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Royal National Lifeboat FRIZZELL Institution VTA SPECIALLY ARRANGED FOR THE RNLI Frizzell Financial Services Ltd., Frizzell House, County Gates, Bournemouth, BH1 2NF. Frizzell Financial Services Limited, Lloyd's Brokers Registered Number 969371 England Registered Office: Frizzell House. 14-22 Elder Street, London, El 6DF The Spring 1992 Lifeboat RNLI News 182 Royal National What's happening in and around the Institution Membership News 185 Lifeboat Feedback on the promotional pack aimed at recruiting new RNLI members Institution Where There's A Will, There's A Way... 186 Contents The value of legacies to the lifeboat service Lifeboat Services 188 Volume 52 Notable launches around the coast Number 519 Your Letters 194 On all aspects of lifeboats and related subjects Chairman: MICHAEL VERNON Bookshelf 195 Director and Secretary: Books of RNLI and maritime interest reviewed LT CDR BRIAN MILES RD FNI RNR People and Places 196 Around and about the RNLI The Fund Raisers 198 Editor: MIKE FLOYD Fund raising events across the British Isles Assistant Editor: CLAIRE JUDD Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Around the Fund Raising Regions 2O4 Advertisement Manager: A list of branches and guilds from the Greater London and Eastern regions BARBARA TROUSDELL Classified Advertisements: This Way Up 205 MARION BARDSLEY The principles behind the modern self-righting lifeboat Past and Present 209 Headquarters: From the LIFEBOAT WAR BULLETIN of 1942 and one of today's lifeboatmen Royal National Lifeboat Institution, West Quay Road, Poole, Awards 21O Dorset BH15 1HZ. To coxswains, lifeboat crews and shore helpers Telephone Poole (0202) 671133 Telex 41328. Lifeboat services 211 List of services for August, September and October 1991

Next Issue: The Summer issue of THE THE LIFEBOAT: THE LIFEBOAT is pub- COVER PICTURE LIFEBOAT will appear in July 1992, and news lished four times a year and is sent free of by items should be received by Friday, 22 May charge to RNLI members and Governors. 1992, but earlier if possible. For further information on how to join the Rick Tomlinson All material submitted for consideration Institution as a Member or Governor contact (Rothman Sailing) with a view to publication should be ad- the Membership section at RNLI Headquar- Bright and breezy conditions for the dressed to the Editor, THE LIFEBOAT, Royal ters, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 National Lifeboat Institution, West Quay 1HZ. Subscriptions are also available, con- Ballyglass Arun class lifeboat ON Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1HZ. tact the Editor at the same address for details. 1159 Mabel Williams off the west Photographs intended for return should be coast of Ireland. accompanied by a stamped, addressed enve- Printed by the Friary Press, Bridport Road, lope. Dorchester, Dorset

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1,188 lives Trial summer saved in 1991 station for Looe Provisional figures for 1991 At a recent meeting of the indicate that lifeboats were Institution's executive called out 4,407 times dur- committee, it was agreed to ing last year and that 1,188 re-establish a lifeboat sta- people were saved from tion at Looe in Cornwall for death at sea by lifeboatmen a trial period of one sum- and women. mer season. Lifeboats were at sea for a Establishing the station is total of 6,800 hours. 30% of subject to suitable accom- services were either partly modation being available to or completely conducted in house the lifeboat, a 16ft D darkness and 11.3'/< were class inflatable which it is carried out in Force 8 or hoped would begin opera- over. 58'; of call-outs were tions during the summer launches toall categories of season of 1992. The situa- pleasure craft. tion would be reviewed at Since it was founded in the end of the trial period. 1824, the Institution has The decision to extend saved more than 122,000 lifeboat cover in the area lives. It is estimated that reflects the increasing around £48 million will be number of leisure craft that needed to run the lifeboat are using local waters. service in 1992, all funds • The RNLI's executive being raised from voluntary committee has also ap- contributions. proved the permanent establishment of a summer- Newspoint only D class lifeboat station 20 years at 30 knots at Ilfracombe. The Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable First launch for lifeboat is such a modern de- At the dentist a tremendous welcome The Four Boys from the local community. sign it is sometimes hard to 'Filling time' while waiting fur realise that 1992 marks the tin- dential 's drill nt liia local aur- At 1030 on 28 November On the day of the launch, 20th anniversary of the class. geon in East Hani, London, the 1991, Sennen Cove's new school children lined the It was in June 1972 that RNWaasststantpubUcrelgtiom Mersey class lifeboat The beach area and a school of B503, the first Atlantic 21 to go officer Rubin Sharp apotted two Four Boys, the first Mersey porpoise cavorted just off on station, took up her duties at to be allocated to a slipway the slipway. Hartlepool - to be followed by loved ;ssi(cs of THL LIFEBOAT station, sped down the Ex-coxswain/mechanic three more stations later that journal - of Winter 1985/86 and slipway on its first launch Maurice Hutchens, who year. Summer 1986 respectively - on at its new home. was at the wheel during the Such was the success of the the reception room table. versatile. 30-knot lifeboat that The two jonr>uila,atill faithfully The lifeboat, named in search for the fourboys, was a decade later there were 30 serving the RNl.l iia well us act- memory of the four boys asked by the present cox- stations operating Atlantic 21 s, ing (is ii welcome diversion for who drowned on a school swain/mechanic Terence and by the end of 1991 46 those about to 'open wide', may trip when they were swept George to take the wheel stations had been allocated the well liohi the record for 'active from the rocks at Lands End for the first launch. RNLI's fastest lifeboat. service in u waiting room'. in Mav 1985, had arrived to Photo PhilMonkton Stations receiving the new Unleaa, ot conrae... boats to replace old. slow lifeboats found that the number of New committee of tion, and offer commercial, He was made Aide-de- call-outs normally increased, management member industrial, financial, public Camp to Her Majesty the and by the end of 1991 Atlantic Swansea's Commodore relations, fund raising and Queen in 1977 and became 21s had launched 13.665 Robert Hastie has been medical skills. a Commodore, KNK in 1979. times, saved 4,251 lives and elected to serve on the The committee, which A Justice of the Peace and their crew members had won 12 medals for gallantry. committee of management, meets three times a year, vice lieutenant of West The design has been refined responsible for running the works through an executive Glamorgan, he has also over the years and the devel- RNL1. committeeand varioussub- been chairman of the opment of an 'Atlantic 22' will The committee is com- committees. Mumbles lifeboat station see the class active well into posed of 26 vice presidents Commodore Robert since 1987. the 21 st century - a fine testi- plus 40 elected members Hastie CUE RD* vu RNR (RETD) Commodore Hastie is mony to the success of one of who volunteer their joined the Royal Navy for married with threechildren the Institution's most versatile knowledge and experience National Service in 1951 and and lists his recreations as lifeboats. in a variety of fields such as has been involved with the sailing, shooting, skiing and boat design and construc- Senior Service ever since. tennis. is: NEWS NEWS

A gift to warm Colour change for Two new Atlantic Like father, the cockles crew clothing 21s for Wales Like son Mr J.P. Young, an Ameri- The fluorescent 'traffic yel- The C class lifeboats of two The lifehoatmen of Lencick can gentleman, has been low' colour of the Musto stations in Wales are to be station certainly like to keep raising his glass in a toast to protective clothing sup- replaced by Atlantic 21 class tiling* in tlie family. lifeboat crews every year plied tocrewsofall-weathcr lifeboats, both of which are Station honorary secretary for the past few years by lifeboats is to be changed to expected to arrive on station since 1968, Magnus Shearer making a donation to the non-fluorescent 'old gold'. in 1993. senior felt the time had come at RN LI with the specific pur- Fluorescent colours such Both Aberystwyth and last to step ilou'n from liis po pose of giving whisky to as the 'traffic yellow' have a Criccieth have been allo- sit ion. Determined to keep up lifeboat crews. relatively low resistance to cated the larger rigid in- the family trail it ion. Magnus Over the years, the cockles UV light, which results in flatable lifeboats, which Shearer junior -u'ho lias served of every lifeboat station the deterioration of the ny- will be launched and re- as Lerwick's deputy launch- crew have been warmed by lon yarn and therefore a covered by tractor and ing authority since 1983 - lias Mr Young's thoughtful gift, lower resistance to wear drive-on, drive-off trolley, followed in his father's foot- and now the crews are and tear. providing improved cover steps by taking up liis new starting to enjoy a wee dram As yet, it is not possible to to meet the growing de- honorary secretary role on 27 for the second time around. produce a fluorescent mands on these stations. February 1992. This year, four bottles of clothing which is colour- whisky were delivered to fast, although the problem all lifeboat stations in Ire- is being researched. Rotary Club honour interest their community land in time for Christmas. In contrast, 'old gold' - Mablethorpe takes in RNLI efforts. which is closer in colour to Alford and Mablethorpe During the evening, a per- that of the traditional oilskin Rotary Club presented their sonal 'Paul Harris Fellow- Scottish Lifeboat - has a light stability factor prestigious 'Paul Han is ship Medal' was awarded Council convener six times greater than the Community Service to founder member of The retiring convener of the current fluorescent yellow. Award' to members of Mablethorpe RNLI and Scottish Lifeboat Council, The new colour will be Mablethorpe lifeboat sta- honorary secretary Mr Bill Sir Charles McGrigor, was phased in once the stock of tion at the Grange and Stoney, in recognition of 28 presented with an inscribed existing material has been Links, Sandilands in Feb- years uninterrupted service silver salver from the new used up. ruary this year. to the lifeboat station. convener. His Grace the Mr Ian Noyes of the Ro- Mr John Handley, local Duke of Atholl, on 23 Octo- tary Club said the evening Rotary president, described ber 1991. moral Hotel, Edinburgh, had been organised 'to Mr Stoney as a 'rare speci- The salver was presented and was attended by mem- honour a group of men with men, a man of special to Sir Charles from the bers of the executive com- total commitment and self- qualities'. The regular flow members of the executive mittee and the RNLI's Di- less devotion to others and of lifeboat volunteers, he committee of the Scottish rector and head of finance. to present them with the said, was a tribute to his Lifeboat Council in recog- highest Rotary award.' leadership and personality. nition of his endeavours as Sir Charles McGrigor (below left) re- The award was received Mr Stoney was awarded convener from 1975-1991. ceives an inscribed silver salver from for the station by Mr Rod the RNLI's Gold Badge in His Grace the Duke of Atholl on his The presentation took retirement from office as convener of Stones, who spoke of the 1988. place at a lunch in the Bal- the Scottish Lifeboat Council. Brian Stevenson With deep regret, the Insti- siastic supporter of New tution has announced the Brighton lifeboat station. death of Brian Stevenson, He was also a member of regional organiser for the the crew from 1974-1979 north east. and, fora time, thestation's Brian died in a car acci- press and publicity officer. dent on Friday 7 February By a happy coincidence, 1992 after apparently suf- he was appointed area or- fering a heart attack at the ganiser for the north west wheel. Nooneelse was hurt. region on his birthday, 1 Brian joined the RNLI in September 1975. In May 1975 from Elsam, Mann and 1982, he was promoted to Cooper of Liverpool where regional organiser for the he had worked since 1953. north east. He was a keen yachtsman, Brian's funeral was held a committed scouter who on 14 February at the Bap- ran his own groups for tist Church in Harrogate. many years, and an enthu- He leaves a widow, Joyce. 183 NEWS NEWS

Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Cowes to Showboat - and carriage host Open Days this summer Definitely dates for your will be shown, and souve- diary! nirs and refreshments will The Inshore Lifeboat Cen- be on sale. Especially for tre at Cowes on the Isle of the children, there will be a Wight is to hold Open Days treasure hunt and games. on Friday 31 July and Sat- Special events taking place urday 1 August. on the Friday will be the The Open Days, the sec- naming of the new relief ond day of which coincides Mersey class lifeboat Bingo with the start of the island's Lifeline and the draw for Cowes Week, are being or- the 58th National Lottery. ganised in celebration of the The events are scheduled 25th anniversary of the to commence at 2pm. So often the Cinderella... This year a sizeable stand at the London Boat Show opening of the Centre and Please note that the draw enabled the Talus tractor and sophisticated Mersey launching carriage to share to commemorate the 20th for the quarterly RNLI the limelight with the lifeboat they launch. Photo Mike Anker, Take Two anniversary of the Atlantic National Lottery will be Thanks to the generosity of Raymond Baxter, a vice 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat. made on 31 July at the In- the organisers of the Lon- president of the RNLI and The programme of events shore Lifeboat Centre, don Boat Show in supply- chairman of the public rela- includes daily demonstra- Cowes Open Days and not ing the space and Volvo for tions committee, presented tions, with commentaries, at RNLI Headquarters in sponsoring the cost of the the framed Records of of the capsize and righting Poole as printed on the lot- stand the RNLI was able to Thanks on the central jetty. of an Atlantic 21 and a D tery tickets. put on a fine show at the The awards are made an- class lifeboat, and a heli- It is hoped that both the 1992 London International nually to individuals or the copter winching exercise, as lottery and the naming Boat Show at Earls Court in media who have made a well as a daily sail-past of ceremony will be con- January. special contribution in inshore lifeboats. ducted by a well-known The large space available publicising the work of the Lifeboat workshops and personality, but details are meant that it was possible RNLI. the new training centre will yet to be confirmed. to display not only a Mer- In the last 12 months, the be open to the public, and Opening times for Friday sey class lifeboat but also Daily Telegraph has given those who work on the 31 July are 10am to 6pm, her sophisticated carriage consistent coverage of the construction of the inshore and on Saturday 1 August, and waterproof tractor. RNLI with news and pic- lifeboats will be present to 10am to 5pm. Crew members from ture stories and one, on the answer your queries. Admission is free and Newquay, St Ives, Skegness end-of-year statistics, oc- Photographs will be on there will be limited free and Margate manned the cupied all the back page display and lifeboat videos car parking available. lifeboat to answer questions editorial space. The junior from visitors. readers' Young Telegraph Although the attendance also ran a feature. New deal guarantees £50,000 for the RNLI at the show was down on The Hull Daily Mail pub- A new initiative which is sealed by the RNLI and in- 1991 and purse strings no- lished a 24-page colour guaranteed to raise at least surance company Frizzell. ticeably tighter the RNLI's supplement on the work of £50,000 for the lifeboat In this new arrangement, receipts were down by only the RNLI which gave an ex- service over the next three recently approved by the about 3%, largely due to cellent impression of the years has been signed and Director of the RNLI and the success of the lottery Institution to locals and Ian Woolley, divisional with its prize of a Volvo car. holidaymakers and re- director of Frizzell, the The Chelsea pensioners sulted in valuable publicity. Institution will receive a once again showed their in- BBC Radio Cornwall has contribution equivalent defatigable spirit with their shown a special interest in to 2.5% of the insurance collecting boxes to bring in the RNLI and lifeboat sta- premium for each motor, well over £8,500, and there tions in its area, giving ex- home, small craft or travel were several large cheque cellent coverage of opera- insurance policy taken presentations on the cen- tional and fund raising ac- out with the Bourne- tral pool display, some of tivities and regional staff mouth-based company which are mentioned in The and lifeboat station person- by RNLI supporters. Fund Raisers in this issue. nel make regular appear- The RNLI's annual Public ances on air. The RNLI's Director Lieutenant Relations awards were also In September, a radio-car Commander Brian Miles, left, and Ian Woolley, divisional director of presented at the show. visited 12 local lifeboat sta- Frizzell, seated, put their seal of This year the recipients tions in one day and broad- approval on the insurance scheme were the Daily Telegraph, cast live from RNLI events which is guaranteed to raise at least £50,000 for the Institution over the the Hull Daily Mail and being held at each of the next three years. BBC Radio Cornwall. locations.

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Welcome! their support now, they carried out in a profes- If you have just joined us We hope you will enjoy may feel able only to make sional, careful and sensi- as a member of the RNLI learning about how the a one-off donation. tive manner. through one of our recent Institution promotes We will continue to advertisements or promo- membership and the ef- monitor this change in Direct debits tions and are reading THE forts that are tnade to be support in coming months. and covenants LIFEBOAT journal for the as efficient as possible, Please accept our thanks if first time - WELCOME while catering for your you have recently com- ABOARD! needs, as well as all the The lessons... pleted the new direct debit This members page is de- other issues which make Despite our efforts, it ap- and covenant forms. signed to keep you in touch the RNLI membership pears a very small number More than 12,000 mem- with membership issues. scheme tick. of existing members re- bers responded to the received one of the promo- cent mailing sent to those Vital attraction - tional packs. Please accept with 'old style' direct deb- over 6,000 replies and our sincere apologies if its and covenants. We are an update raised a total of £112,000 you were one of the few now immersed in paper- In the previous issue, we (and still counting!). inadvertently troubled. work and busily updating told you of a special pro- We are delighted with Rest assured we will do our records! motional pack aimed at : these results. However, our utmost to eliminate the It is hoped that the new recruiting new members. there is an interesting Two packs were de- twist to this story! signed. One featured the From our experience Tenby lifeboat crew, enti- with regular member- tled 'These men have one ship recruitment adver- of the most demanding tisements and inserts jobs in Britain'. The other which appear in national showed Peter Thomson, newspapers and maga- coxswain of Whitby life- zines, it was anticipated boat under the title 'Brit- that the great majority of ain's brave lifeboatmen replies would be new need your support now'. member subscriptions. In December these packs After all, membership ji were mailed to the cus- recruitment was the main tomer lists of various or- aim of the exercise. The ganisations, as well as to surprise is that over two non-member customers ' thirds of the response and donors of the RNLI. came as donations. This is the first time the Obviously, these dona- RNLI has tried this type of ; tions are greatly appreci- promotion. As well as the ated and will fund much obvious apprehensions worthwhile RNLI work and expectations of in the future. But from a problem next time round. These men have one of the most demanding jobs in Britain'. The Tenby achieving our targets, we planning point of view, it However, of the thou- lifeboat crew (above) featured in one were very concerned that i is the subscriptions which sands of packs distributed, of two RNLI promotional packs, which the promotion was imple- : provide a regular, pre- the error rate was propor- have proved extremely worthwhile in mented to the highest • dictable flow of funds, tionally very low and has recruiting new members. standards, befitting the thereby giving the Institu- therefore had an insignifi- direct debit and covenant reputation of the RNLI. j tion the confidence that cant impact on the promo- forms will reduce signifi- The results are exciting i future needs will continue tion's overall success. cantly our future paper- and intriguing, and al- to be met. work, helping us to pro- though nothing is ever We are left wondering The future- vide you with a better perfect, the promotion has j whether this is the first sign Due to the success of this service. In addition, our been very worthwhile. that the recession is affect- first trial, we hope to re- administration costs will ing the RNLI. Perhaps peat a similar exercise in also be reduced. The results... new supporters do not feel April or May. In the meantime, please Our ambitious targets i able to enter into a 'com- This method of recruit- bear with us if there is a were to generate over 3,000 ; mitted' way of giving due ing new support to the delay in responding to replies and to raise nearly to a lack of confidence in RNLI holds tremendous your enquiries while we £60,000. At the time of their own future finances. potential and with your clear this mountain of pa- writing, we have received While wishing to give help we will ensure it is perwork. Thank you.

