16:30 – Order across the line: Gold Coast Australia, Geraldton Western Australia, Singapore, New York, De Lage Landen, Welcome to Yorkshire, Visit Finland, Qingdao, Edinburgh Inspiring Capital, Derry-Londonderry
16:20 – Still hundreds of boats on the water with the Clipper Race fleet. The teams are hoisting their mainsails and practise vital drills in preparation for race start
The Clipper 11-12 Race fleet arrived in Southampton ahead of Sunday’s start of the 40,000-mile challenge.
A search for two men on an inflatable dinghy was launched by RNLI crews from Kessock and Loch Ness early on Saturday morning after a relative alerted the emergency services.
Saturday was the first day of Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat week. An eight day celebration of our lifeboats and their crews combined with a flurry of fund raising activities. Just as the fundraisers and crew where relaxing after a hectic day a PAN PAN Call was received by Swansea coastguard who immediately paged the volunteer crew.
Newport, RI – USA – The second day of racing at the 2011 Melges 32 North American Championship, hosted by Sail Newport was splendid as three more races were completed leaving Ryan DeVos on Volpe and tactician Ed Baird in the overall lead. Annapolis’ Rod Jabin and tactician Chris Larson aboard Ramrod are standing firm in second. Steve Howe on Warpath, with tactician Mark Ivey are third.
The Commodore of the Royal Southern Yacht Club and the Commanding Officer of The King’s Royal Hussars (KRH), an Armoured Regiment of the British Army have celebrated their formal twinning at a ceremony held at the Club House in Hamble, Hampshire on Friday 29 July.
Weaver fish has three poison spines on its back behind the head. The sting is not usually fatal but can be extremely painful unless treated rapidly. In some cases the sting can cause a very bad reaction, proving fatal where this reaction combines with an existing medical condition.
Date: 28/07/2011
Author: Eleri Davies, Lifeguard Press Officer
RNLI lifeguards in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion have seen a rise of reports of weever fish sting incidences recently as thousands of people flock to the Welsh beaches to enjoy the summer sunshine. Three people were stung by weevers in Tenby yesterday, and a man had a very bad reaction to the weever’s venom on Newgale beach yesterday afternoon.
Southwold RNLI Lifeboat towing “Bolduster” into harbour (Credit RNLI/Carl Slaymaker)
Date: 28/07/2011
Author: Keith Meldrum, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer
Southwold RNLI relief lifeboat towed a stricken yacht to safety on Thursday 28 July. The RNLI relief lifeboat, Duckhams 2001, had been on station only two days before responding to its first shout, with new crew member Joe Barnes on board, also for his first shout.
