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SAFETY NET How Your Support Helps Fishing Crews to Come Home Safely THE RNLI IS THE CHARITY THAT SAVES LIVES AT SEA ISSUE 615 | SPRING 2016 SAFETY NET How your support helps fishing crews to come home safely PLUS: READ REMARKABLE FATHER OF RESCUES FORECAST Flood teams and lifeboat crews battle the elements The RNLI supporter who made meteorological and maritime history Welcome In this issue The weather was especially unforgiving back in the Winter, RORY STAMP whether it caused inland flooding or offshore accidents. LIFEBOAT EDITOR As you’ll read in our rescue pages, it led to challenging times for our Flood Rescue Team and lifeboat crews. They headed to all sorts of emergencies barometers kept many a fisherman safe. 8 36 – from people trapped in their homes to And on page 30, we explore how this fishermen in danger out at sea. We may charity is helping to make commercial have reached the warmer months now, fishing safer today. There are also tips but our lifesavers continue to prevent on getting into sailing, an interview with tragedies in challenging conditions. a bestselling author and lots of RNLI Many incidents are also avoided news to catch up on. So I hope you because people take precautions. enjoy the magazine – whatever Photo: Alex Hewitt Where would we be, for example, the weather! without accurate forecasting to warn us of extreme weather? Our heritage 10 34 feature pays tribute to the father of forecast and former RNLI committee Editor: Rory Stamp member, Admiral FitzRoy, whose @LifeboatRory 14 24 30 Photo: RNLI/Flood Rescur Team REGULARS IN DEPTH RESCUE 4 NEWS 24 FATHER OF FORECAST 8 SNAPSHOTS New Vice-Chair, New Year How Admiral FitzRoy played his I ncluding Portaferry volunteers Honours and more part in saving lives at sea rushing to the aid of kayakers 23 LIFEBOAT LOTTERY 30 SAFETY NET 10 SINKING IN THE DARK What is the RNLI doing to prevent Fishermen need Angle crew’s help 36 GIVE IT A GO SPRING 2016 ISSUE 615 The RNLI was founded in 1824. Today it provides a 24-hour tragedies in commercial fishing? PICTURED: The RNLI Flood Rescue search and rescue service out to 100 nautical miles from the © RNLI 2016. All rights reserved. Reproduction is permitted Sharing the joys of sailing 12 BROTHERS IN ARMS Team check homes in Cumbria during coast of the UK, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel with the prior consent of the RNLI. Opinions expressed by Islands; on the tidal reaches of the River Thames; and on 34 THE RNLI AND ME L ifeguards rescue bodyboarders authors are not necessarily those of the publishers. Care is the December floods. Photo: RNLI selected inland waterways. It also provides a seasonal lifeguard 38 SIX OF THE BEST Alexander McCall Smith on off a Devon beach taken to ensure that editorial information is correct at the service on appropriate beaches in England, Wales, Scotland, time of going to press but is subject to change. Northern Ireland and Channel Islands; and flood rescue. The Spring reads for everyone writing, sailing and lifeboat crews CONTACT US RNLI is independent from Government and relies on voluntary 14 FOUND IN THE FLOODS Chairman: Charles Hunter-Pease contributions and gifts in Wills for its income. 40 SPECIAL DELIVERY Chief Executive: Paul Boissier For all enquiries, please contact our It is a charity registered in England and Wales (209603) C umbrian family trapped in a and Scotland (SC037736). Registered charity number ‘ It’s a wonderful Lifeboat Editor: Rory Stamp Supporter Care Team by phone on Your letters, posts and tweets flooded bungalow Lifeboat Design: Jon Lotriet 20003326 in the Republic of Ireland. Offshore Editor: Bethany Hope 0300 300 9990, email 42 RNLI FAMILY example of service Offshore Design: Andy Perryman [email protected] or post c/o 16 AT A STORM’S MERCY Front cover photo: RNLI/Nigel Millard Catch up with RNLI people RNLI Headquarters, West Quay Road, to the community’ B ridlington volunteers called to Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HZ. Alexander McCall Smith struggling trawlers 2 Lifeboat Spring 2016 Lifeboat Spring 2016 3 VIEW OUR HONOURS FOR LIFESAVERS Your guide to what's been going Congratulations to the RNLI on in the world of the RNLI volunteers and staff who were AGM recognised in this year’s New Year (IN POOLE, DUBLIN, Honours, for their contribution to Are you ready to give it some welly LONDON OR PERTH) saving lives at sea. this Mayday? Our crews’ iconic 150 boots are the inspiration behind our YEARS OF Would you like to come along to the MBE (Member of the Order fundraising campaign, which this FUNDRAISING RNLI Annual General Meeting? This of the British Empire): year runs from 26 April to 2 May. year, as reported in previous editions of When