185 Where there's a will there's a way... To HELP THE RNLI

The RNLI needs some £48m to fulfil its commitments during he changed his will in favour of the RNLI. The volunteer 1992 - and to raise such a huge sum of money from entirely crews and volunteer branch members combined to result ii voluntary contributions the Institution looks to a vast substantial legacy, and a brand new lifeboat. number of very varied sources. Flag weeks, collecting boxes, There is no doubt that the constant 'flying the flag' by branch and guild events, members, and everyone connected with the lifeboat serv commercial concerns all play their part _ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ contributes in some way to each and ever - as does the Institution's income from _ legacy. The friendly 'thank you' for a few legacies. pence in a collecting box or a cheerful Obviously there are many occasions It is not the sheer greeting at a branch coffee morning can b( when contributions result from a size of a legacy the trigger for a most welcome legacy. combination of the different aspects of Some 60% of the RNLI's total income i; the RNLI's fund raising, defying strict which is important... provided by legacies, and this one exampl identification of their source, and this is between 60% and shows how it is the combination of the probably most true of the RNLI's volunteers' efforts which ultimately gener legacy income. 70% were for less ates legacy income. It can be difficult to pin-point the Whatever the reason the Institution is reason why someone should leave than £10,000 very grateful for the generosity of so man- money to the Institution in their will. ^^^^^^^_^ ^^_^^_ people, because it is the number of the Sometimes there appears to be no legacies rather than their size which helpe direct link, except perhaps an unspo- raise around £31m from this source in 199 ken admiration of the work of lifeboatmen and women, but Many RNLI supporters might feel that they are 'not rich often it turns out that the benefactor has belonged to a branch enough' to make a will which includes the RNLI, yet with 1 or guild, has been a member - or has been directly influenced huge increase in property values over the past years - ever by someone connected with the RNLI's work or fund raising. this has levelled off in the past couple of years - many peoj One recent lifeboat, for example, was funded as the result are surprised by the total value of their estate. of a branch dinner and the ability of a coxswain to talk about In any event it is not the sheer size of a legacy which his work! A gentleman who attended was so impressed by makes it important to the RNLI. During 1991 some 2,500 the speaker, the lifeboat coxswain, that very soon afterwards legacies were received by the Institution - almost 50 a weel and between 60% and 70% c these legacies were for amounts of less than £10,OOC Many of these were from 'ordinary' people who woul not have considered themselves 'rich' by any stretch o imagination. Indeed the majority of thi Institution's legacy income comes from bequests which

The Mersey class lifeboat exhibited at this year's London Boat Show, Frank and Lena Clifford of Stourbridge, is an example of a lifeboat substantially funded by one legacy - which provides the opportunity for the lifeboat's name to commemorate the donor or someone he or she chooses. Photo Mike Anker, Take Twc

186 Major shoreworks, such as this dredging to give Sennen Cove's new Mersey less launching restriction is the kind of expense which normally has to be met from general funds. Legacies to aid this type of work are very valuable. Photo Peter Puddiphatt

inhospitable locations and exposed to the worst the weather can throw at them. This has involved considerable expense not only for completely new buildings but also in the continuing bill for maintainance and improvements. The Institution does have ways in which names and individuals can be commemo- rated when a legacy is used to provide items of equipment fall into the £10,000 to £100,000 range, and although the very or shore-based facilities, as the plaques in numerous large benefits make the headlines and are wonderful addi- boathouses and lifeboats testify, and is always willing to tions to the RNLI's funds, they are very much the exception. give any advice as to how this can best be done. As an indication of the importance of the smaller legacy, Anyone who would like to consider a bequest to the both of the engines for the new Mersey class lifeboat at North RNLI should make a will - a legal document which sets out Sunderland were funded by a single legacy of some £28,700, instructions for what should happen to their money and and the engines for the same class of lifeboat at Margate were possessions after their death. A will also names 'executors' also funded by a legacy of approximately the same amount. and confers upon them the necessary legal powers in These are just two instances in which a moderate-size legacy disposing of the estate. has made a tangible addition to a brand new lifeboat. Anyone over 18 can draw up a will themselves, but there Although we are aware of instances in which a single are strict procedures to ensure that this legal document is donation has substantially funded a particular lifeboat - and neither ambiguous nor invalid. The incorrect use of words, in this way the name of a loved one can be perpetuated - a mistake in witnessing or an alteration not properly legacies for the Institution's general funds are the bread-and- entered could result in delay, trouble in interpretation or butter of its work. For, although new lifeboats have a high even prevent wishes being carried out. profile and are becoming progressively more expensive, they A solicitor is probably the best person to consult for must also be maintained to the highest state of readiness, a expert advice, although a bank manager or accountant may task which continues 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at no be able to help. He or she can explain about tax conces- small expense. The cost of operating these complex and sions, avoiding death duty and making tax-free charity sophisticated lifeboats must also be borne by the Institution's bequests. A Citizens Advice Bureau or library can supply a general funds as must the maintenance of the shore facilities list of solicitors, who also advertise in Yellow Pages. which serve them. A will is valid until changed (or certain circumstances The facilities for the RNLI's volunteer crews are steadily change), but it can be altered at any time, preferably being brought up to 20th century standards, but many boat following professional advice. houses have stood since Victorian times, often in the most The RNLI is very conscious of the support received from legacies and has a special section which deals exclusively with them. Expertise is available to make everything as straightforward as possible, and a special 'Make a Will' pack has been prepared. Staff are always willing to give advice where possible, and anyone who would like to enquire should in the first instance contact the Institution's deputy head of fundraising, Anthony Oliver, at the Poole headquarters.

Developing new lifeboats to meet the needs of the 1990s and into the next century is an expensive business. By the time the Fast Afloat Boat 4 prototype pictured here enters service it is estimated that production boats will cost some £900,000. Her bigger sister is expected to cost £1.2m.

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Lifeboat to await the arrival of Humber's Arun class lifeboat. Withernsea's D class lifeboat now made for shore, Hartland deciding to ride on the back of large seas - a slow, Services J but safer option. The sick man was lapsing into unconsciousness, but Baker kept him awake by tapping his hand and talking to him. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TEST LIFEBOAT TO LIMITS At 1745, with a 10-12ft following sea, the lifeboat landed on the only remaining few feet of sand at the foot of the slip. The sick man was taken to a Sick yachtsman waiting ambulance and later made a full recovery in hospital. The lifeboat was ready again for service at 1845. rescued in Gale force The yacht Frangipani was taken in tow by the Humber lifeboat, Withernsea crewman Theobald stay- winds and 15ft seas ing aboard for the two-and-a-half hour trip back to Grimsby. John Hartland, 42, helmsman of the Withernsea inshore lifeboat has This inflatable was launched into been awarded the Institution's Bronze Medal for bravery following the conditions at the limits of the capa- landing of a sick yachtsman in extreme and hazardous conditions on bilities of the D class lifeboat, and the 15 May 1991. additional hazard of ropes and gear At 1640, Humber coastguard alerted from the yacht in the water demanded Withernsea's station honorary secre- 'Hartland showed fine great skill from the helmsman in ex- tary that the 24ft yacht Frangipani was ecuting the service successfully. in difficulties two-and-a-half miles seamanship and In his official report, Tim Harrison, offshore. The station's 16ft D class deputy divisional inspector of life- lifeboat was launched ten minutes great courage' boats for the east division, wrote: later, with John Hartland at the helm. 'Hartland had not taken the helm in As the wind was a northerly Force weather gear. The skip- these conditions before but coped 5 / 6, with heavy, breaking 6-8ft waves, per was slumped com- admirably and showed fine seaman- the lifeboat had to be launched from plaining of engine ship and great courage.' the Central Promenade, two extra men fumes. For their part in this service, lifeboat having to help the three crew. Hartland decided to crew members Paul Theobald and The lifeboat was driven as fast as take him aboard the Paul Baker have been awarded the conditions would allow even though lifeboat. The wind was Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on it was continually filling with water. gusting Force 7, with Vellum. And with blown spray restricting vis- moderate visibility and ibility, helmsman Hartland was only rough 15ft seas. Loose gear and ropes able to see ahead when the inflatable in the water meant Hartland's only 18 saved from crested a wave. approach could be on the port side. It At 1720, on reaching the casualty, required absolute concentration to burning vessel the crew found the two occupants manoeuvre the lifeboat under these had stowed the sails and set the en- conditions. on lee shore gine running slow ahead. Only one But as all the crew held the lifeboat alongside the casualty, a very large Whitby's Tyne class lifeboat City of Shef- of the survivors was wearing a field launched to the aid of large Swedish lifejacket, and neither had proper foul sea reared up, taking both craft up a motor vessel Stora Korsnas Link I on fire wall of water. As it passed, the sick with 18 aboard in a northerly Gale on 5 man rolled out of the yacht, to be November 1991. grabbed by the lifeboatmen. Humber coastguard had contacted Paul Baker, a former lifeboat crew- Whitby's station honorary secretary with man who had volunteered for this details of the fire aboard a merchantman service, administered first aid using loaded with 'forestry products' at 0623. Whitby lifeboat was launched at 0640 to his skills as a community nurse. He stand by the casualty, which was in danger Withernsea assessed that an ambulance would be of drifting onto a lee shore, until she had needed for the man back on shore. been taken in tow. Teesmouth lifeboat The crew then learned that the re- also stood by to take a fire crew to the maining yachtsman aboard Frangipani casualty, if necessary. only had 9 hours sailing experience, When the casualty later parted its tow so it was decided that lifeboatman some hours later, the Tyne stood by until Withernsea Paul Theobald should transfer to the all 18 crew had been taken off by rescue helicopter. The lifeboat then proceeded craft. This was achieved at the first East Division to the Tees where the crew made their attempt, and Theobald took control 188 ..LIFEBOAT SERVICES.. ..LIFEBOAT SERVICES LIFEBOAT SEF

THREE SAVED FROM GROUNDED YACHT IN TURBULENT SEAS Crew overboard during yacht rescue The Thanks of the Institution on Vellum has been awarded to helmsman Duane Brown of Walmer lifeboat after the rescue of three Bel- The 28ft yacht Josse is returned to safe harbour after gians from their yacht Josse, coastguard, the Atlan- her ordeal. Photo: Michael Pen aground on the Goodwin Sands, tic 21 lifeboat US Navy in strong winds and turbulent seas. League, on temporary Helmsman Brown positioned the For their determination and support, duty at Walmer, was lifeboat head-to-sea astern of the yacht crew members John Collins and on launched at 1344 with and prepared to take off the crew. Shaun East have been awarded Duane Brown at the The echosounder indicated depths framed letters of appreciation signed Vdlum helm. The wind was ranging from 20ft to zero and on the by Chairman Mr Michael Vernon. Force 5. first approach the lifeboat landed Monitoring radio signals on 18 July But once the lifeboat heavily in a trough, touching bottom. 1991, Walmer's honorary secretary was clear of the lee of the land, condi- By careful and skilled use of the throt- heard that the 28ft yacht Josse was in tions worsened. The wind was tle, the lifeboat was manoeuvred close difficulties on the South East Good- gusting to strong Gale Force 8/9 and enough to the first survivor for him to win Sands. After consulting Dover at one point a heavy sea stood the be transferred successfully. lifeboat virtually on end. As the boats ranged violently, the It was established by radio that Josse lifeboat was knocked clear by heavy was aground, being pounded by the breaking seas. She was manoeuvred waves and shipping water. The three back into position, but as crew mem- occupants considered themselves to ber John Collins reached over to as- be in imminent danger. sist the second survivor, a heavy sea Walmer All 358, the lifeboat arrived on scene, knocked him into the water. having covered the just over four miles He retained a grip on the lifeboat, South East in just 14 minutes. The wind was now and helmsman Brown had to drive Division Force 6 with confused breaking 8-11 ft his craft hard astern to avoid Collins Walmer seas, and with a swell across the sands. being crushed between the two boats. Crew member Shaun East rushed forward to grab Collins, and at one point pushed him down when it appeared he might be crushed. Collins was helped aboard the lifeboat bruised but essentially uninjured. East sprained his wrist during the incident. Brown turned back to the casualty and the two remaining survivors were brought aboard. Clearof the confused seas over the sands, at 1430 the survivors were transferred to Ramsgate's Tyne class lifeboat with crew member Collins, who was beginning to suffer from the effects of his immersion in the sea. The Ramsgate lifeboat passed a line to tow Josse back to shore and Collins returned to the Atlantic 21 for pas- way home by road, collecting the lifeboat Teesmouth's Tyne class lifeboat Phil Mead stands by sage back to Walmer. They reached from Tees Dock the next day. as the Swedish motor vessel is towed to safety. shore at 1530. The casualty was later abandoned, still Photo Peter Thomson The yacht and the three survivors burning, at anchor two miles off Skinning were brought safely to harbour by Grove. Coxswain Thomson said, 'the cargo and eventually blew up and sank in Ramsgate lifeboat at 1639. Happily, vessel was, unknown to ourselves, carry- the early hours of the following Sunday morning.' neither Collins nor East suffered any ing several tons of potentially explosive lasting after-effects. 189 LIFEBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT SER

D CLASS IN DUMPING SURF AND 6FT SE Walkers saved from submerged rock

The skilled actions, in difficult Wick lifeboat assists US yacht conditions, of helmsman Ronnie Wick's Tyne class lifeboat Norman Sali'esini launched at 0045 on 1 Sep- Davies, 43, of the Borth lifeboat, tember to the casualty Fridor, a sailing yacht from Ohio, which was on passage from the Shetland Islands. Nearing the Caithness coast, the on saved the lives of two walkers, casualty was caught in a heavy swell and tide rip, and a line was washed trapped on a sea-battered rock overboard and fouled the propeller. Wick's lifeboat towed Fridor to the Vdtum safety of Wick harbour and was ready for service again at 0345. beneath Borth Head. Photo John Mmi'att At 1920 on 11 July, Borth D class lifeboat, with Ronnie Davies at the helm, launched to the rescue of two people reported to have been cut off by the tide beneath Borth Head. Tow the goat The wind was Force 5/6 with a moderate to rough sea causing dumping surf at the slipway and ashore! making the launch hazardous. After one unsuccessful attempt during Tiffany, Timothy, Chocolate Drop, Snuf- fles and Gem were five goats who had got which, unbeknown to the crew, a quite used to their lonely existence on the transom drain was ripped away, the isle of Inchkeith in the Forth estuary. lifeboat was driven out to sea. When the Allandale Animal Sanctuary Berth The lifeboat was hit by several large moved to Lanarkshire from the isle, West Division breaking seas which the helmsman sanctuary trustee Mrs Allan had been negotiated with skill and determina- unable to capture them and was forced to leave them behind to their own devices. In fact, they were so used to it, they didn't want anything to disturb their tranquil existence. And they were quite unaware of Mrs Allan's growing concern for their safety, particularly after spent cartridges were found on the island from the guns of uninvited guests. The animal sanctuary formed a volunteer group of students to transport the five goats to safety. That day in January, 42 volunteers took the Spirit of Fife ferry journey on a mission of 'goat rescue'. But the goats had seen them coming - and promptly scarpered out of reach. It wasn't long before Snuffles was caught. But two of the five - in desperation - plunged into the sea and swam a short Scuba divers rescued distance to perch precariously on a rock, In steep breaking surf and Force 7 SSE way out of safety's reach. winds,Salcombe's Tyne class lifeboat Predictably, the waves were soon The Baltic Exchange II rescues three threatening to engulf the goats and drown scuba divers from Hertfordshire them - something drastic would have to overboard from their capsized rigid be done to save them! inflatable diving boat and in danger Following word from the ferry captain, of drowning. The incident took place Queensferry's inshore lifeboat launched at the entrance to Salcombe Harbour to the rescue. With one of the goats on on 28 September last year. board and the other being towed behind Unfortunately, conditions made it the lifeboat, Queensferry's Atlantic 21 impossible to save the dive boat, wh ich transported the two deserters to safety. broke up on rocks. However, three Back on the island and with their minds sets of dive gear were retrieved and all firmly fixed on freedom, the two survi- three survivors made a rapid recovery. vors at once made off again - without a word of thanks. Photo, loft, Peter Hodges 190 .LIFEBOAT SERVICES.. ..LIFEBOAT SERVICES LIFEBOAT

E MISSING TRANSOM DRAIN Sick man transported to mainland tion. The casualties were located on In the early hours of 21 September 1991, so much that it was necessary to rig a a near fully submerged rock 50 yards Oban's Brede class lifeboat Nottingham- veering line to aid the recovery of the from Borth Head cliff face. Spray shire was called on to transfer a sick man inflatable dinghy arid the patient. and occasional green water broke from Lochaline to Oban hospital. The lifeboat returned to Oban and an Following a request at 0200 from the awaiting ambulance at 0510. The life- over them as they clung to the rock. coastguard, the lifeboat proceeded at boat was ready for service again at 0538. Speed was of the essence but since 0217 with the honorary medical adviser The honorary secretary noted in the a direct approach would have been and ECG equipment aboard, as the pa- report that, 'this service was performed tient was suspected of having suffered a under very difficult conditions...A heart attack. sound, seamanlike service performed by The helmsman On arrival at Lochaline, there was no all concerned.' showed exceptional landing place available. The patient lived Chief of operations Commodore one mile off the main road along a track George Cooper wrote in a letter of thanks, leadership skills and the service report records that 'there 'This service was carried out in a was some carrying involved' to trans- seamanlike way, and 1 would like to highly dangerous in the conditions port the man over rough ground back to congratulate the coxswain, crew mem- the main road. bers and the honorary medical adviser the helmsman decided to drop an- Conditions for the transfer were not for a fine team effort conducted in a very chor and veer down onto the rock good. Sea conditions were deteriorating professional manner'. from 60m to windward and seaward. With 6ft seas continually breaking over the lifeboat, it was noticed that the drain was missing. The lifeboat ARUN FACED PASSAGE IN ATROCIOUS CONDITIONS became swamped with water, making it heavy and difficult to control. Helmsman Davies shouted to the casualties to prepare to jump aboard Fishing vessel towed the lifeboat as it came alongside. The first attempt failed when the propel- to safety ler struck a submerged rock, stalling the engine. It was restarted, but on The fishing vessel Orkney Reiver the second attempt, the nearest of Kirkwall fouled her propeller casualty would not jump. On the with a fishing net and was drift- third approach, one person did leap ing eight miles south west of Fitful safely aboard. Encouraged by this Head, Shetland on 10 November. success, the second casualty also There being no other vessels in the jumped aboard as the lifeboat passed casualty's area to go to her assistance, _/ Lerwick for the fourth time. Shetland coastguard requested Ler- The anchor was recovered and the wick's Arun class lifeboat Soldian tow Scotland lifeboat was turned back down sea the vessel to port for divers to clear North Division towards the shore. Helmsman the propeller and repeated a Storm Davies decided the safest and quick- Force wind weather forecast issued est way to land the survivors ashore previously. Scalloway at 1500 around Fitful Head was to beach the lifeboat on the slip- Soldian arrived at 1030 and rigged and Sumburgh Head was rough, way. Waiting until he could ride on the line to tow Orkney Reiver, with six with winds gusting Force 11, high the back of a wave, Davies success- people aboard, to the nearest port of seas and poor visibility. fully completed the beaching at 1940. Scalloway. Portwasreachedatl410, Thankfully, the crew arrived home The survivors were treated for shock despite the tow parting in Force 8 in good shape at 1820. and hypothermia. winds for a period of 10 minutes. In his report, deputy inspector of The lifeboat's return passage from Soldian lows Orkney Reiver into Scalloway. lifeboats for the west George Photo Malcolm Younger Rawlinson wrote, 'The helmsman showed exceptional command and leadership skills, together with pre- cision and competence in the way he handled the lifeboat.' Mr Davies has been awarded the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum for his part in the rescue. For 'the efficient manner in which the crew executed the service, back- ing up the helmsman admirably', crew members Louis de la Haye and Andrew Doyle have been awarded framed letters of appreciation signed by Chairman Mr Michael Vernon. 191 -IFEBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT SERVIC

