dennis Carrick, Alfred Headlam and Howard Bedford. postage, but those who are entitled to Facing Her Royal Highness on right, ILB Next issue: The winter issue of THE receive THE LIFEBOAT free of charge will Senior Helmsman Mike Coates and Crew LIFEBOAT will appear in January and continue to do so. Overseas subscrip- Member Barry Mason. The photograph was news items should be sent by the end of tions depend on the cost of postage to taken by T. M. Carter. October. the country concerned. 37 durability •SP Dependable Marine diesel engines 110-230 b.h.p. GARDNER ENGINES (SALES) LTD PATRICROFT, ECCLES, MANCHESTER M30 7WA. Tel: 061-789 2201 LONDON: 130 Brixton Hill, London SW2 IRS. Tel: 01-671 0978/9 GLASGOW: 124 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5ER. Tel: 041-221 0887 38 saved since the RNLI began to keep lifeboat Grace Paterson Ritchie, which detailed records of operational activities is normally stationed at Kirkwall, paid in the 1850s. The helmsman of the New a brief visit to the Faroes with the new Brighton ILB on this occasion was Bev Deputy Chairman, Lieut.-Commander Brown, who was recently awarded the P. E. C. Pickles, MBE, JP, RNVR, on board. RNLI's silver medal for gallantry; the All expenses were met by the Faroese crew member was Tony Steen. Government. How many of the 100,000 lives saved In May a lifeboat from Western have been those of foreign nationals has Germany paid a visit to the Scilly Isles not been established, but the figure is to commemorate the 100th anniversary certainly a high one. With increased of the wreck of the German vessel activity in British coastal waters by Schiller. Another welcome visitor from vessels of all nations the number is Germany was a former airman, Rudolf steadily growing, and the international Graf, who was rescued during the last role of the RNLI is becoming more and war by the Clovelly lifeboat after his more important. As will be seen in the Heinkel bomber had been shot down report of the 12th International Life- over the Bristol Channel. He came back boat Conference held at Helsinki, which to thank the former Clovelly coxswain, appears on page 48, the delegates George Lamey. A New Zealander, unanimously expressed the wish that the William Hewlett of Auckland, also NOTES OF RNLI should continue to provide the recently recognised a service by an central secretariat for lifeboat organisa- RNLI lifeboat during the last war by THE QUARTER tions everywhere. sending a donation. Recent visitors to the Institution's International activities Headquarters at Poole have included a The international nature of the service Swedish Government Search and Rescue has been emphasised by many events delegation headed by Bjorn Bergh; by the Editor taking place in the last few months. In Admiral Sargent of the US Coast Guard; June it was agreed that the Arun life- T. Nishida, representing the Japanese boat stationed at St Peter Port, lifeboat Institution; N. Lishman, Guernsey, should stand in for the founder of the Bermuda Search and HM COASTGUARD are to move their head- French lifeboat stationed at Goury la Rescue Committee; and Dr Nexih H. quarters from London to Poole follow- Hague and act for her while she was Neyzi, Director-General of the Turkish ing the move already made by the undergoing survey. In July the 70' Maritime Bank, which finances and RNLI. A new central search and rescue information room will be established at the new Coastguard headquarters. These Visit to Clovelly: Rudolf moves were announced at a press con- Graf meets once again members of the crew who ference given by Stanley Clinton Davis, rescued him from the Bristol Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Channel after his Heinkel for Shipping. He also announced that bomber had been shot the Ministry of Defence had agreed to down. (I. to r.) Ex- allocate Sea King helicopters of the Mechanic Charles Shack- Royal Navy, based at Culdrose and son, ex-Bowman Oscar Prestwick, for search and rescue duties. Abbott, ex-German Airman These helicopters, which can rescue up Rudolf Graf and ex-Cox- to 12 people at a time and can hover swain George Lamey.