they rush to the lifeboat the magazine, it’s in a new venue. Our Richard Spindler station and pull those wellies on, AGM has been held at the Barbican in a volunteer of 50 years at many volunteers miss out on time 1.1M London for the past 14 years but 2016 Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station with loved ones. Redcar RNLI heralds a fresh format. We’re moving Ray Chapman volunteer Dave Cocks recalls how he TARGET it out of the city to be by the sea – and Coxswain at Skegness Lifeboat Station was teaching his son Robert to ride a bike near his home when his pager much closer to our headquarters in Lady Rose Crossman went off. Dave asked his wife to look Poole. All RNLI supporters are welcome. President of Berwick-upon-Tweed after Robert while he dashed to the Fundraising Guild station. When Dave returned from Janet Kelly the shout, Robert was riding his bike , former Station Manager without stabilisers, shouting ‘Daddy, 4 700 at Tower Lifeboat Station Daddy, look what I can do.’ Dr Reginald Carr RNLI lifesavers miss moments LIVES Blyth Lifeboat Medical Adviser like that every day. So we’re asking people to show their support for our SAVED Thursday 19 May 2016, 2pm BEM (British Empire Medal): crews this Mayday, and help give The Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre them everything they need to save David Whiteley (pictured) for the Arts, 21 Kingland Road, lives at sea. To register your interest, Coxswain at Hoylake Lifeboat Station Poole, Dorset, BH15 1UG. volunteer to help or find a Mayday FROM OARS TO WATERJETS event taking place near you, What has a 25-knot all-weather craft remarkable target, set by a remarkable We will also be showing a live video visit: RNLI.org/Mayday. powered with waterjets got in common organisation,’ says Paul Boissier, RNLI stream of the event at: with a £300 wooden boat with 10 oars? Chief Executive. ‘Our volunteer crew RNLI Perth Office, Unit 3, They’re both fundraising targets set members have saved thousands of lives Ruthvenfield Grove, Inveralmond WELCOMING THE RNLI’S NEW VICE-CHAIR by The Lifeboat Fund – the UK civil thanks to the kindness and hard work Industrial Estate, Perth, PH1 3GL service charity set up in aid of the RNLI. of civil servants over the years. The RNLI Dublin Office, Airside, Swords, When the fund was set up in 1866, the Shannon they aim to fund is our most Co Dublin Stuart Popham has been appointed as the 35 years, Stuart joined Citigroup in July 2011 first lifeboat funded was Civil Service, capable and advanced class of lifeboat London: Hill Dickinson, The Broadgate RNLI’s new Vice-Chair. ‘I’m honoured to as Vice-Chairman of EMEA Banking. ‘As a which was stationed in Co Wexford yet – and the volunteers at Wells Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London, be given such a fantastic opportunity – to lifelong sailor with family who recognise and saved 122 lives. Now, after funding deserve nothing less. It will replace EC2A 2EW be Vice-Chair for such an amazing charity the real value of the RNLI, I really feel I can 52 lifeboats, the civil service is going their Mersey class lifeboat, which has and important lifesaving service,’ says do my bit to help,’ adds Stuart. further than ever in aid of the charity – to be taken nearly 1.5 miles to launch Spaces are limited, so tickets will be Stuart, who has been on the RNLI Council ‘I look forward to getting to know even in celebration of 150 years of support. when the tide is out. The 25-knot issued on a first-come, first-served since May 2011 and a Trustee since July more about the RNLI and meeting so many The Lifeboat Fund has set its sights Shannon can be launched in shallow basis. Please call 0300 300 9995 (with 2013. After working as a solicitor for over more of the staff and volunteers.’ on raising £1.1M towards a new Shannon waters, straight from the station. This all your supporter number to hand) or class lifeboat at Wells, Norfolk. ‘This is a reduces the time to reach those in need.’ email [email protected] for availability. 4 Lifeboat Spring 2016 Lifeboat Spring 2016 5 COMMUNITY NEWS Words: Philly Byrde, Bethany Hope Longhope WHAT’S ON Details might have changed since going to print, so please check in advance to avoid £3,000 raised from disappointment. To find out what else is on three islands tour near you, see RNLI.org/events. Eyemouth BOAT JUMBLE/CHOIR CONCERT Keeping fundraising going after chaise longue, raised an North Church Hall, Ardrishaig Welcome to your selection of community the Summer is no mean feat, incredible £3,000. ‘The 23 April, 10am–2pm/7.30pm but for some communities it can logistics can be quite Get all your boating kit for the season, followed REPRESENTING news for Scotland.
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