WELLS MERSEY SAVES CASUALTY TAKING IN WATER IN WINDS UP TO GALE FORCE Crew's 'fine teamwork' during 16-hour service The crew of Wells Mersey class lifeboat Doris M. Mann ofAmpthill have Wells been commended following a 16-hour service which 'was dominated by a fine display of teamwork' in winds of up to Gale force, and rough, short, breaking seas. Both coxswain/mechanic Graham 'A long and eventful Wells Walker and crew member James Case service dominated by a fine have been awarded a framed letter of East Division thanks from the Chairman, and sec- display of teamwork' ond coxswain Allen Frary, assistant mechanic Michael Frary and crew ter six-and-a-half miles north of Wells harbour. The two survivors were by members Frederick Whitaker, Darren station. A pump had been put aboard now very wet and tired and so were Hume and James Wright have all been the vessel by RAF helicopter. taken off. Crew member Wright was sent a letter of thanks from the Insti- At 0948 the lifeboat left the boat- put on board Cerealia to assist Case. tution's Director for their part 'in this house for a low-water launch at At 1325 passage was started towards long and eventful service'. Holkham Beach, and at 1009, Doris M. Kings Lynn with the lifeboat assisting At 0936 on 16 October 1991, Yar- Mann of Ampthill launched from her the fishing vessel with a tow to in- mouth coastguard requested that the carriage and proceeded at full speed. crease speed in the worsening condi- Wells lifeboat be launched to escort The wind was SW Force 6/7 with a tions. However, at 1420, the pump on the fishing vessel Cerealia to safe har- slight sea, and it was overcast with the casualty ceased to function and bour. The casualty was taking in wa- rain, giving moderate visibility. the water started to build up. VHP communication confirmed that Having recovered the towline, cox- the pump was keeping up with the swain Walker approached the casu- ingress of water and that Cerealia was alty, now wallowing heavily to port. Rescue of two steaming towards Wells. With the lifeboat's starboard side kept 'The rendezvous was made at 1017 well clear of the towing gallows aft, a cut off by tide near Bridgirdle Buoy, and the life- lifeboat pump was put aboard Cerealia, Tenby's D class lifeboat was called boat escorted Cerealia to the shelter of along with a third crew member, out to rescue two young men who Holkham Bay, to wait for the tide for Frederick Whitaker. were cut off by the tide at the attempt to enter Wells Harbour. But as the lifeboat pulled clear astern Waterwynch Point on 23 August. The wind was now a WSW Force 7. she came down on a heavy metal lead The sea was rough but the crew In view of the weather forecast - that on the starboard bow of the casualty, members displayed skill, seaman- the wind would increase in force and which dented her hull. ship and initiative by taking ad- veer further - the lifeboat crew de- With the lifeboat standing by, the vantage of the sheltered conditions cided to escort the casualty into Wells crew on board Cerealia were able to near the shore in order that the Harbour, reckoning it should be pos- clear the water from the casualty and lifeboat could reach the two men 15 sible at high water, despite the neap restart her engines. Passage was re- minutes from the call. sumed at 1440, the casualty under her The two men were sighted cling- tides. To assist, at 1250, crew mem- ing to the cliffs with waves wash- ber James Case, the designated emer- own power and making 5-6 knots ing around their feet. A 5-6ft swell gency coxswain and Wells Harbour under lifeboat escort. The wind was broke over the rocks at the foot of pilot, went aboard the casualty. now Gale Force from the WSW, giving the cliff and visibility had been re- The lifeboat lead Cerealia across rough, short, breaking seas in the duced by rain. Wells Bar, but the westerly wind had shallow water of the Inner Wash. Tenby's lifeboat was anchored and held back the tide and the casualty As, at 1630, Cerealia's engine was veered onto the rocks about 20ft touched and stuck at No 3 buoy. A cutting out, the lifeboat once again from the casualties. Crew member fishing vessel had also attempted to took her in tow. At 1830, well in the Philip Wilson jumped ashore as enter ahead of the lifeboat and had shelter of the Inner Wash, both vessels the lifeboat rose on the 6ft swell. stuck at No 6 buoy. Wells lifeboat anchored to wait for the tide. At 2055, He scrambled over the rocks to the managed to pull the fishing boat clear the anchor was slipped and passage men and brought them back one at made up the river to Kings Lynn. a time to the rock edge. for it to enter Wells. Crew member Daniel Thomas Meanwhile, Case had manoeuvred At 2215, both casualty and the life- timed his efforts with the motions Cerealia clear of the bank and turned boat were alongside at Kings Lynn, of the sea as the men were assisted her in the restricted space to head and the refuelled lifeboat sailed for on board. Helmsman Neil Truman back out to open sea, clear of the bar. Wells at 2326. used all shelter available to arrive The lifeboat joined her at 1312. At 0205 the next day, the lifeboat back at the boathouse at 1430. It was decided to take the casualty crossed Wells bar and was beached at to Kings Lynn, the nearest sheltered 0217, over 16 hours after her launch. 192 EBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT SERVICE

Tyne class in five-hour search Family rescue The Mumbles lifeboat crew, below, dis- helicopter diverted from exercise. The cuss operations with police divers during Mumbles' Tyne class lifeboat transferred An unusual family rescue began on 11 a service on 24 November 1991 to local two people to shore, and another local July 1991 when James Tyrrell, the brother charter fishing boat Luke John. boat landed eight at the lifeboat station. of Arklow's second coxswain and who is The casualty sunk at anchor within two The lifeboat carried out an intensive also the station's honorary secretary set minutes with 14 people on board. search with other local vessels for five sail with another friend in his 18ft sailing Local boats picked up 8 survivors from hours but sadly two persons were never dinghy Coinin Ban. the water and another was picked up by found. Photo South Wales Evening Post As the two men left Arklow harbour that evening, the wind increased to a south easterly Force 6/7 and the sea became too rough to return to harbour. The sails were lowered and Mr Tyrrell decided not to run the dinghy ashore in case they capsized in the breaking seas on the beach. The two men tried instead to attract the attention of a man ashore at Porters Rocks. Meanwhile, Mr Tyrrell's eldest brother Michael, a deputy launching authority, and his younger brother John, second coxswain, were investigating why their brother had not returned to port when a 999 call from Shannon coastguard informed them that he was in difficulties. At 2110, the two men at sea saw the lifeboat maroon fired over Arklow - 'a most heartening sight' - and they knew the Waveney class lifeboat Augustine Courtauld was on her way. The dinghy was by now drifting rapidly with a strong tide in the south easterly Force 7 wind. The men dropped their anchor, but it would not hold. After taking some water on board, the anchor rope parted. The dinghy was nearing the rocks at Mizzen Head when the two men sighted the 21 CRAFT INVOLVED - INCLUDING THREE LIFEBOATS welcome lights of the lifeboat. On arrival, the lifeboat crew passed a line to the two men on board the dinghy, and it was made fast. But five minutes later, the line parted. With great skill, the Search for missing second coxswain manoeuvred the lifeboat so a second line could be made fast. By now, sea conditions were very rough with the swell some 20ft and the wind a vessel locates wreck south easterly Gale Force 8. The dinghy was just 20ft from the rocks when the tow A total of 21 boats, including the the Scarborough crew searched the was reconnected and the dinghy was Scarborough, Filey and Whitby area, but again nothing was found. towed clear of rocks and of the tidal race. lifeboats, took part in the search At 0525, Scarborough lifeboat re- At 2225, Mr Tyrrell's companion on turned to harbour for refuelling. board was transferred to the lifeboat as he for the fishing vessel Sincere with There, the crew recruited local trawler was not feeling well. Lifeboat crewman two persons on board, when it Declan Duggan came on board the dinghy skippers for the search, coxswain to assist with pumping out. failed to return to harbour on 28 Ogden assuming the role of on-scene The tow continued to Arklow, the wind October 1991. commander and allocating each ves- moderating to a south westerly Force 5 Scarborough lifeboat with coxswain sel with a search area. with heavy squally showers as the men Stuart Ogden at the helm launched At 0826, part of the casualty's first reached safe harbour. for the search area two miles NE of aid kit was found, followed by a hold- Scarborough Castle at 2020. A coble all containing items belonging to the returning to the position of the wreck in the area reported that there had missing boat's skipper, and a jacket. with the diving team at 1225. The been no sign of the missing fishing At 0915, the coastguard reported lifeboat was advised a navy ship was vessel all day. wreckage found in Hayburn Wyk Bay, on its way. Its estimated time of ar- At 0200 on 29 October, Scarborough and one-and-a-half hours later, a rival was 1500, but, unfortunately, no coastguard informed the lifeboat that Scarborough crew member sighted diving could be done that day because boxes, possibly from the casualty, had an oil slick. Its source was found by of fading light and adverse tide and been found one-and-a-half miles from search craft Challenge and buoyed. sea conditions. Scarborough Rock. The lifeboat had All craft, except the three lifeboats, As the lifeboat could serve no fur- completed a close inshore search of were then released from search duty. ther useful purpose, she returned to the area, to no avail, 40 minutes later. Filey and Whitby lifeboats conducted station and was ready for service again Coxswain Ogden suggested that the a search close inshore of the area and at 1620. most likely place for the vessel to were released from duty at 1148. Sadly, it is not known what became have been fishing was over two local Scarborough lifeboat returned to of the two persons known to have wrecks. Together with Filey lifeboat, Scarborough to pick up police divers, been on board the casualty. 193 Y r L TT

Buckle offers Tomorrow's crew a boat for 38 years, until Following publication of I was interested to read in the station re-opened in my letter in THE LIFEBOAT the Winter issue of THE 1966. This represents an of Autumn 1991 which ex- LIFEBOAT of Mr Threlfall's entire generation gap! plained I was seeking an Storm Force Club for Rye Harbour lifeboat RNLI buckle for a leather youngsters who have their crew members Terry belt like the one my father own individual Storm Satchell and Rosemary used to own, I have been Force membership. Edwards, together with lucky and had a belt and Rye Harbour station is helmsman Keith Robus, buckle sent to me, as well also encouraging young have now set up a 'no-cost' as a couple of offers. people who are members club called 'Storm Force', Thank you to the RNLI of the Storm Force sub- open to all children in the and readers of THE LIFEBOAT scription scheme to get in- village aged between six for all their help. I will, of volved in the RNLI. and 16. There are already course, be putting an extra In 1928, Rye Harbour 21 members! donation into our local suffered a tragedy in As well as talks and lec- RNLI box. which the whole crew was tures, the children are Mr E.G. Duncan lost. As a consequence, shown instructive videos. Peacehaven,Sussex there was no crew to man They are taught about Rye Rye Harbour's Keith, Terry and Rose- mary with club members on the lifeboat office steps Photo Mary Lestocq Memories of a Ramsey crew member the wreck of the brigantine The article in the Autumn 1991 issue of THE LIFEBOAT on Harbour's lifeboat, the Jane of Workington, from achievements of the RNLI the opening of the new boathouse at Ramsey prompts me which four men were rescued to send you a press cutting concerning my great grand- and the dangers of boating on 11 December 1868; also, in ignorance. father William Christian. on the same day, the lifeboat He was a mariner, sailing to Canada and America in his In the three months that rescued four men from the the club has been in op- younger days, and a member of the crew of the first schooner Prudence ofAber- Ramsey lifeboat Two Sisters in 1868. He died in 1903, his eration, the children have ystwyth, in terrific weather. had hands-on instruction illness resulting from an accident at sea where, fortu- Besides these 'Bill' had wit- nately but ironically, he was rescued by the lifeboat near in first aid and have visited nessed many stirring scenes Rye fire station, whose Peel. The press cutting from 1903 gives some details of in the additional 23 lifeboat his life and the early days of the lifeboat service. officers work closely with services in which he had par- the lifeboat crew. Perhaps it will evoke some correspondence from long- ticipated. Pleasure boating lost relatives in Ramsey, which I would certainly welcome. They also arranged a trip in the summer and fishing in to Dungeness where the Most probably they will be able to add to the story. the winter was his general Arnold J. Brown, Shaftesbury, Dorset children inspected - with routine. But last winter, it will open mouths - the station's Extracts from the local press cutting (source un- be remembered, he, some- Rother class lifeboat Alice named), dated 13 November 1903, are given below: what against the wishes of Upjohn. The club is plan- his family, took charge of the ning future visits to the Death of Mr W.E. Christian in 1868, Mr Christian was smack Fay away; and during fast new Hastings lifeboat Shortly after seven o'clock among the first to volunteer a storm this vessel was driven and hopes to visit the op- on Monday morning, William as a member of the lifeboat to Peel and how, on that oc- erations room of Dover Edwin Christian, master crew, and has been a mem- casion the crew of the smack coastguard. mariner, died at his residence, ber of that noble body ever were rescued by the lifeboat, The children are show- No 18, Westbourne Road, at since. He was one of the and, when passing from the ing keen interest in the the age of 58 years. crew of the lifeboat Two Sis- smack to the lifeboat the un- club, which the crew sup- 'Bill' Christian in his younger ters when she went on her fortunate man had his leg port themselves at no cost days followed the sea as a first errand of mercy a few crushed and fractured be- to the Institution. profession in the Mercantile days after the lifeboat was tween the two vessels. Their ultimate aim is to Marine. He was a member of placed on this station. As pleasure-boat skipper, foster an allegiance to the the Naval Reserve (first class) The service was one fraught Mr Christian by his agreeable lifeboats among local for 22-and-a-half years, and with great peril but was nev- and obliging manner was a youngsters and hopefully was discharged through ertheless successfully ac- great favourite with visitors ensure that, in the years to having the misfortune of get- complished. On referring to and was rarely in want of a come, Rye Harbour station ting his leg fractured on board the record at the Lifeboat fare during the season. He need never again be short of a fishing boat. When the House, it will be seen that the was a competent and able of crew. first lifeboat (theTwo Sisters,) first casualty necessitating seaman, and of a most Mary Lestocq was sent over here [Ramsey] the launch of the lifeboat was cheerful temperament. Rye Harbour East Sussex

194 Boo H 1U Pv^ I some recent publications reviewed

HEAVY WEATHER Boats Monthly' series could erly rectified, there are spin- during travels to South Af- SAILING ensure that it stays that way. offs in space for recording rica, Liukungtao and Ja- by K. Adlard Coles, revised by With engine failure a very ideas for improvements maica in the 1930s and 40s. Peter Bruce common cause of lifeboat and end- and beginning - of Of interest to those wish- published by Adlard Coles call-outs, any increase in a season maintenance rou- ing to learn more about the Nautical at £30 boat owner's knowledge of tines, with aide memoires to life of a Navy wife in the ISBN 07136 3431 6 his engine must be useful. guide the owner. Sections earlier part of this century. 'Heavy Weather Sailing' This increase in overall for recording slipping and has long been the standard awareness is the target of propping details, equip- THE STORY OF textbook on the kind of Keith Henderson's book. ment lists and useful contact weather most yachtsmen The author treads a care- addresses and 'phone KIRKCUDBRIGHT hope never to experience. ful path between generali- numbers bring together al- LIFEBOAT STATION But, although the sea may sation and being over-tech- most everything that a boat 1862-1991 not change, yachts do. With nical to produce a nicely owner needs to keep his by Dr R.N. Rutherfurd and the first edition published balanced volume. Starting vessel up to scratch. T.R. Collin back in 1967 and even the with a brief look at the con- A simple idea, executed Booklet, priced at £3 third edition now more than cept of the beast, chapters with thought and care. A well presented history of ten years old, it was time to follow on choice, fitting and the station, including that bring this classic up to date. setting up the engine, proof Balcary as well. Details K. Adlard Coles died in pellers and maintenance. CABIN TRUNKS AND of officials, news and lists 1985 and it has fallen to re- The final chapters look at FAR HORIZONS of services are easy to read. spected author and yachts- towing, and general boat- by Carlene Pomfret It is interesting to note that man Peter Bruce to step into ing tips and advice. published by MM Productions the station records are kept the master's shoes. A useful volume, if a little at £14.95 in the local Stewartry Mu- Wisely, much of Cole's expensive for 125 pages in a ISBN 09517685 06 seum, an example other masterfully understated soft cover. A lifetime of travels by sea stations may consider tak- prose remains. The book are recorded in an anecdo- ing up with their museum. has been modernised by the BOAT UPKEEP LOG tal and at times moving way Available from the honor- addition of more recent ac- By Peter Bruce by the widow of Surgeon ary secretary Alex Strachan counts and interpretations, Published by Boldre Marine Rear Admiral Arnold at Long Acre, Castledykes for example, the rescue at around £5.95 Ashworth Pomfret CB QBE. Road, Kirkcudbright DG6 from a 40ft catamaran off ISBN 1 871680042 This personal account 'casts 4AN (include 45p p&p). Portland in the hurricane It may seem odd to publish in stone' the course of the Books on this page can be ordered of October 1987, which a book which the reader has author's childhood, her from all good bookshops (except earned Derek Sargeant, to complete, but the con- marriage to the Rear Admi- where alternative addresses are coxswain of the Weymouth cept in this case is not only ral and their family fortunes given) by quoting the author, title, publisher and ISBN number. lifeboat, his Silver Medal. sound, it may be a lif esaver! 'Heavy Weather Sailing' Minor defects on a small is a salutary read for any boat may be so insignifi- Record Review...Record Review...Record sailor. We may hope never cant as to be forgotten, and to experience the conditions it is surprisingly easy to described, but we should forget things from one FEAR A BHATA all read about them. First, weekend to the next. (OH, MY BOATMAN) The 7in single, which also it may make us more deter- However, a few minor by Capercaillie carries 'A Cur Nan Gobhar mined than ever to avoid faults may combine to start Re leased on Survival Records As A Chreig' ('Herding the them, and second, it may a knock-on effect that ends Popular Scottish band Goats from the Rocks') is a give us a greater chance of with the honorary secre- Capercaillie released their fitting tribute to the men surviving the worst condi- tary's telephone ringing... single 'Fear A Bhata' in lost. It features the haunt- tions we do meet. Yachting magazines have November to raise money ing vocals of Karen long been encouraging us for the 'Dependents of the Matheson, whose voice OUTBOARD to write things down. But it An tares Appeal Fund' and Time Out' magazine de- MOTOR MANUAL takes an experienced sailor the 'Premier Appeal Fund'. scribed as having 'such by Keith Henderson to take the concept of an These two funds were es- beauty and poignancy' as Published by Adlard Coles Upkeep Log beyond a dog- tablished to help the fami- to make her delivery in Nautical at £12.99 eared exercise book - this is lies of the boatmen lost in Gaelic almost unbearable. ISBN 07136 3424 3 where Peter Bruce has two recent tragic fishing The beautiful record is The modern outboard en- scored with his compact boat accidents. TheAntares well worth a listen. gine is potentially a very spiral-bound volume. was reportedly 'dragged Further information on reliable and trouble-free As well as encouraging down by a nuclear subma- how to obtain a copy is power unit - and this use- methodical recording of rine' and the Premier was available by telephoning ful addition to the 'Motor defects so they can be prop- lost in high seas. 081-8472625. 195 People and Places

New Year honours Her Majesty the Queen has hon- oured three people for their services to the RNLI in this year's New Year Honours: Mrs Marion Judge, lately member and officer of Wakefield ladies' lifeboat guild, has been made a Member, Order of the British Empire (MBE); Arthur Curnow, lately coxswain of Torbay lifeboat station, and Robert Maiden, lately coxswain at Hartlepool lifeboat station, have both been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM). Awards for achievements not directly connected with the Institu- tion's work, but to people associated with the RNLI are as follows: Sir Hugh Annesley, chief constable Local schoolchildren present Postman Pat and Miss Postman Pat picks Hubbard with a present for Jess at the National of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, Lottery Draw. Photo Poole Advertiser receives a knighthood; Major Sir lottery prize winners Ralph Anstruther, treasurer and the country and at the London Boat equerry to HM Queen Elizabeth the Postman Pat's special delivery for Show. The £11,000 first prize car Queen Mother, becomes Knight one lucky couple was a brand new was donated by Volvo and there Grand Commander, Royal Victo- car, first prize in the RNLI's most were five £100 and five £50 prizes. rian Order (ccvo); Dame Mona successful lottery to date. Heartfelt thanks are due to Mitchell, lately private secretary to Postman Pat, his black-and-white everyone for all their extra support, HRH Princess Alexandra and now an cat and Miss Hubbard all took time which helped to raise the magnifi- extra Lady-in-Waiting to Her Royal out from their Poole Arts Centre cent record sum of over £169,500! Highness, becomes Dame Com- show to draw the winning tickets at Prize winners of the 56th national lottery are: Volvo 440 car, Mr & Mrs M.J. Dilley, Redditch, mander, Royal Victorian Order Headquarters on 31 January, before Worcs. £100, Mrs H. Minords,Exmouth, Devon; D. (DCVO); Sir Charles Frossard, bailiff a host of wide-eyed children from Chipper, Copmanthorpe, York; A.R. Duff, Tarves, of Guernsey, becomes Knight the local primary school. Aberdeenshire; Miss Sharon Todt, Sheerness, Kent; Commander, Order of the British 56th national lottery tickets had J.A. Saunders, Chichester, Sussex. £50, G. Passmore, Rickmansworth, Herts; V.E. Spokes, Ambleside, Empire (KBE); Sheila Edmonson been selling like 'hot cakes' around Cumbria; G. Evans, Mold, Clwyd; P. Spendlow, Lloyd, Lady Mostyn, lately presi- Southsea, Hants; Mr Wyatt, Sutton Coldfield, West dent and chairman of the Clwyd Group, becomes an Officer, Order Midlands. branch of the British Red Cross of the British Empire (OBE); and Keeping a watchful eye on the Society (president, Llandudno Squadron Leader Christopher lottery were four members of West ladies' lifeboat guild), is awarded Taylor, chairman of Trearddur Bay Midlands Police Special Constabu- the title of Officer, Order of the lifeboat station, becomes a Mem- lary, who recently took part in a British Empire (OBE); Jack Barr, ber, Order of the British Empire 'death slide' to raise money for the managing director of FBM Marine (MBE) for services to the RAF. Police Appeal. The event raised £1,300, which the police presented to RNLI Director Lieutenant Com- ...Snippets...Snippets...Snippets...Snippets... mander Brian Miles.

Harry Berry, 86, of Longhope has been it came as no surprise to her family that 100 years old! presented with a special vellum and the arrival at North Sunderland of the Mrs Maud Russ, a supporter of the RNLI governorship for 30 years of dedi- Mersey class Grace Darling-was accom- Portishead branch, celebrated her cated service to the RNLI. The presenta- panied by another arrival - that of Amy tion in Stromness was attended by herself two days later on 2 August 1991. 100th birthday on 22 July 1991. She Brigadier Robertson, an RNLI life vice Richard Tudor of Pwllheli lifeboat station was a collector for the RNLI for president, and Colonel Robert Macrae. has been selected by Chay Blyth to take many years until her nineties. One of Storm Force's newest recruits, part in the British Steel Challenge, an Mrs Russ (right, with fellow Amy Jane Calvert, 6 months, of 'around-the-world the wrong way' race, supporters) was presented with a Seahouses belongs to a family with starting on 26 September. Richard will bouquet and bottle of sherry at strong RNLI associations. Her grand- skipper a 67ft steel sloop in the eight- Portishead AGM by Colonel Ken father is a crew member and tractor month, 28,000-mile circumnavigation Wright with thanks for being such a driver at North Sunderland station. So against the prevailing winds and tides. wonderful friend and supporter. 196 around and about the RNLI

Yarmouth crew Long service badges Teesmouth - assistant mechanic A. Jamieson take part in video The Long Service Badge for crew Wells - tractor driver P.C. Eaglen members and shore helpers who West Kirby - shore helper J.L. Currie All-round entertainer Roy Castle have given active service for 20 joined Yarmouth lifeboat crew in a staged rescue off the Needles for a years or more has been awarded to: Appledore — mechanic M.J. On station new video which relates five stories about the life of Peter for children of Bowden, head launcher S. Ford, The following lifeboats have taken ages between five and 11. winchman F.J. Wills up station and relief fleet duties: Clogher Head - coxswain M.O. The video Shipshapes has Roy ALL-WEATHER showing how Peter learned to follow Tallon Sennen Cove - Mersey 12-19 (ON Jesus. Events in the life of the crew are Cullercoats - crew members G. 1176) The Four Boys on 5 December used to introduce cartoon stories from Nugent and R.J. Taylor 1991. the New Testament. Llandudno - shore helper A. Frost Margate - Mersey 12-20 (ON 1177) Roy said of the RNLI crews, The Mablethorpe - crew member B.F. Leonard Kent on 19 December 1991. lifeboatmen are like Jesus, John and Tuplin Relief - Mersey 12-21 (ON 1178) Peter, saving people's lives for no Selsey - winchman D. Lawrence Margaret Jean on 4 February 1992. personal gain. That's a fine, salient Skegness - crew member R.C. INSHORE example to the world today.' Chapman Teignmouttv - B588 Frank & St Bees - crew member J. Southam Dorothy on 11 December 1991. Obituaries

With deep regret we record the ladies' guild for over 20 years. Al- following deaths: though confined to a wheelchair she APRIL 1991 carried out house-to-house collections Jack Owen, president of Rhyl station for the guild and arranged various fund branch from 1977 until his death. He raising events. was honorary secretary of the station Mrs Vera Mackenzie, joined Lerwick from 1957 to 1977 and was awarded a ladies' lifeboat guild in 1954 and served Gold Badge in 1980 and a Bar to the as president from 1957-1966. Gold Badge in 1989. Mrs Margaret (Peggy) Silver, joined OCTOBER 1991 Lerwick ladies' lifeboat guild in 1964 Charles Wilson, chairman of Brighton and served as a member of the commit- station branch from 1976 to 1991. He tee from 1967-1973. She rejoined the was awarded a Statuette in 1986. committee in 1980 and was president NOVEMBER 1991 from 1987-1990. Charles Hillier, president of Swanage FEBRUARY 1992 station branch from 1987 until his death. Angus Mclntosh DSM MBE CROIX DE Above: Roy Castle and the crew of Yarmouth lifeboat He was chairman from 1965 to 1987 and GUERRE, former coxswain of Thurso at the making of the Shipshapes video for children. was presented with a framed Letter of lifeboat from 1937-1939, and again, after Thanks in 1978. his war service, from 1945-1967. Below: Mrs Maud Russ of Portishead branch re- James (Jimmy) Bell, a member of the ceives the congratulations of her fellow supporters on Rustington & East Preston branch her 100th birthday. committee since 1980 and souvenir secretary for three of those years. Please Note Mr A.M. (Monty) Leaney, founder Regretfully, only coxswains and member of Twickenham and District branch and guild officials with a branch in 1957 and vice chairman for minimum of 10 years service can many years. He was awarded a Silver now be accepted for inclusion in Badge in 1989. the Obituaries column of DECEMBER 1991 THE LIFEBOAT. Mrs Eileen Prior, treasurer of Ashley Unfortunately, the decision is and Loggerheads ladies' guild from necessary because of increasing 1985. She had been chairman from 1984 pressures on space, and we until her election as treasurer. regret that it will therefore no JANUARY 1992 longer be possible to make Albert Watson BEM, coxswain of exceptions to the above policy. Cromarty lifeboat from 1934 to 1968 Details of the death of branch when the station closed. He had been and guild members should be assistant mechanic from 1928 until his passed to the appropriate re- appointment as coxswain and was gional office, who -will forward awarded a Silver Medal in 1959. the information to the Editor. Mrs Val Temple, a member of Norwich

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In brief...In brief...In brief. Tasty cake Mr Grant Hodgkinson of BARRY YACHT Club donated £1,300 to Barry Grant's Sandwich Bar in Dock branch chairman last November, £400 of which came from an RNLI 'levy' which the club Holmes Chapel presented the includes in its membership fee. At the same local committee with a cake time, the chairman received a cheque for £50 designed in the shape of a life- from Josh Brown, 9, son of Barry Dock's sec- boat, which was to be first prize ond coxswain Ray, and his friend David Brooks, in the Christmas raffle. 10. For the second year running, they had gathered together their unwanted toys and The cake, made by Mrs sold them at a boat jumble. Margaret Corlett of Sandbach, LAURA Bradshaw, 12, and Claire Shimwell, was displayed locally during 11, worked hard to design and dress a well the weeks before Christmas and in Pilsley village last July. £36 was donated raised over £200. by visitors and presented to the RNLI. MRS ANNE Rayner held an exhibition of 150 of The winner of the cake gener- her watercolours in Newbury, donating some ously donated it to a local of the profits to the RNLI. Many of the water- children's hospital where it was colours were painted on her extensive travels devoured with much pleasure! or while sailing with her husband Eric, once a member of the RNLI's committee of management. Newbury branch was delighted to receive a cheque for £2,081. Singing support BAMBER Bridge branch held a grand band Singing their support for the concert at St Aidan's Church Hall on 11 November. Lostock Hall Prize Memorial Light on Victorian life RNLI with the help of teacher Band entertained the audience for over two A Victorian magic lantern extrava- Alan Bower, the children of Wakefield hours with a wide programme. The evening, ganza, organised by Warwick ladies' Independent School, Wragby pre- which included a draw and the sale of lifeboat guild and the Leamington sented a £570 cheque to the lifeboats. souvenirs, raised over £200 for RNLI funds. Spa branch, was held at the Royal Spa The money was raised from the DESPITE appalling weather, the golf day at Abbeydale golf club in Sheffield on 23 August Centre, Leamington Spa on 3 October. school's Harvest Auction. 1991 was 'very exciting'. The event was organ- The evening's entertainment - of the Area organiser (North East) Alan ised by Sue Heath, committee member of type that might have been seen in Dixon visited the school to receive the Hallam ladies' branch in Sheffield, who is also Royal Leamington Spa 100 years ago cheque and give a talk on the Institu- a past lady captain of the golf club. Proceeds - included the creation of spectacular tion. During the presentation, the from competitor's entry fees and from a large tombola realised £4,001.17 for the Institution. images using oxy-hydrogen lanterns schoolchildren performed a special HAMPSTEAD Garden Suburb branch's and glass slides. One concession to song for the lifeboatmen and •women, seventh Christmas bring-and-buy sale at modern technology was the use of the words of which were written by Fellowship House this year raised £730. electricity rather than the authentic headmistress of the school's junior Souvenirs, cakes, clothes, bric-a-brac and block of lime, to avoid an explosion! department Mary Bladen. refreshments were on sale. Despite competition from the rugby world cup final and Music, song, recitations and read- a recession, honorary secretary Caroline ings accompanied the slides, which Smith says the branch did very well. included, among other subjects, some What the dickens! NANCY HILL, crew member for Maiden on her lifeboat slides discovered in a ware- Haywards Heath and District fund round-the-world race with Tracey Edwards, house and unused for 70 years. raising branch had a dickens of a time gave a fascinating account of her adventures and a slide show to members of the Bishops This truly magical evening's enter- on 6 December 1991 at the late night Waltham branch. She presented a cheque for tainment produced a profit of shopping evening in Lindfield, just £100, part of the sponsorship for the trip she £2,005.21. The organisers hope to north of Haywards Heath. The had to abort on breaking her collar bone. She carry out joint events of the same size evening was declared a Dickens ater sent a further £200, received after giving and complexity in the future. Night, and the lifeboat committee was a talk to the Round Table, who requested her to donate it to her favourite charity. charged with dis- GOODWIN SANDS and Downs ladies' guild pensing hot soup reports a very successful exhibition of 101 and sausages to drawings and paintings at their local library local shoppers. at Deal. Pictures were donated, or the artist The ladies entered took a percentage on sale. Silverware and pottery were also displayed, and the sale of into the spirit of the Christmas cards, calendars and notelets evening, selling took £955. In all, the exhibition raised £1,600. 300 sausages and SIX BRIGHTON lifeboatmen faced the chal- gallons of soup in lenge of cycling the South Downs Way on two-and-a-half mountain bikes. Over a long weekend in Sep- hours, to raise £250 tember, they cycled 100 miles from Winches- ter to Eastbourne, a route which tested their for their branch. navigational skills'. Station funds benefited by £460, and Heartbeat 2000 received £100 to go Left: The ladies of towards purchasing heart resuscitation equip- Haywards Heath at the ment. Can there be a fitter lifeboat station? Dickens evening.

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Success for Beaconsfield Enterprising residents Recently reformed Beaconsfield and Since 1970, North Chingford branch District branch held its first AGM last has enjoyed a close association with November, where it was reported that the residents of Enterprise House, a the branch had raised £4,500. complex of self-contained flats. There followed a talk by Mr James Every year the branch is given use of Grogono about his involvement with a room for storage and distribution of the hydrofoil catamaran Icarus, which flag week boxes and trays. Several achieved a world class speed record RNLI film evenings have been held, ofover28knotsin!987. Well-known and the collecting box in the commu- marine cartoonist Jake Kavanagh nal bar has raised nearly £1,500. presented three original cartoons, The Chingford branch recently which were later sold at auction for awarded Enterprise House residents £154. Altogether, £1,200 was raised an RNLI plaque, acknowledging their from this most enjoyable evening. continuing support. What recession? Bourne End boost Odysseus aboard his new lifeboat at the 'walk-into- There may be a recession going on, A liaison between the social club of the-sea', accompanied by his 'shore-helpers' but Rustington and East Preston Equity and Law Life Assurance So- Grandpop and the Mayor of Teignmouth. branch's fund raising ventures in 1991 ciety at High Wycombe, Bucks and still scored a succession of records. the local Bourne End branch has Newest recruit The autumn coffee morning, which proven highly successful. Budding lifeboat crew member raised £775, was the most profitable A special charity week in June in- Odysseus McNally launched a new ever held and the 20th annual spon- cluded a national raffle, darts mara- class of lifeboat, designed and con- sored walk in the spring raised a thon, karaoke, a horse race evening structed by his Grandpop, at record sum of nearly £3,000. and a disco. The highlight of the Teignmouth branch's 'Walk-into-the- As if that was not enough, the July week was a rock concert featuring the Sea' on Boxing Day last. flag day and house-to-house collec- High Wycombe band 'Wrekless'. A Odysseus, our newest recruit, be- tion proved the best ever, making cheque for £7,000 was subsequently longs to a family with strong RNLI £3,250 for the RNLI. Finally, the total presented to Bourne End branch. associations - his great grandmother year income was a record £11,340. Equity and Law Life Assurance So- was named after Grace Darling. ciety social club have decided to con- Teignmouth branch have collected Joint attraction tinue their support for the RNLI and £455 from the event, little Odysseus' Cheltenham branch held a coffee hope to raise enough to purchase a D collecting box containing £34.30. morning during the town's fire station class inshore lifeboat. open day on 14 September 1991. An Towpath trek added attraction was the personal ap- Fishermen net £1,041 Reading branch member Chris Clacey pearance of author Jilly Cooper. By kind permission of Lord Egremont, and committee member Kevin The branch raised £500 during the the Petworth and District branch held Goddard trekked 125 miles along the day. A similar amount was raised for a fly fishing day on 29 June 1991, open towpath of the Kennet and Avon Ca- the Fire Service Benevolent Fund. to members of the Leconfield fly nal from the mouth of the River fishing club and their friends. Kennet at Reading to Bristol over four Haircut, sir? Two fishing sessions, with an ex- days last September. Bury ladies' lifeboat guild raised cellent lunch in between, yielded 78 A week before the walk, an RNLI £1,000 when Mr Chris Dagnam fish, the largest being three-and-a- exhibition was on display in Reading's shaved his head for RNLI funds. The half pounds. Broad Street Mall shopping centre. mop-cropping was performed at the This was the first such event held by Together, the walk and the exhibition White Horse in Walshaw by hair- Petworth and District branch and raised over £2,000 for the lifeboats. dresser Debbie Hall with the permis- raised £1,041. sion of landlords Mick and Brenda.

Back to school Children from the Brentwood area suggestion from the were so eager to learn about the life- RNLI to make young boats that they gave up part of their people aware of the half-term holiday to return to school! work of the lifeboats, Brentwood Girls School hosted the and we were very 'class', which was conducted by pleased with the re- Brentwood Junior School head teacher sponse.' James Brown, also a member of the local RNLI committee. Videos were shown and an art competition was Right: James Brown looks on won by Katherine Apps of Ingrave. proudly as his 'class' show off Mr Brown said, 'This followed a their artistic talents.

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£19,000 from Southend Hamming it up Proceeds from Southend-on-Sea Radio enthusiasts from Thatcham branch's sale of souvenirs for the year Novices radio group made (radio) ending 30 September 1991 exceeded waves on August bank holiday 1991 £19,000. Over £12,000 of this was when they set up a station in the taken at the pierhead lifeboat house grounds of the Travellers Friend souvenir shop in its first full year of public house, Crookham near operation. Newbury for a sponsored 'talk to As well as a fun day organised by the world'. John and Dawn Parker of the Britan- Members of the public were invited nia Hotel (which produced £900), and to take part on their station, whose a collection aboard the pleasure craft callsign GB4LB1 was specially de- Balmoral (which yielded £123), the signed for the event. Well over 400 branch raffled a painting by John Lee contacts were made worldwide and of Weymouth entitled 'The Last the group raised £500. Commission'. It depicts Southend's Going for broke former lifeboat Greater London II, and A winter's tail Walkers from Lloyds brokers Sneath Kent and raised £1,125. Former submariner Steve Winter Stuart took part in the 1991 Royal British Tickets had been sold to boathouse faced the unkindest cut of all when Legion (Lloyds of London branch) city walk visitors from Australia, New Zealand, his prized pigtail was sheared off to on 19 October to raise money for the Legion and the lifeboats. Colombia, Seattle and Vancouver but raise £175 in sponsorship for the RNLI. To distinguish themselves from other par- the winner was local man Les Borkett Steve, 35, of Collier Street, Kent, said, ticipants (and perhaps to protect themselves of Thorpe Bay whose son Mark is a 'I'd been growing it ever since I left from the wet weather!), the team wore lifeboat crew member in the Southend lifeboat the Navy, just to prove there were no oilskins and sou'westers. Finishing 61st out Percy Garon III petty officers yelling at me any more of 139 teams, the team raised about £50. to get it cut.' Summer draw Vintage sales The dirty deed was done on Boxing Whitby ladies' lifeboat guild have reached TV personality Raymond Baxter, an Day by 'hairdresser-for-the-day' their year end having raised £14,000. A RNLI vice president, visited Worthing Colin Springate, landlord of the local major fund raiser was the summer draw, the to receive an £800 cheque from author White Hart pub, who now plans to first prize a painting donatedby Whitby artist Rob Blann from sales of his two books hang the tail over the bar as a trophy. Mr John Freeman, who is shown below with on the town's lifeboat past. members of the Whitby branch and the win- Arriving at W.H. Smith in a 1920 Trawling for funds ning ticket. vintage car on 24 October, Mr Baxter A generous but anonymous local was escorted into the store by the supporter gave Rhosneigr and Dis- town crier and entertained to a sing- trict branch a beautifully made a-long by members of the Worthing model of a Scottish fishing trawler - Edwardian Club in period costume. battery-operated, radio-controlled Worthing branch set up their souve- and measuring over six feet long. nir stall instore for the week and Rhosneigr branch, located in a tiny screened RNLI promotional videos. seaside resort on the west coast of After a visit to Worthing's old life- Anglesey, decided to raffle the craft. boat house, Mr Baxter lunched at the Nearly £1,200 was collected and the tavern 'A Town's Pride', named after trawler was won by Michael Dean MrBlann'sbook. Meanwhile, despite of Knutsford. the cold weather, RNLI supporters The branch was formed in 1984, manned a stall on the pavement out- since when its supporters have side the pub. The day was pro- raised over £36,000 plus a further nounced a huge success. £48,000 in the form of legacies. M n ju - ^*-.«i^kj3&*$0 Clubbing together Leighton Buzzard ladies' guild borrowed Barham model club's half-scale replica of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston *™m. :'• Waveney class lifeboat Barham for the town's May Fayre. Displaying the model in the High Street, the guild sold souvenirs alongside and doubled the usual takings by raising £103. Seeing a lifeboat so far inland obviously caused quite a sensation in the town! The model was built by the lifeboatmen of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston in 1986 to raise funds for their station. Since then, the model has been sent to fund raisers all over the country.

Left: the Barham model, which is available to branches and guilds around the country for their own fund raising events. For information, please contact Jane Hawkins at 19 Stanley Avenue, Gorleston, Norfolk NR31 7QU, tel 0493 668372. 200 £ £ £ THE FUND RAISERS £ £ £

Pulaid cheque Come rain or shine A £1,500 cheque was presented to the Regular visitors to Lyrne Regis will RNLI at the London International Boat no doubt recognise this smiling Show on 5 January 1992 by Jim face! 'The Axminster music man' Saltonstall, RYA senior national rac- Norman Welsh plays his accordion ing coach, on behalf of Pulaid Marine along Lyme's promenade in all Systems. The cheque was accepted weathers during flag week, col- for the RN LI by Danny Potter of New lecting money for charities as he Quay station. goes. Mr Welsh is said to have The donation fulfils a sales promo- collected £150,000 and has donated tional agreement made a year ago over £10,000 to the RNLI. when Pulaid undertook to donate to RNLI funds £1 for each of the com- 'getting to know you' exercise by pany's navigational reference systems entering the local carnival. sold. The system is a set of laminated, Poole's inshore lifeboat was rotating discs providing instant refer- dressed up in flags, and 'Home ence to, among other things, the Inter- From The Sea' was played on con- | national Regulations for the Preven- tinuous tape, satisfactorily beating tion of Collisions at Sea and the I ALA off competition from a local sea Buoyage System. cadet band marching behind! Committee members in lifeboat Carnival time! gear walked alongside. A new branch of the RNLI, formed The new committee are now organ- Souvenir shop on wheels last October, has been launched in ising the branch's first major event, In 1987, five local business people which will be a cheese and wine carnival atmosphere. donated a second-hand caravan to evening to be held at Midsomer Midsomer Norton/Radstock and the Woodbridge branch to be used as Norton Town Hall in May. District branch in Avon decided on a a souvenir sales shop and PR office. Tony Purnell of the branch said, 'The In brief...In brief...In brief...In brief...In brief...In brief... caravan was modified to take display shelves by our friendly chippie, and we were allowed to berth it - free of FRAMPTON Cotterell and District branch list THE VERDICT: The ladies of Selsey Lifeboat charge - on Ferry Quay at Woodbridge among their successes for 1991: a silent auc- Association have excelled themselves yet during the summer season and store tion (£785), May's flag week (£2,991), a June again!' This time, the event was a trolley run, barn dance ( £1,102), and July's Tramps and attended by TVS's Fern Britton who drew raffle it at a boatyard in the winter. Vamps farm night, a fun evening with games, tickets, mingled with shoppers and signed au- 'It goes to fetes and shows and is raffles and competitions (£1,051). Together tographs, helping to raise £592. 'crewed' by the lifeboat ladies during with collections, jumble sales, raffles, spon- FOUR MEMBERS of St Agnes lifeboat sta- weekends and summer holidays. sored events, darts and skittles matches, the tion drove 720 miles from Appledore to Other volunteers maintain it, improve branch has raised just over £13,000 this year. Weymouth last November, collecting money HITCHIN and District branch's barn dance for Children In Need from south west life- it - and tow it! - at no cost to the on 16 November was a resounding suc- boat stations along the way. Street collec- Institution. Souvenirs worth over cess, about 80 guests stomping the night tions were also organised in Truro and £4,000 have been sold from it so far. away in the Sun Hotel to the sound of The Plymouth. Crew members Paul Kimberley, 'Oh yes, and just to keep up the Rangers Country Dance Band and caller Paul Gamble and Neil Roberts, together tradition, it is painted orange and George Cropton, who did his utmost to with launcher Peter Maddock, raised a total blue, bears the number '4-001' and is ensure that dancers executed the correct of £1,339 for needy children. steps! £92 was taken in the raffle and MRS ANN Benney presented a cheque for just over 12ft long!' £60.35 in the sale of souvenirs, with a total £612 to Torbay's honorary secretary Tony profit of £300.54. Smith, representing money raised from Mrs Show house auction AN AUCTION, raffle and firework display were Benney's third sponsored parachute jump in National builders Taylor Woodrow all held at the home of Mr Brian Lodge in aid of the Torbay lifeboat station. Farnborough last November and raised £2,250 PERRANZABULOE branch is a small group auctioned the contents of their show for the lifeboats. A keen sailor, Mr Lodge has of fund raisers set up in March 1990, who house on the Pine Springs Estate, organised fund raising events for the last five can already claim some success with their Dorset in November, donating sale years and is a regular supporter of the RNLI. dog shows, coffee mornings, jumble sales proceeds to the Broadstone branch. On offer during the evening were a football and a colourful entry in the summer carni- Reserve prices for the show house signed by Barnet Football Club, a canal trip for val. The year's highlight, however, was six, a trip round Concorde and a day on a August bank holiday flag day. As well as contents were generously low, all yacht. All those attending the evening were stalls on the village green, the day had surf excess proceeds going to the RNLI. dressed, appropriately for the RNLI, in the guards showing off their skills and the Members of the Broadstone branch theme of red, white and blue! coastguards giving a demonstration of their helped co-ordinate the event, and THE NEWLY installed landlord and staff of work off the cliffs. RNAS Culdrose in con- branch member Peter Coles auctioned The Flask public house in Hampstead, to- junction with the St Agnes lifeboat and St gether with 'all who drink in her', have Ives' Mersey The Princess Royal also per- the furniture. Ms Bridget Lorimer of rekindled the pub's traditional support for formed a joint air/sea rescue display. Taylor Woodrow later presented the the lifeboats. In the weeks over Christmas, AN £8,000 cheque was presented to Paul magnificent sum of £2,083 to branch donations totalling £21.80 were taken from Hodgson, Gary Finnis and Victor Champs of chairman Brigadier Paul Roberts. the new collecting box and £131 was raised Margate lifeboat crew at Earls Court Boat Broadstone branch raised a further through a raffle of wine and spirits donated Show on 2 January by Icom (UK) Ltd. Icom by the landlord. (UK) donated £1 for each marine radio sold. £314 at this well-supported event through raffles and souvenir sales. 201 £ £ £ THE FUND RAISERS £ £ £

Chivenor drift Rowing to success A drift/swim from Four fit and splendid fellows from Barnstaple Bridge to the Wraysbury skiff and punting club RAF watersports club rowed a double-camping skiff, built slipway at Chivenor by 27 privately in 1930 and restored in 1988, members of various RAF in The Great River Race held on 7 sub-aqua clubs has raised September last year. £1,200 for the RNLI. Crew members R. Weaver, J. Neaves, The event was waved off R. Roberts and M. Williams rowed by Barnstaple's deputy the 22-mile course from Richmond to mayor on 20 September, Island Gardens in the Isle of Dogs, Jf, and it took about three raising £800 in sponsorship. hours to cover the 4.5 miles As three extra bonuses, the crew From the Royal Bank of Scotland's Credit distance. won the cup for first place overall on Card Centre, Ray March, Ray Essen, Gerry A back-up safety boat and engine Furner, John Brown and Sandy Matthew handicap, the Tenks Thames trophy present the cheque to the RNLI's Tom Cock- was provided by Ilfracombe sub-aqua for being the first Thames-based boat ing (second left), Peter Holness (third left) and club, and Appledore's Atlantic 21 on handicap, and the Gravesend tro- Barbara Trousdell (third from right). lifeboat was also in attendance. phy for being the first oared craft in The cheque was presented to on handicap. Mastercard payment Appledore lifeboat coxswain The London International Boat Show Desmond Cox by Group Captain 'was the setting for the presentation of Roger Gault, Officer Commanding The things people do! a cheque for £131,864.36 to the RNLI. RAF Chivenor on 3 November. Fancy a dip? Fund raisers from five The money was presented by Ray Other stations taking part in the branches certainly did over Christ- Essen, business development man- event were St Mawgan, St Athan, mas and New Year, braving cold ager, and Gerry Furner, business ac- Halton, Cottismore, Wyton and waters and winter conditions to raise counts manager, on behalf of The Cranwell. money for the Institution. Royal Bank of Scotland. First to take the icy plunge were The bank introduced a Mastercard Jailbreakers members of Littlehampton Sailing scheme whereby £7.50 is donated to Bullingdon Prison, Bicester suffered Club. Four frozen sailors took a Box- the RNLI for every Mastercard ac- its worst ever break-out - but the of- ing Day dip and made £150. count opened, further donations be- ficers didn't mind one bit! On a nippy New Year's Day, it was ing made every time the card is used The 'offenders' in question were the turn of three Scottish branches to to make a purchase. Gerry Wallis, Shirley Tynan, Kevin 'chill out'. Simms and Peter Wilberforce-Eke Four Girvan members took their In brief...In brief...In brief. from Bicester's Vehicle Inspectorate traditional dip, raising £30; 55 swim- Executive Agency. Their crime was mers at Helensburgh, bearing in mind volunteering to raise money for AYTON'S fund raisers have celebrated their the gales and lashing rain of the pre- tenth anniversary with a party. The 13-member Bicester Round Table and Ladies' Cir- vious year's swim, submerged them- group has raised around £15,000 since its cle charities. selves to raise 'a considerable sum', formation in September 1981 through jumble The aim of the sponsored mass and nine members from Carnoustie sales, garden parties, concerts and the Christ- breakout was to travel as far as possi- branch were rewarded in their efforts mas fair. The money raised is presented to ble in 12 hours without spending any by raising more than £300. Scarborough ladies' lifeboat guild. money. The team won hands down, Last but not least, eager dippers from KENSINGTON branch's annual sponsored reaching John O'Groats in 10 hours 50 the Cuan Bar at Strangf ord, Banbridge walk for children was held in Holland Park minutes, raising £1061 for the RNLI. in November. Card marker Mary Thornhill, jumped in to make almost £300. Brrr.' 14, is a 'retired' walker, having walked every year between the ages of 4 and 13. In all, she covered 173 miles and raised a grand Keeping a promise ephone rang. He was now the deputy total of £1,301. The 1991 Kensington walk One day in 1944, a 16-year-old sea cadet launching authority for Skegness lifeboat raised over £2,400. called Bernard O'Reilly came ashore from and thevoicewas that of a flight lieutenant MRS TAMAR Edwards, Lady Mayoress of the Skegness lifeboat, having acted as at RAF Waddington. Did Bernard re- Coventry, invited members of Coventry ladies' signalman on a war-time service to a member a young lady called Kathleen lifeboat guild to take tea with her in her parlour bomber which had crashed into the sea Carey? He did, and learned that she was in recognition of their fund raising efforts. Tea while returning to RAF Waddington. It was followed by a conducted tour of the historic now Anne Batty and that she had just Council House, parts of which, dating from the was 2200, but Bernard was able to spend taken part in a sponsored swim for the 13th and 14th Century, survived the Blitz. the last hour at the dance he had planned RNLI. Would Bernard like to visit RAF LAST September, six staff from the Hendon to visit for the whole of that evening. Waddington to accept the money she had Metropolitan Police Driving School drove At the dance he made a collection for raised? two sponsored Rover cars non stop around lifeboat funds, encountering a young girl And so it was that Bernard O'Reilly all 12 EC countries. The crews were at- who was a schoolmate. Embarrassed, met the young lady at the dance for the tempting to break the existing record but Kathleen Carey told him she had just first time in 48 yea rs. She was able to keep missed because of a tachograph failure, spent her last tuppence on crisps, but her promise by adding £500 to RNLI making theirs an invalid entry. Despite that, the crews still managed to raise almost would make a donation later... funds at the very RAF station that the £4,000 for the lifeboats! Nearly 48 years later, Bernard's tel- 1944 bomber had been making for...

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ASDA be good news Nuneaton and District branch began its third fund raising year in February 1991 with a flag day and charity stall. Despite the sleet and snow, over £1,148 was collected and £262 of souvenirs were sold. An open day at Nuneaton fire station, a carnival and gala, a steam fair and a day spent in the foyer of the ASDA superstore helped result in a final year total of just over £6,773. Snooker prize VVhen Phil Lord and his three friends play snooker, the losers put a pound (sometimes more) into a large empty whisky bottle. The bottle was finally Youngsters 'bop the night away' at Glasgow's cracked open recently, and the con- Twelfth Night ball Twelfth Night Ball. Photo Paul Reid tents added up to a splendid £925. A glittering occasion was held at the Sincere thanks to the 'losers' who Albany Hotel, Glasgow on 6 January The fine art of fund raising generously turned their losses into for 400 youngsters aged 13-18. At a recent reception hosted by 'winners' for the lifeboat service. The 'Twelfth Night Ball' was organ- Phillips Fine Art Auctioneers in Leeds, ised by Mrs Liz McKillop and Glas- the RNLI was presented with a paint- Hoylake open day gow North ladies' lifeboat guild. Din- ing of the City of Sheffield by Edna Over 20,000 people flocked to Hoylake ner jackets and evening dresses were Lumb. It was accepted by Captain Sir in the glorious sunshine for the sta- the order of the evening, with many Miles Wingate, recently retired chair- tion's Bank Holiday Open Day in of the young men resplendent in full man of Trinity House and RNLI com- August last year and raised £12,000. highland regalia! mittee of management member. The show took place on the Prom- Energetic dancers performed ex- A limited edition of 250 prints, each enade at Hoylake and was officially pertly across the range from disco to one signed and numbered by the art- opened by Brookside's Ron and D.D. Scottish Country dancing and area ist, has been produced. The cost of Dixon, in real life, actors Vince Earl organiser Tom Brown collected £4,600 the painting and the production of and Irene Marot. for RNLI funds. Overall verdict: 'Let's the print has been generously pro- Star attraction was Hoylake's Mer- do it again next year!'. vided by sponsorship and all pro- sey class Lady ofHilbre, parked on her ceeds will go to the RNLI. As a result, trailer outside the lifeboat house. Also Sotheby's lunch the first 50 prints have been sold, thus on show were a brass band, a model The guest speaker at the Leicester raising £2,500. steam railway and Webster's talking ladies' guild annual luncheon in Feb- Copies of the prints are available shire horses, as well as a rescue dem- ruary was David Battle of Sothebys. from Mr Stephen J. Wood, The Old onstration by a Wessex helicopter The luncheon was attended by Lady House, Town Street, Chapel Allerton, from RAF Valley and the New Martin, president of the guild, the Leeds LS7 4NB, price £50 (plus £2.50 Brighton and West Kirby inshore committee and 205 guild members. p&p), cheques payable to the RNLI. lifeboats. Acrobatic stunt displays Mr Battie proved a very popular really had stomachs churning when speaker and gave an interesting and two women 'wing-walkers' looped informative talk. the loop while strapped to the wings The guild celebrated its silver jubi- of a biplane! lee last year and under the chair- Note: West Kirby inshore lifeboat manship of Mrs Pearl Lynch £18,000 celebrated its 25th anniversary last was raised. year - and was the busiest station in the north west in 1990. Mermaid ball From its opening in 1966 to its 25th The 1991 Mermaid Ball, held at the birthday, West Kirby's D class lifeboat London Hilton, raised a staggering had responded to 325 calls and saved £96,000. The evening's fund raising 138 people. included the chance to bid for parts of a D class lifeboat. The Countess of Normanton, 1991 ball chairman, was The Fund Raisers delighted with the result and praised I uatc lor copy to appear in her committee for their tireless dedi- cation and hard work which resulted in a fun fund raising evening. issue of Tin- LIIHBO 15 May 1992 Right: Mrs Aisher (chairman of the Central London committee), the Countess of Normanton (1991 ball chairman) and Mrs Christie (ball vice chairman). 203 Around the Fund Raising Regions A list of branches and guilds from the Greater London and Eastern Regions

GREATER LONDON Hoddesdon and Rye Park Knebworth RNLI Letchworth 202 Lambeth Road Marsworth London SE1 7JW Much Hadham Tel 071-928 5742 Oxhey and Carpenders Park Regional Organiser, Miss A. Wilkins Royston Pinner Chiltern St Albans Rayners Lane Denham Stevenage London Shepperton Gerrards Cross Tring Camberwell Staines and Ashford High Wycombe Ware Central Stanmore Marlow Watford Chiswick and Hammersmith Sunbury Olney Welwyn Garden City City Twickenham and District Princes Risborough Weston Clapham, Battersea and Wandsworth Wembley and District Wing Dulwich West Drayton and Uxbridge Winslow Haling Lincolnshire Wolverton Stamford East Sheen and Barnes Eltham and District Surrey Banstead Finchley and Friern Barnet Cambridgeshire Norfolk Carshalton Cambridge Greenwich Attleborough Chipstead Chatteris Hampstead Aylsham Claygate Ely Hampstead Garden Suburb Brancaster Hendon Cobham Huntingdon Cromer Branch Hornsey Coulsdon, Kenley and Purley March Cromer Guild Croydon Islington Peterborough Dereham Epsom and District St Ives Kensington Diss 3sher St Neots Lewisham Downham Market Kinchley Wood Whittlesey Leytonstone Fakenham Kingston-upon-Thames Wisbech North Chingford Gt Yarmouth and Gorleston Branch Essex Happisburgh Vlerton and Morden Putney and Roehampton Benfleet Harleston Guild Vlitcham St Marylebone Billericay Holt vlolesey Streatham and Norbury Braintree Hunstanton Branch Oxshott Tooting and Balham Brentwood Hunstanton Guild Totteridge Xichmond-upon-Thames Brightlingsea King's Lynn Willesden Sanderstead Bumpstead North Walsham Wimbledon Surbitoa Burnham-on-Crouch Branch Norwich Branch Sutton, Cheam and Worcester Park Wood Green Burnham-on-Crouch Guild Norwich Guild Tadworth Woolwich Canvey Island Sheringham Branch Thames Ditton Chelmsford Branch Sheringham Guild Essex Wallington Clacton on Sea Branch Swaffham Clacton on Sea Guild Thetford Barking and Dagenham Colchester Watton Gidea Park Dunmow Harold Wood EASTERN ENGLAND Wells next the Sea Branch Epping Wells next the Sea Guild Hornchurch and Rainham Wroxham Ilford RNLI, Great Wakering Halstead Loughton Spooners Lane, Wymondham Harlow Romford Hadleigh, Special Events Team Suffolk Harwich and Dovercourt Branch Suffolk Harwich and Dovercourt Guild Upminster and Cranham IP7 5EZ Aldeburgh Branch Maldon Woodford and Wanstead Tel (0473) 822837 Aldeburgh Guild Regional Organiser, G.E. Price Mersea Guild Beccles Mistley and Manningtree Brandon Hertfordshire Ongar Barnet Bungay Bedfordshire Rayleigh Bury St Edmunds Bushey and Bushey Heath Ampthill Rochford Cheshunt Eye Bedford Saffron Walden Felixstowe Cuffley 3iggleswade Southend-on-Sea Elstree and Borehamwood Framlingham Dunstable Southminster Guild Hadleigh Potters Bar Gamlingay, Sandy and District Thurrock Halesworth ^eighton Buzzard Tiptree Haverhiil Kent ^uton and District Walton and Frinton Branch Ipswich Beckenham (Duse River Walton and Frinton Guild Lavenham Bexleyheath !5harnbrook West Mersea Lowestoft Branch Biggin Hill 'Jhefford Guild Wickford Lowestoft Guild Bromley and District stopsley Witham Newmarket Chislehurst 5utton Southwold and Dunwich Branch Crayford and Erith Districts Toddington Hertfordshire Southwold and Dunwich Fund Orpington and District Albury Raising Branch Petts Wood and Grays Juckinghamshire Baldock Southwold Museum Sidcup \ylesbury Berkhamsted Stowmarket and Needham Market Welling Seaconsfield Bishop's Stortford Sudbury West Wickham Sletchley Chipperfield Thedwastre Sourne End Chorleywood and Rickmansworth Walberswick Middlesex Brill Harpenden Woodbridge Enfield Lifeboat Club Buckingham Hatfield Harrow BuckJand HemeJ Hempsread Hounslow Central Milton Keynes Hertford Northwood Chalfonts Hitchin

204 This Way Up The ability of a modern lifeboat to self-right after a capsize is a valuable safety feature, but just how is this achieved? Mike Floyd sets out to explain the principles behind a modern self-righting lifeboat without recourse to diagrams or too much technical language...

Standing on a storm-lashed shoreline it is possible to begin to appreciate the immense power of large waves. These are waves which can batter a concrete pier into oblivion, smash brick buildings and erode a granite cliff - yet a lifeboat must be designed to go to sea in them. No vessel can simply resist such forces, she must live with them, rolling with the punches and accepting that the time may come when she is simply overwhelmed by the might of the sea. The trick is to ensure that a lifeboat survives when she is overwhelmed, returning to the fray in a fit state to carry on. Strength and reliability are part of the equation, but the ability to come out fighting relies on being upright, an aspect of design which is very special to lifeboats and which is not as simple as it might seem. A boat floating quietly in still water may look tranquil, but in fact she is carrying out a complex balancing act. Her weight, acting downwards, is being balanced exactly by another force pushing upwards — a force which prevents her from sinking further into the water and acts to keep her upright and floating level fore- and-aft. Eureka! It was Archimedes who first postulated that a floating object displaces its own weight of water (hence the term 'displacement' when describing the weight of a boat) and it is this displaced water trying to return to The high superstructure of an Arun class lifeboat may make her look 'top heavy' to some its previous position which provides the upward force, eyes, but is the key to her ultimate stability and safety. known as 'buoyancy'. will be required to heel her over, or capsize her. Just as weight can be 'averaged' and assumed to act Although the centre of gravity of the boat is fixed through a single point called the 'centre of gravity', so once she is built (determined among other things by buoyancy - essentially the immersed volume of the her construction and the weight and position of boat — can be 'averaged' in the same way and be engines and equipment) the position of the point thought of as acting through another single point through which buoyancy acts is constantly on the called the 'centre of buoyancy'. It is the relative posi- move when different parts of the hull are immersed by tion of these two points which determines whether a heeling or wave action. boat will float level and upright, and how much force The total volume of boat in the water will remain

It may be hard to believe, but the same self-righting principle applies to these two lifeboats, separated by more than 125 years of development. The sails and oars may have given way to turbocharged diesels, but the raised fore-and-aft boxes on Wolverhampton (left), stationed at The Mumbles from 1866 to 1883, perform the same function as the superstructure on the 1991 FA B 3 prototype (right). Both provide volume, and thus potential buoyancy, where it is needed to right the boat from a capsize. Photo: (left) Graham Fan Archive

205 This Way Up continued roughly constant, in order to provide a balancing 'returning push', but the ever-shifting relationship between the two centres - one fixed, one moving - affects the way in which a boat behaves in waves, and also determines whether she will be self-righting. The relationship is extremely complex, but in essence the centre of gravity will always try to tip the boat one way or another until it is directly above the centre of buoyancy, and boats are designed so that this is the natural position when they are safely upright in the water, level fore-and-aft and from side to side. Should a boat capsize, the centre of either force could An effective but less elegant self-righting method. Inflating an air-bag, seen here on a 52ft Barnett, moves the centre of buoyancy to right the boat, but its bulk is less than be moved artificially to bring her back onto an even convenient if left inflated. keel. The centre of gravity could be moved temporarily by shifting ballast (often water) inside the hull, or the This aim has exercised the minds of lifeboat design- centre of buoyancy could be moved artificially by, for ers for the past 200 years, for every aspect of boat example, inflating an air bag under the water. design is linked and, as the early designers discovered, However both systems have their disadvantages. making a boat self-righting from a capsize could make Moving ballast involves a complicated system of tanks, her 'tender' (easily heeled), uncomfortable and diffi- pipes and valves, and also has the practical disadvan- cult to work aboard when upright in normal service. tage of bringing corrosive seawater inside the boat. Air The 19th century lifeboats used heavy keels to keep bags are relatively simple to add to many types of boat the weight low and had raised fore and aft end-boxes but, although the self-righting ability remains so long (which gave them their distinctive appearance) to raise as the bag is left inflated, they are basically a once-only the buoyancy as far as possible when inverted. These system and have to be stowed and the system re- boxes could not be too high, as they would obstruct charged with gas before re-use. visibility and provide too much wind resistance, so to Automatic be sufficiently unstable when upside down the boats A more elegant solution is to make the boat inher- had to be relatively narrow - with the disadvantage ently self-righting, by ensuring that the centres of that they were also less stable when the right way up. gravity and buoyancy move automatically to positions To retain relatively wide, and therefore stable, hulls that bring the boat upright. which are still self-righting the buoyancy must be The principle used for modern lifeboats was well pushed still higher to give greater leverage, in fact so known even in the 1850s: keep the centre of gravity high that it cannot be accommodated in the hull at all. low, and ensure that the centre of buoyancy moves This is the clue to the modern breakthrough which outward as the boat heels to exert its returning push gives stable, yet still self-righting, hulls - thinking up on the 'downhill' side of the boat. This can be beyond the hull itself and using the superstructure to achieved by positioning buoyancy high up, so that provide this extra buoyancy. when the boat is heeled it is further 'out' and therefore It is, therefore, tall and bulky superstructures which has greater leverage. When the boat is upside down give lifeboats their ultimate stability, even though the the weight is high above the buoyancy and the boat is seemingly top-heavy look leads many to assume that it unstable and will 're-capsize' into an upright position. detracts from it.

Almost every aspect of boat design is linked. A larger lifeboat, like the Arun or new FAB self-righting calculations. This is one reason why the Arun and FAB 3 (left) have a prototypes, needs a cut-away section amidships to bring the deck close enough to the proportionally greater superstructure volume than the smaller classes of lifeboat such as water to recover survivors. This cut-away section removes volume trom the hull at a point the Tyne (right) and Mersey - whose deck is low enough to recover survivors from the where it would be most useful - and volume is 'buoyancy', complicating the stability and water without the need for cut-out sections at the deck edge.

206 The large volume of the superstructure of the Mersey class, pictured nght. cannoi be pushed any further into the water by the fixed weigh) ol the boat Although completely upside down as [he strops are released it is deaf that the boat is very unstable m this position as she is balanced precariously on the cabin top and a small section o< deck at the bow She wifl re- capsize into the upright position in a mane* ol seconds

Photographs of self-righting trials - which all new boats have to undergo - show clearly that the sealed superstructure of a modern lifeboat provides so much extra buoyancy that it is impossible for them to stay capsized. The huge extra volume of the superstructure The superstructure must be sealed during a capsize, simply refuses to be pushed far underwater by the yet both engines and crew need fresh air (the engines fixed weight of the boat, and the lifeboat is so unstable in very large quantities for combustion of the fuel), when inverted and trying to float on the relatively and stale air and diesel exhaust have to be vented narrow superstructure that she rights herself within a outside the boat when running normally. matter of seconds. Special vents have therefore been developed to The key words are of course 'sealed superstructure', ensure that neither crew nor engines suffocate in for if the cabin floods, the buoyancy, and hence self- normal service, yet which prevent water entering righting ability, is lost. should the boat capsize. The very hot exhaust of a Strong, modern materials have made it possible to powerful turbocharged diesel engine presents its own give quite high superstructures the required strength problems in this area, but this is solved by ensuring without excessive weight, and the need for an effective the exit is in the small area of the boat's stern which is seal has led to such things as the watertight doors clear of the water when upright, upside down or at which are now a prominent feature of all lifeboats. The any angle in between. doors must be quick and simple to operate, yet must Specialised seal perfectly when closed. Special engine cut-outs have been used since the Cabin and wheelhouse windows are also part of this earliest self-righting motor lifeboats, and today's seal, and much work has been carried out to ensure versions have been developed to either cut the engines that water pressure during a capsize will not push or return them to idle during a capsize, warning lights them in, nor the force of a breaking wave smash them. coming on to remind the crew that the cut-outs have Neither can the windows be opened, a further safe- operated. guard against breaching this essential watertight seal. The modern lifeboat is therefore a very highly devel- It is only relatively recently that materials such as the oped and extremely specialised vessel. Not only do her immensely strong polycarbonate now used for the designers have to balance weight and strength, speed 'glass' area have made such designs a practical and and seaworthiness, handling and ultimate security but safe proposition. they also have thrust upon them the additional task of Other aspects of the design of an inherently self- ensuring that she will self-right after a capsize. Hardly righting lifeboat must also come under close scrutiny. surprising then that such designs cannot be bought off- the-shelf and that the RNLI's technical and operational sections expend so much time and energy in designing and proving each new class of lifeboat.

Imagine the sealed orange superstructure as a permanently inflated air bag' and it is easier to imagine the upward lorce it is generating as this Tyne class hleooai rolls upright. This view also shows how the height of the upperworks when upright becomes further out" when the boat is knocked down, providing the righting fore* with greater leverage

207 E-U-R-O-P-E-S L-A-R-G-E-S-T

THE EUROPEAN TRADE EXHIBITION FOR SMALL COMMERCIAL CRAFT AND EQUIPMENT EUROPEAN

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5O years ago Today's lifeboatmen

From the pages of the LIFEBOAT WAR BULLETIN No. 7 of March 1942

30 MONTHS OF WAR In the first thirty months of war Life-boats have rescued 4630 lives. They have rescued more lives in thirty months of war than in the last thirteen years of peace. They are rescuing nearly two lives for every life rescued in the last war, and five lives for every one rescued in the twenty years of peace between the two wars.

GOLD MEDAL FOR PETERHEAD The gold medal for gallantry has been awarded to Coxswain John B. McLean, of Peterhead, the silver medal to David F. Wiseman, the motor mechanic, and the bronze medal to each of the other six members of the crew for rescuing the crews of three steamers in a gale, with gusts at over 100 miles an hour, heavy seas, John Devereux, 43, of Kilmore Quay lifeboat station joined blinding snow and intense cold. the crew in 1968 and served as assistant motor mechanic in All three steamers had been driven on the rocks, the years from April 1974 to January 1982, when he was and two of the three rescues were carried out by night. appointed coxswain. In the course of three days and three nights the life- On Christmas Eve 1977, Kilmore Quay's lifeboat ON boatmen were at sea, or standing by on shore, for over 997 Lady Murphy (which served the station from 1972 to 63 hours. This is the first gold medal to be awarded by 1991) capsized twice while on service to reported flares, with the Institution in Scotland for 104 years. the loss of life of crewman Finton Sinnott. For his part in the service, John was awarded the Bronze Medal for courage GOLD MEDAL FOR HARTLEPOOL and determination. The gold medal for gallantry has been awarded to A fisherman by trade, John was awarded the long Lieutenant W.H. Bennison, COM RNVR, coxswain of the service badge in 1990. Hartlepool life-boat, the silver medal to H.W. Jefferson the motor mechanic, and the bronze medal to each of the seven other members of the crew, for rescuing five men from a steamer, which had been driven ashore in a gale and had then broken in half. The two halves were Facts and Figures 200 yards apart in very shallow water. Those on the Provisional statistics as at 25 February 1992 show that stern part were rescued from the shore by the life- during 1991: saving rocket apparatus and those on the bow by the The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 4,935 times life-boat. They were being swept by heavy seas and (an average of more than 13 launches a day) could not have lived much longer. Heavy seas were More than 1,308 lives were saved (an average of breaking all the time in the life-boat and so violent were nearly 4 people saved each day) they that at times she was almost standing on end. Five per cent of all services carried out by lifeboats A NEW TYPE OF LIFE-BOAT were in winds of Force 8 and above Construction began last December on the first of a new Nearly 56 per cent of all services were to pleasure type of motor life-boat, and three more of the type have craft (sail, power and manual pleasure craft) been laid down since. They are a development of the There are 268 lifeboats on station, with a further 94 powerful Watson cabin type of life-boat, 46 feet long in the relief fleet, and and driven by two 40 h.p. Diesel engines, which has a To 31 December 1991, 122,424 lives have been speed of over eight knots and can travel 200 miles at full saved since the RNLI was founded in 1824. speed without refuelling. These new boats will be the first in the Institution's fleet to have the steering wheel amidships instead of at the stern. They will cost about Costs £10,000 each. The cost of running the RNLI in 1991 was £44m. The approximate current cost of building a lifeboat is: SCOTTISH FISHERMEN'S GIFT 16ft D class inflatable - £10,000 Two fishermen of Fifeshire were rewarded by the Insti- 21 ft Atlantic rigid inflatable - £56,000 tution for towing in another boat disabled in rough sea, 38ft 6in Mersey - £650,000 but returned the rewards saying, 'the Institution re- Fast Afloat Boat 4 - £900,000* quires more funds instead of taking donations from it'. Fast Afloat Boat 3 - £1,200,000* "Estimates based on prototypes, production costs may differ 209 Awards to coxswains, crews and shore helpers The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement. Those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations were also awarded an annuity, gratuity or pension. (Service in Inshore Lifeboats is shown by *).

Abersoch: C. Roberts (Crew Member 17.5 years) Gt Yarmouth & Gorleston: T. Tucker (Crew Port Talbot: R.J. Baker (Crew Member 10.5 Arbroath: D. Matthewson BEM (Coxswain Member* 14.5 years) years) 25 years, Second Coxswain 2 years, Crew Hartlepool: I.C.S. Vincent (Crew Member Queensferry: A. Patience (Shore Helper 15 Member 10 years); W.F. Ward (Crew 11.5 years, Crew Member (Harwich) 7 years) years) Member 11 years) Harwich: P. Burwood (Coxswain/Mechanic Ramsgate: T.H. Brown (Crew Member 23 Arklow: G. White (Crew Member 27.5 years) 24 years, Reserve Mechanic 1 year. Shore years, Crew Member* 16 years); F.W. Barmouth: V.J. Jones (Crew Member 17 years, Helper 6 years) Stanford (Crew Member 30.5 years, Crew Crew Member* 16 years); P.H. Phillips Hastings: J.K. Ronchetti (Crew Member* 20 Member* 15.5 years); D.T. Cooper (Emer- (Coxswain 2 years, Second Coxswain 2.5 years, Crew Member 8 months) gency Mechanic 16.5 years, Crew Member 5 years, Crew Member 11 years, Crew Howth: K.J. Jameson (Crew Member* 14 years, Crew Member* 15.5 years) Member* 10 years) years); T. O'Rourke (Second Coxswain 3 Ramsey: R.B.H. Crowe (Assistant Mechanic Barry Dock: C.H. Da vies (Crew Member years, Crew Member 7.5 years); M. Hunt 14 years, Crew Member 6.5 years) 14.5 years) (Crew Member 10 years); P.M.C. Goodbody Rosslare Harbour: B.J. Wickham (Crew Blackpool: D.G. Canham (Crew Member (Mechanic 8.5 years, Crew Member 3 years) Member 20.5 years) 15.5 years) Hoylake: K.R. Millet (Crew Member 20 years) St Bees: J. Southam (Crew Member 20.5 Broughty Ferry: W. Findlay (Assistant Ilfracombe: D.W.G. Clemence (Coxswain 19 years) Mechanic 30.5 years, Crew Member* 4 years) years, Second Coxswain 3 months. Crew St Catherine: P. Jeune (Crew Member* 13.5 Buckie: G.C. Stewart (Mechanic 4 years, Member 18 years, Bronze Medal 1984) years); A.R. Able (Crew Member* 15 years) Assistant Mechanic 6 months, Crew Member Islay: N.R. Campbell (Crew Member 10 St Davids: S. Rees (Crew Member 12 years) 7 years) years, Assistant Mechanic 6.5 years) St Marys: R.J. Terry (Coxswain 6 years, Burry Port: F.L. Cross (Crew Member Kinghorn: C. Tulloch (Crew Member 25 Second Coxswain 1 year, Crew Member 20 17 years); A.M.P. Phillips (Crew Member 18 years); D. Dick (Crew Member* 16 years) years, Shore Helper 3 years); W. Burrow years) Kippford: R. Hesketh (Crew Member 15 years) (Mechanic 29 years, Reserve Mechanic Calshot: J. Horton (Coxswain 14 years, Crew Kirkwall: R.M. Hall (Crew Member 23 years) (Clovelly) 6 years, Shore Helper 2 years, Member 7 years) Lerwick: A.T. Sinclair (Second Coxswain 9 Bronze Medal 1967, Bronze Medal Second Cardigan: R. Reynolds (Crew Member* 16 years, Crew Member 3 years) Service Clasp 1970) years) Little and Broad Haven: P.R. Gibson (Crew Salcombe: M.B. Read (Crew Member 15.5 Clogher Head: J. Burke (Mechanic 6.5 years, Member 23.5 years) years) Assistant Mechanic 18.5 years) Littlestone-on-Sea: F. Hill (Crew Member 18 Sennen Cove: J. Chope (Crew Member 34 Criccieth: W.T. Jones (Crew Member 11 years); J.-B. Snoad (Crew Member 11.5 years) years, Shore Helper 14 years) years); P. Williams (Crew Member 22 years) Littlehampton: GJ. Warminger (Crew Shoreham Harbour: J. Landale (Coxswain Cromer: J. Bridges (Assistant Winchman 10 Member 18.5 years) 1.5 years, Second Coxswain 9 years, Crew years) Llandudno: G. Jones (Crew Member 10 Member* 12 years) Donaghadee: W.T. Lennon BEM (Second years, Crew Member* 24 years); B. Jones Skegness: T. Wallis (Crew Member 17.5 Coxswain 2 years, Coxswain 8 years, Crew (Crew Member 14.5 years, Crew Member* 15 years, Crew Member* 8 years); P.D. Green Member 27 years) years); M. Crawford (Crew Member* 16.5 (Crew Member 10.5 years) Douglas: S. Buttery (Crew Member 14 years) years, Assistant Tractor Driver 2 years) Skerries: L.F. Murray (Crew Member 10 Eastbourne: C.F. Burden (Crew Member 20.5 Longhope: V. Leslie (Crew Member 13 years) years) years, Crew Member* 12 years); J.A. Hall Lytham St Annes: K. Smith (Crew Member Southwold: D.B. Kennard (Crew Member 9 (2nd Assistant Mechanic 12 years, Bowman 4 25.5 years, Crew Member* 8 years); R. years, Shore Helper 11 years) years, Crew Member 5.5 years, Crew Thistlethwait (Crew Member 24.5 years, Staithes and Runswick: D.G. McKenna Member* 3.5 years); A. Walker (Crew Crew Member* 22 years); D. Chester (Crew (Crew Member 10 years) Member 4.5 years, Crew Member* 19 years); Member 10.5 years, Crew Member* 5.5 years) Sunderland: M.A. Tighe (Crew Member 18 G.F.E. Cole (Coxswain/Mechanic 7 years, 2nd Mablethorpe: B.F. Tuplin (Crew Member years, Crew Member* 10.5 years); P. Milburn Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic 2 years, Crew 20 years) (Assistant Mechanic 8 years, Crew Member Member 16 years, Shore Helper 4 years) Mallaig: A. Mackinnon (Crew Member 10.5 years, Crew Member* 6 years) Exmouth: A.P. Sargeant (Crew Member* 10 13 years) Swanage: J.E. Corben (Crew Member 15.5 years) Moelfre: E.A. Jones (Mechanic 17.5 years, years, Shore Helper 3 years) Falmouth: D.A. McLellan (Mechanic 8 years, Crew Member 3.5 years, Crew Member* Teesmouth: R. Easton (Assistant Mechanic Crew Member 4 years); J J.C. Barton (Coxswain 14 years) 10 years, Crew Member 13 years, Shore 2 years, Second Coxswain 3 years, Crew Member Newhaven: R. Patten (Crew Member 10 years) Helper 1 year) 9 years, Crew Member* 5 years) Newquay: R. Stokes (Crew Member 13 years) Thurso: J.D. Manson (Second Coxswain 14.5 Filey: K.J. Rennie (Assistant Mechanic 3.5 North Sunderland: A. Hall (Crew Member years, Crew Member 6.5 years) years, Crew Member 5.5 years, Crew 38 years) Torbay: D. Rundle (Crew Member 10.5 Member* 10 years); D.E. Baker (Tractor Padstow: B. Murt (Crew Member 10 years) years, Crew Member* 8 years); A.L.V. Driver 25 years) Peel: G.L.C. McPherson (Crew Member 11 Curnow BEM (Coxswain 13 years, Crew Fishguard: D.J. Mortimore (Crew Member 6 years); S. Large (Crew Member 11.5 years) Member 8 years, Crew Member* 21 years) years, Second Coxswain 5.5 years) Peterhead: J.B. McLean (Coxswain/ Troon: T.R. Brown (Crew Member 17 years) Flamborough: K.T. Hanson (Emergency Mechanic 5 years, Second Coxswain/ Walmer: B.G. Brown BEM (Mechanic 20 years, Mechanic 8 years, Winchman 4.5 years) Mechanic 1 year, Crew Member 33 years) Coxswain/Mechanic 8 years, Acting Fleetwood: S.J. Musgrave (Second Coxswain Plymouth: J. Dare (Coxswain 19 years, Coxswain/Mechanic 1 year) 11.5 years, Crew Member 10 years, Crew Second Coxswain 5 years, Crew Member 7 West Kirby: J.L. Curry (Crew Member 20 Member* 16.5 years); A.J. Whittaker years, Crew Member* 13.5 years, Bronze years) (Assistant Winchman 2 years, Emergency Medal 1974) Weston-super-Mare: P. Holder (Crew Mechanic 14 years, Crew Member 8.5 years); Portaferry: J. Harrison (Crew Member 11.5 Member 16.5 years) D. Bolland (Crew Member 22.5 years, Crew years) Wicklow: J. Barry (Emergency Mechanic 8 Member* 8.5 years) Porthcawl: J.K. Jones (Crew Member* 20 years) years, Winchman 4.5 years) Fraserburgh: D. Ritchie (Winchman 13.5 years); Port St Mary: D. McCutcheon (Assistant Yarmouth: B.D.A. Misken (Assistant C.T. Duthie (Assistant Mechanic 9 years, Mechanic 16.5 months, Crew Member 10.5 Mechanic 11 years, Second Coxswain 6 Crew Member 8 years) years, Crew Member* 13 years) months, Crew Member 2.5 years)

210 AUGUST, SEPTEMBER LIFEBOAT SERVICES AND OCTOBER 1991

Aberdeen, Grampian Blyth, Northumberland Eastbourne, East Sussex D class: October 27 44ft Waveney ON 1079: October 6 37/f 6/11 Rather ON 1055: August 1 (twice), 4, 9,13, Aberdovey, Gwynedd D class: September 1 and 27 18, September 5, 7, 18, 20, 27 and October 19 Atlantic 27: August 8,11 (twice), 12, 21, 25, 31, Borth, Dyfed D class: August 4 (twice), 10 (twice), 17 (three September 3 and October 6 D class: August 12, 28, 30 (twice), 31, September 1 times), 18 (three times), 29, 31 (twice), September 5, Abersoch, Gwynedd and October 11 8,11, 18,19, 22 (three times), 26, October 3 (twice), Atlantic 21: August 16 (twice), 23 (three times), Bridlington, Humberside 19 and 24 September 12, 29 and October 29 72m Mersey ON 1124: August 9,10,11 and 21 Exmouth, South Devon Aberystwyth, Dyfed Relief Urn Mersey ON 1148: September9, 16 and 33ft Brede ON 1088: August 1 and October 31 C class: August 11,12, 19, 22, 25 and 26 October 11 Relief 33ft Brede ON 1090: August 23, 25, 29, Aith, Shetland D class: August 4, 6, 7 (three times), 9 (twice), 10, September 28 (three times), 30 and October 10 52/f Ariin ON 1 WO: September 26 and October 13 11 (twice), 16,17,18, 23 (twice), September 5, 7,13 D class: August 2,10, 25, 28, 29, 30, September 1 Aldeburgh, Suffolk and 22 (three times) (twice), 18, 20, 30 and October 31 37ft Sin Rather ON W68: September 4 Brighton, East Sussex Eyemouth, Borders D class: August 4 and 17 Atlantic 21: August 4, 6, 9,12,15,17 (three times), 44ft Waveney ON 1026: August 10 (twice), 27, Alderney, Channel Islands 21, 22, 30, 31 (twice), September 4, 22, 25 and September 7,11,12 (twice), 23 and October 13 44ft Wavem-y ON 1045: August 6 (twice), 8,16, 30, October 13 Falmouth, Cornwall 31 (twice), September 1, 7,10,15, 30 and October 14 Broughty Ferry (Dundee), Tayside 52ff Arun ON 1058: August 21, 28 (twice), 31 and Relief 44ft Waivney ON 1003: October 29 52/f Arun ON 1056: August 26 September 14 Amble, Northumberland D class: August 11 (three times), 26, September 13 Atlantic 21: August 9, 22, 23 (twice), 26, 28 (three 44ft Waivney ON 1004: August 18, 23 and (twice) and 28 times), 30 (twice), 31 (twice) and September 3 September 15 Buckie, Grampian Filey, North Yorkshire D class: August 1, 23 and October 2 52/f. Arun ON 1093: August 17 (twice) and October 26 Relief 72m Mersey ON 1148: August 9 Angle, Dyfed Bude, Cornwall 72m Mersey ON 7770: September 13, October 23, 47ft Tyne ON 7174: August 7, 22 and October 6 D class: August 4,12, 21, 27, 30, 31, September 4, 24 and 28 ' Anstruther, Fife 10 and 25 D class: August 9,10,18 (twice), September 5 and 13 Relief 37ft 6in Rather ON 1024: August 11 and 14 Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex Flamborough, Humberside 72m Mersey ON 1174: September 14 D class: August 4,11,15 and September 22 37/f Oakley ON 972: September 21, October 28 and 29 Appledore, North Devon Burry Port, Dyfed Eleetwood, Lancashire 47ft Tyne ON 1140: August 16 (three times), 21, 22 D class: August 21, 31 and September 14 47ft Tyne ON 1156: August 3, 4,17, September 4, and October 5 Calshot, Hampshire 13,14 (three times), 28 and October 22 Atlantic 21: August 6,16, 22, 26, September 8,10, 33ft Brede ON 1104: August 9,15, 25, September D class: August 4, September 2, 4, 25, October 11, 20 and 25 22 and 28 12 and 29 Arbroath, Tayside Campbeltown, Strathclyde Flint, Clwvd D class: August 11 Relief 47ft Tyne ON1146: August 3,12 (twice) and 15 D class: August 5, 24, September 9 and 14 Arklow, Co Wicklow 52ft Anm ON 1059: August 28 (twice), 29, Fowey, Cornwall Relief 44ft Waivney ON 1005: August 24 and September 1, 7,13,16,18,19, 22 and October 31 44ft Waveney ON 1028: August 7,10, 21, 22, 23, September 17 Cardigan, Dyfed September 4 and October 29 44ft Waveney ON 1029: October 17 C class: August 2, 25 and 30 Fraserburgh, Grampian Arran (Lamlash), Strathdyde Oacton-on-Sea, Essex 47ft Tync ON 1109- August 2, October 14 and C class: August 11,14, September 8 and 16 D class: August 3, 7,13,14,17 (three times), 31, 26 (twice) Arranmore, Co Donegal September 14, 24 and October 17 Galway Bay, Co Galway 47ft Tyne ON 1111: August 19, September 27 and Atlantic 21: August 9,12, 21, 22, 28, 30, September Relief 52ft Anm ON 1150: August 4, 7,13 (twice), October 14 4,14, October 1, 5, 9,19 and 27 16, 18, 27, 29 (twice), September 2, 8,12 and 30 Atlantic College (St Donat's Castle), S. Glamorgan Cleethorpes, Humberside 52ft Arun ON mS: October 9 and 19 Atlantic 21: September 2 and 8 (twice) D class: August 11 (twice), 21, 27 and 31 Girvan, Strathclyde Ballycotton, Co Cork Clifden, Co Galway 33ft Brede ON 1105: August 7, 8 (twice), 28, 52ft Arm ON 7067: August 6,15,17,19, 28 (twice), C class: August 13 September 3, 13, 26 and October 15 30, September 8 and October 13 Clogher Head, Co Louth Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk Baltimore, Co Cork 37ft Oakley ON 978: September 11 44ft Waveney ON 1065: August 3,10,18 and 47ft Tyne ON 1137: August 4 (twice), 14,15,22,30 Conwy, Gwynedd September 7 and September 12 D class: October 25 Relief 44ft Waveney ON 1002: October 16 Ballyglass, Co Mayo Courtmacsherry Harbour, Co Cork Atlantic 21: August 9,10,12 and 19 52ft Anm ON 1159: August 3 and September 8 48ft Bin Solent ON 1011: August 4, 8, September 4, Happisburgh, Norfolk Relief 52ft Anm ON 1150: October 30 (twice) 15 and 16 D class: August 10,12 and September 3 Bangor, Co Down Courtown, Co Wexford Hartlepool, Cleveland Atlantic 21: August 4,10,17, 20, 24, 26, 31, D class: August 17 44ft Waveney ON 1044: August 18 and 23 September 17, October 5 and 11 Criccieth, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: September 22 and 28 Barmouth, Gwynedd C class: August 16, 22, 29 and 30 Harwich, Essex 37ft 6in Rather ON 1063: August 22 and October 15 Cromer, Norfolk Relief 44ft Waveney ON 1002: August 7,15,16 and 17 D class: August 2,4,7,22,30, September 15,20 and 28 D class: August 2 and 15 44ft Waveney ON 1060: September 22 and October 24 Barra Island, Western Isles Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear Atlantic 21: August 8,12,16,17,18, 21,22, 52ft Ann, ON 1143: August 30, 31, September Atlantic 21: August 26 and September 30 September 3, 24, 29, October 2 (twice) and 9 14 and 27 Donaghadee, Co Down Hastings, East Sussex Barrow, Cumbria 52/f Anm ON 1107: August 22, September 1, 3,15 72m Mersey ON 1125: August 1, 3 and 11 47ft Tyne ON 1117: August 8, 26, September 2, and October 16 Relief 12m Mersey ON 1162: August 18, 29 and Sand'lS Douglas, Isle of Man September 2 D class: August 26 and September 2 47/f Tyne ON 1147: October 1,17, 29 and 30 D class: August 3, 4, 10,11,18, 26, 30 and Barry Dock, South Glamorgan Dover, Kent September 4 (twice) Relief 52ft Anm ON 1071: August 7,11,14 (twice), 50/f Thames ON 1031: August 11,13,17, 21, 22, 23, Hayling Island, Hampshire September 12, 22 (twice), October 2 and 10 29, September 1, 21, 24, 28, October 2,10 and 16 Atlantic 21: August 1, 10 (twice), 11, 26, 28 (three Beaumaris, Gwynedd Dunbar, Lothian times), 29, 30 (four times), 31, September 28 (six Atlantic 21: August 21, September 6, 8,11, 22, 27, 48ft din Solent ON 1020: August 24 and October 8 times), October?^ and 17 30, October 5, 8, 29 (twice), 30 and 31 D class: August 3,18, 23, 24 (twice), 27, 29 and Helensburgh, Strathclyde Bembridge, Isle of Wight October 8 Atlantic 21: August 2, 11 (twice), 15, 21, 24, 47ft Tyne ON 1126: August 8, September 21, 23, 28 Dungeness, Kent September 6 (twice), 28, October 2, 6 and 19 (twice) and October 20 37ft Bin Rather ON 1048: August 9,10, September Holyhead, Gwynedd D class: August 8, 9, September 5, 8,13,17, 26 and 10 and October 10 47/f Tyne ON 1095: August 7 (twice), 8,16, October 23 Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin 23, 25, 26, September 2, 5, 6, 7,11, 21, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland 44ft Wavency ON 1036: August 2,13,14,15, October 11 and 29 Atlantic 21: August 26, September 6,12 and September 9, 21 and October 10 D class: August 16 and September 8 October 3 D class: August 2,13,18 (twice), 30, October 12 and 23 Horton and Port Eynon, West Glamorgan Blackpool, Lancashire Dunmore East, Co Waterford D class: August 24, 25 and September 18 D class: August 5 (twice), September 4 (twice), 14 44ft Waveney ON 1035: August 8,19, 20, 22, 24, 25 Howth, Co Dublin (four times), October 15 (twice) and 26 and September 11 D class: August 14,19, September 5 and October 23

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Hoylake, Merseyside Margate, Kent Port Isaac, Cornwall 12m Mersey ON 1163: August 19, September 15 37ft 6in Rather ON 1046: August 2,13,17, 26, 27, D class: August 4, 6, 7,12,16, 21, 26 (twice), and 21 (three times) September 11 and 17 29 (twice), 30 (twice), 31 (twice), September 9, Humber, Humberside D dass: August 3,11,13, 20 (twice), 27, 31, October 5 and 21 52ft Arun ON 1123: August 26 (twice), 30, September 3, 4,12, 22 and October 6 Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway September 1, 5, 8, 9,12, 25, 26, October 6, 9 Minehead, Somerset 47ft Tyne ON 1151: August 1,13,15, 24, 28, (twice), 16, 24 and 27 Atlantic 21: August 8 and September 16 September 13, October 9 and 16 Hunstanton, Norfolk D class: September 16 Portree, Isle of Skye Atlantic 21: August 4, 7, 9 (twice), 26, 27, 30, Moelfre, Gwynedd 44ft Waveney ON 7042: August 14 September 1 (twice) and 21 47ft Tyne ON 1116: September 6, 27 and Relief 44ft Waveney ON 1034: August 20 Ilfracombe, North Devon October 6 Portrush, Co Antrim 72m Mersey ON 2265: August 5,18 (twice), 23, 29, D class: August 3,10,16 (twice) and 52ft Arun ON 1070: August 4, 5, 6,11 (twice), 17, September 16 and October 8 September 27 18,19, 25, 26 (twice), 30, 31, September 1, 5 and 14 D dass: August 2, 5, 8 (twice), 12 (twice), 21, Montrose, Tayside Portsmouth (Langstone Harbour), Hampshire September 4, 6, 8, 11 and 16 47ft Tyne ON 1152: August 8, September 25, Atlantic 21: August 1,11,13,18,19, 28, 31, Invergordon, Highland October 16 and 24 September 12,15 and October 5 44ft Waveney ON 2033: August 9, 15 (twice), 28 Morecambe, Lancashire D class: August 10,11,13 and September 29 (twice) and 29 (twice) D class: August 19 and September 4 Port St Mary, Isle of Man Islay, Strathclyde Mudeford, Dorset 54ft Arun ON 2052: August 4 (twice), 25, 50ft Thames ON 1032: August 9, 20, 22, October Atlantic 21: August 9,15,16,18, 24, 27, 29, September 18, October 6,11 and 23 12 and 15 September 12,15,16, 22, October 3, 6 and 21 D class: August 4 (twice), 25, October 6 and 23 Kilkeel, Co Down The Mumbles, West Glamorgan Port Talbot, West Glamorgan D class: September 2 47'ft Tyne ON 1096: August 7 D class: August 25 (twice) Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford D class: August 4,11, 26, September 8 and 9 Pwllheli, Gwynedd 37ft Oakley ON 976: August 7,14, 20 (twice), 24 New Brighton, Merseyside 72m Mersey ON 1168: August 22 and October 30 and October 15 Atlantic 21: August 19, 23, 26, 31, September 5, Queensferry, Lothian Kinghorn, Fife 7,19 and 21 Atlantic 21: August 16, 26, September 9,16, C class: August 8,15,16, 25, 28, September 1, Newcastle, Co Down October 16 and 19 6, 8, 9,10,13,14,16, October 5, 6,14 and 19 37/f Oakley ON 974: August 6,12, 27, September Ramsey, Isle of Man Kippford, Dumfries and Galloway 11 and 17 22m Mersey ON1171: August 20, 22, September 26 D class: August 2 and 16 Newhaven, East Sussex and October 11 Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway 52ft Arun ON 1106: August 6,15,18, 29, Ramsgate, Kent Atlantic 21: August 20 (twice) and October 25 September 3, 4,14,15, 20 and 29 (twice) 47ft Tyne ON 1154: August 11, September 7,14 Largs, Strathclyde Newquay, Cornwall and October 11 Atlantic 21: August 3, 4 (four times), 25, September C class: August 3,13,15, 21 (twice), 26, 28 (twice), Atlantic 21: August 9,11,17,19, September 1, 2, 13, 22, 23 and October 6 (twice) 30, September 20 and 26 11,15, October 16 (twice), 27 and 29 Lerwick, Shetland New Quay, Dyfed Red Bay, Co Antrim 52ft Arun ON 1057: August 10,12 (twice), 37ft Oakley ON 973: October 21 C class: August 20, September 22 and October 26 September 9 and October 26 D'class: August 7,12,19, 21 (twice), 24 and Redcar, Cleveland Little and Broad Haven, Dyfed September 2 Atlantic 27: August 6,15, 26, 30, September 1, 6, 8, D class: August 2,11, 21, 25, 26 and North Berwick, Lothian October 5 and 31 September 3 D class: August 3,12,24 (twice), 29 and September 13 D class: August 6, 25, September 1 and October 3 Littlehampton, West Sussex North Sunderland, Northumberland Rhyl, Clwyd Atlantic 21: August 13,17, 25, 30 (twice) and 12m Mersey ON 1173: September 14 D class: August 5,18, 26, September 8 and October 6 September 22 D class: August 8,13 and September 14 Rosslare Harbour, Co Wexford Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent Oban, Strathclyde 52ft Arun ON 1092: August 4 (twice), 10, 28 and Atlantic 21: August 2,10,15 (twice), September 33ft Brede ON 1102: August 4,12,15,19, 21 September 10 1 and 8 (twice), 25, 27, September 5,19, 21, 23 Rye Harbour, East Sussex The Lizard, Cornwall and October 13 C class: August 1, 4 (twice), 8 (three times), 10 47ft Tyne ON 1145: August 9, 21, 30, September 17, Padstow, Cornwall (twice), 13,17, 24, 28, 30 (five times), 31 (four Octobers, 10 and 12 47ft Tyne ON 1094: August 12 (twice), 13, 29 times), September 3, 4, 6 (twice), 8 (twice), 9, Llandudno (Orme's Head), Gwynedd (twice), September 21 and 29 22 and 29 72m Mersey ON 1164: August 23, 26, 27, September Relief 47ft Tyne ON 1142: October 26 St Abbs, Borders 29 and October 25 Peel, Isle of Man Atlantic 21: August 10,19, 25, September 7,11,13, D class: August 10,15 (twice), 27, 31, October 6 Atlantic 21: August 1,11, 20 and September 18 15, 23, October 12 and 23 (twice) and 25 Penarth, South Glamorgan St Agnes, Cornwall Longhope, Orkney D Class: August 3 (twice), 10, 24 (twice), 26, D class: August 7 (twice), 24, 25 (twice), 26, 47ft Tyne ON 1138: August 31 September 7 (twice), 8,13 and 16 September 3 and 8 Lough Swilly (Buncrana), Co Donegal Penlee, Cornwall St Bees, Cumbria D class: August 4,10, September 3, 23 and 52ft Arun ON 1085: August 7, 21 and 28 Cdass: October 20 October 31 Peterhead, Grampian St Catherine, Channel Islands Lowestoft, Suffolk 47ft Tyne ON 1127: August 13,18, September 20 Atlantic 21: August 14, 21, 23, 31, September 1, 47ft Tyne ON 1132: August 7,11,18, September 5 and October 14 16, October 5 and 12 and October 6 Plymouth, South Devon St David's, Dyfed Lyme Regis, Dorset Relief 52ft Arun ON 1086: August 4, 7, 8 (twice), 15, 47ft Tyne ON 1139: August 2, 3, 4,11 and Atlantic 21: August 1 (twice), 7 (twice), 24, 29, 21, 25, 29 and September 6 September 3 September 15 and October 22 52ft Arun ON 1136: September 22 and October 12 St Helier, Channel Islands Lymington, Hampshire Poole, Dorset Relief 47ft Tyne ON 1075: August 14 (three times), Atlantic 21: August 12, 13,15, 29 (twice), 30 and 33ft Brede ON 1089: August 9,13,18, 22, 24, 25 19 and October 5 (twice) September 10 (twice), 28, September 8 (three times), 11, 22, St Ives, Cornwall Lytham St Annes, Lancashire October 6, 26 and 31 22m Mersey ON 1167: August 24, 26 and 47ft Tyne ON 1155: September 14 Boston Whaler: August 13,18,22 (twice), 23, 25 September 25 D class: August 27, 31 and September 14 (three times), 28, 30, September 1, 8,11, October 6, C class: August 6, 21, September 2,16, 21 Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire 26 and 27 (twice), 25 and October 2 D class: August 8 (three times), 9,10 (twice), 11, Portaf erry, Co Down St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 12 (twice), 15 (twice), 24 (twice), September 1, Atlantic 21: August 11,15,17, 22 (twice), 24 (three 52ft Arun ON 1073: August 23, 29 and 7 and 14 times), September 1, 21, October 27 and 31 September 4 Macduff, Grampian Port Erin, Isle of Man St Peter Port, Channel Islands Atlantic 21: August 8,11, September 25 and 37ft 6in Rather ON 998: August 4 (three times), 10, Relief 52ft Arun ON 1108: August 18 (twice), October 12 28 and September 18 22, 24, 31, September 1, 7, 9 (twice), 10,13, 27 Mallaig, Highland Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan (twice) and October 8 52ft Arun ON 1078: August 2, 7, 25, 29 (twice) D class: August 3, 8,11,18, 20, 24, 25, 28, 52ft Arun ON 1025: October 30 (twice) and September 1 September 21, October 4 and 5 Salcombe, South Devon Marazion, Cornwall Porthdinllaen, Gwynedd 47/f Tyne ON 1130: August 8, 24, 25, 29, 31, D class: August 7,14 and 28 47ft Tyne ON 1120: August 4, September 1, 6 and 14 September 6, 19, 28 and October 13

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Scarborough, North Yorkshire Torbay, South Devon Whitby, North Yorkshire 37ft Oakley ON 979: September 12 and 24 54ft Arun ON 1037: August 1, 4 (twice), 11, 21, 23 47ft Tyne ON 1131: August 3, 4,11,15,18, 12m Mersey ON1J75: September 29 and October 28 (three times), 25, 30, September 1, 11, 14, 21, September 3, 28, 29, October 9,16,28 and 29 Selsey, West Sussex October 2, 5 (three times) and 6 (twice) D class: August 11 (three times), 25, 26 and 47ft Tyne ON 7074: August 15, 24 (twice) and D dass: August 1,22,28, September 5 and October 6 September 18 September 16 Tramore, Co Waterford Whitstable, Kent D class: August 4, 10 (twice), 11,17,25, 28 and D dass: August 11, 25 and 30 (twice) Atlantic 21: August 10,13,14,15,17 (twice), 21, October 2 Trearddur Bay, Gwynedd 23, 31 (twice), September 6, 7,12,15, 22, 23,28, Sennen Cove, Cornwall D dass: August 7,10 (twice), 23 (twice), October 24, 26, 27 and 31 Relief 37ft 6in Rather ON 1022: August 1 and 27 September 7 and 14 Wick, Highland Sheemess, Kent Troon, Strathdyde 47/f Tyne ON 1121: September 1, 3 (twice) and 44ft Waveney ON 1027: August 19 (twice), 21, 23 52ft Arun ON1134: September 14 October 28 (twice), 31, September 14, 22, 23, 30, October 13 Relief 52ft Arun ON 1077: October 29 Wicklow, Co Wicklow (twice), 24 and 31 Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear 47ft Tyne ON 1153: August 27, September 4,15, D class: August 9, 25, 30 (twice), 31, September 16, Relief 52ft Arun ON 1081: August 2, 24 and October 1 and 30 23 (twice), 25 and October 3 September 16 (twice) Withernsea, Humberside Sheringham, Norfolk 52ft Arun ON 7061: October 10 and 18 (twice) D class: August 23 and September 3 37ft Oakley ON 986: August 4 and September 7 D dass: August 24, September 8,14 and 16 WorkingLn, Cumbria Shoreham Harbour, West Sussex Valentia, Co Kerry 48ft 6in Solent ON 1021: August 1, October 16, 47ft Tyne ON 1158: August 16,17 and 28 52ft Anm ON 1082: August 6 20 and 25 Relief 47ft Tyne ON 1146: September 19, 20 and 23 Walmer, Kent Yarmouth, Isle of Wight D class: August 15,16 (twice), 17 (three times), 20,27, D dass: August 1,11,17,18, 21 and September 10 52ft Arun ON 1053: August 1,10,13,15,21, 25 September 11,15 (twice), 17, 20, 23 and October 1 Atlantic 21: August 18 and September 1 (three times), 30, 31, September 15 (twice), Silloth, Cumbria Walton and Frinton, Essex October 6 (twice) and 29 Atlantic 21: August 27 and October 25 Relief 48ft 6in Solent ON 1019: August 6, 8,10,11,17 Youghal, Co Cork Skegness, Lincolnshire (twice), 20, 23, September 4,16, October 5, 6 and 7 Atlantic 21: August 24, 25, 29 (twice), September 12m Mersey ON 1166: August 19 and September 48ft 6in Solent ON 1012: October 14 and 20 3, 8,18 and October 31 1 (twice) Wells, Norfolk Lifeboats on Passage D class: August 10,12,16 (twice), 23, 24, 25 12m Mersey ON 1161: August 21 and October Tyne ON 1146: Septembers (twice), September 1 and 17 16 (twice) Arun ON 1077: October 15 Skerries, Co Dublin D class: August 10 (twice), 21, 24 and 25 D class: August 2, 4 (twice), 5 and 16 West Kirby, Merseyside Southend-on-Sea, Essex D class: August 14 (twice), 16 (twice), September Atlantic 21: August 3, 4, 9 (twice), 10 (twice), 15 and 21 Lifeboat Services 15, 21, 23 (twice), 24, 28, 31 (four times), West Mersea, Essex September 1 (three times), 7, 8 (twice), 14 Atlantic 21: August 8,10,17 (twice), 20, 30 August, September and (twice), 22, 23, 26, 28 (twice), 29, October 1 (twice), September 19, 22 and 24 October 1991 Weston-super-Mare, Avon (twice), 5 (twice), 6,13, 27, 28, 30 and 31 The services listed are those for which (three times) Atlantic 21: August 4, September 11, 25 and D dass: August 8,14 (twice), 15,17, 20, 22, 24 October 7 returns had been received at Headquar- (three times), 25 (twice), 26, 28, 29, 30, September 1, D class: August 4, 21, 23 and September 25 ters by 31 January 1992. There may be 8,16, 30, October 13, 24, 28 and 30 Weymouth, Dorset additional services for which returns had Southwold, Suffolk 54ft Antn ON 1049: August 2,10,11, 30, September not been received by that date. Atlantic 21: August 13,15,17 (three times), 24, 28 10, 21, 23, 25, 29, October 8 and 16 (twice), 29, 31, September 2,11 and 17 Staithes and Runswick, North Yorkshire Atlantic 21: August 10,15, September 13 and October 29 Stornoway (Lewis), Western Isles Relief52ftArun ON 1103: August 12, October 3 and 19 Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway D dass: August 5 Stromness, Orkney 52ft Anm ON 1099: August 17 and 29 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear 44ft Waveney ON 1043: August 4, 8, 9, 20, September 24, October 4, 9,19 and 21 D dass: August 1, 7, 9 and 11 Swanage, Dorset Relief 37ft 6in Rather ON 1064: August 6 37ft 6in Rather ON 1023: August 17,19, 22, 24, September 7 and 28 Teesmouth, Cleveland 47ft Tyne ON 1110: August 10,11, 26, 30 (three times), September 1,10,19 and October 11 (three times) Teignmouth, South Devon Atlantic 21: August 1, 2 (three times), 11, 25, 30 (twice), 31 (twice), September 9, 21, October 5 (twice) and 7 Tenby, Dyfed 47ft Tyne ON 1112: August 7 (twice), 14, 28, 29, September 19, 20, 22, October 3 and 19 D dass: August 4, 7, 9,11 (twice), 14, 21 (twice), 23 (three times), 24 (twice), 25, 26, 28, 30, September 1, 8, 20, 24, October 7,11 and 30 Thurso, Highland 52ft Arun ON 1149: September 10,14,15 and 16 (twice) A dramatic shot of Teesmouth's Tyne class lifeboat City of Sheffield during Tighnabruaich, Strathclyde her service to the Swedish vessel Stora Korsnas Link 1 which was on fire D class: September 18, 21 (twice), October with a potentially explosive cargo. 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Martell & Co. and their The spirit of Tradition U.K. distributor The Michel Martell, the seventh House of Seagram generation of the Martell family to are proud of this head this prestigious company, link and look for- founded in 1715, was in England ward to develop- when the announcement was made ing further their to phase out the traditional Naval long standing rum ration in 1970. This included relationship with the provision of rum to Lifeboats the RNLI "on service". Being a lover of tradition and a keen yachtsman, he spontaneously offered to provide the RNLI with Martell Cognac. MARTELL = COGNAC == The Lifeboats have carried Martell The House of Seagram, Pinnacle House, 17 Hartfield Road, ever since for use "on service". London SW19 3SE THE ROYAL EVENT OF THE YEAR! The 40th Anniversary of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II's Accession to the Throne. SIX MAGNIFICENT COMMEMORATIVE PIECES TO HONOUR THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH ll\ ACCESSION TO THE THRONE.

LIMITED EDITION LIMITED 5000 EDITION 500

In 1952 the British people welcomed The Royal Worcester Princess Elizabeth to the Throne with Buckingham Palace Tea Caddy a heart felt fervour that no monarch A new and exciting before had experienced. She has introduction to retained the love and genuine outrange of affection of the nation, and indeed of commemorative the world for FORTY YEARS. pieces. The Tea Caddv depict- a coach arriving at The 40th Anniversary Buckingham Palace. A superb Collection commemorative. Peter Jones China are pleated to offer a number of exclusively c ornmi-MoneJ A limited edition prestigious items in fine bone china and 0(2500. crystal that pay tribute to this, THE MAJOR £49.95 + £2 P&P. ROYAL EVENT OF I«2. The Caithness Crystal Ruby The Royal Residences Plate I Paperweight Famous Royal residences thai are readily Thischarismatic a>sociated with HM Queen Eli:aheth 11 arc ruby paperweight featured around the border of this tine bone features an china plate. The central panel displays a engraving of magnificent colour portrait ot Her Majesty in The Aynsley Windsor Castle national flowers formal robes. Goss China .H its best! Size 8". and a Limited edition 5000 Ruby Vase commemorative £29-95 + £2 P&P The Aynsley ruby vase, skillfully embellished inscription on its with 22 carat gilding, illustrates Windsor faceted face. Castle - Her Majesty's London home. £35 + £2 P&P. The Collectors Mug Careful hand p.iiming over a fine lint- prim This mug from Aynsley China will be a and multiple kiln firings have produced a vase All these piece are exclusive to Peter popular choice for many collectors. of the absolute highest quality for the Jones China - they are NOT AVAILABLE £19-95 + £2 P&P. connoisseur of commemorative china. from any other shop or store. A -trujily controlled worldwide limited Please send your cheque or postal order, or give The Lionhead Beaker edition of 200. £625. us your authority to charge your credit card. Be sure to act promptly to reserve this piece - Thii prestigious piece, the centre of any our Lionhead beakers are usually over collection, can S* purchased in one single payment For all item- other than the Avnslev \'.nc subscribed within a few days of release. The i>t tf-J^ - Alternjnvclv we utYer in mlerv-t free please allow 28 days delivery. ^."^ST"^^ richly gilded Lionhead handles on each side, Mage payment scheme - please appK lor JetaiU. from which the beaker gets its name, offset Please note - Quality work take* time - and Peter Jones China the decorations beautifully. a great deal of time and skill is invested Dept RNL P.O. Box 10, 22 Little WeMgate, A1 tinned edition of ONLY SOO. in each of these vases Each order will be \VAcricldYVFl 1LB. England £17.50 + C2P&P. .K'kmiu lodged with an approx.delivery date. Tel (0924) J62S10. Re«. in England 783518.