Any RNLI here?
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enjo said:
Without wishing to sound gushy, thanks for what you do in your spare time chaps.
Seconded.I've enjoyed countless weeks around the UK's coastline, the majority in Cornwall and have, on several occasions, heard the maroons going off on stormy evenings and felt the hair stand up on the back of my neck, knowing that critical and dangerous events were unfolding. It was always a relief to learn that the lifeboat men and those they'd rescued were all safe. My mother once painted a great picture of the St Ives lifeboat and donated it to the station there to be auctioned.
Great stuff Tom!
I joined up earlier this year after myself and my wife relocated back to our home town (village). It's something I had always wanted to do what with having a love for anything on the water. We have a Tamar, Atlantic 85 and a D class :-) I've met a great bunch of new people and learnt a lot already - keep us posted!
I joined up earlier this year after myself and my wife relocated back to our home town (village). It's something I had always wanted to do what with having a love for anything on the water. We have a Tamar, Atlantic 85 and a D class :-) I've met a great bunch of new people and learnt a lot already - keep us posted!
Hello,
Sorry for the lack of action here.
The station has two substations. The inshore has a D Class and a Hovercraft and the offshore station has an Atlantic 85 and a second D Class.
Due to my day job I sadly missed the first few weeks of training but over the next few weeks will be playing catch up.
The first few weeks appear to have been familiarising ourselves with the station and the various roles within it.
So far, everybody I have met has been brilliant, as is usually the way with volunteer organisations, everybody wants to be there which fosters a great atmosphere.
I've been down once so far to meet a few people, mainly crew and trainers. The breadth of trades is interesting though unsurprisingly many, if not nearly all have some form of maritime or sailing experience, where as I am certainly a blank canvas!
Highlight so far apart from meeting some great people was a training ride on the A85. My first experience of a properly fast small boat.
Pleased to say I didn't fall off or throw up, despite the helms best efforts.
I'm currently preparing and practicing my knots and rope handling skills for next week.
More to come as and when.
Sorry for the lack of action here.
The station has two substations. The inshore has a D Class and a Hovercraft and the offshore station has an Atlantic 85 and a second D Class.
Due to my day job I sadly missed the first few weeks of training but over the next few weeks will be playing catch up.
The first few weeks appear to have been familiarising ourselves with the station and the various roles within it.
So far, everybody I have met has been brilliant, as is usually the way with volunteer organisations, everybody wants to be there which fosters a great atmosphere.
I've been down once so far to meet a few people, mainly crew and trainers. The breadth of trades is interesting though unsurprisingly many, if not nearly all have some form of maritime or sailing experience, where as I am certainly a blank canvas!
Highlight so far apart from meeting some great people was a training ride on the A85. My first experience of a properly fast small boat.
Pleased to say I didn't fall off or throw up, despite the helms best efforts.
I'm currently preparing and practicing my knots and rope handling skills for next week.
More to come as and when.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it. The Atlantics are fun aren't they. We have to make due with a 75 at the mo. Hopefully we are upgrading to a 85 soon. Knots and rope skills are pretty much the biggest thing you need to work at the start. Once you are confident in doing them start practicing in a darkened room. Obviously there will come a time when you'll need to tie them in the dark.
Couple of pics we had taken on Sunday
Photos taken by Steve Duncombe
Couple of pics we had taken on Sunday
Photos taken by Steve Duncombe
Edited by kwaka jack on Saturday 12th November 05:40
Edited by kwaka jack on Saturday 12th November 06:01
This seems like an appropriate for these. I went out on a mackerel fishing trip and the only thing I caught was the lifeboat. Shortly after the first (they have loaded in wrong order!) photo was taken (sorry for the special effect it appeared in haste of taking the photo) the lifeboat passed us rather close for comfort. It's wake put us on our side, and I found myself desperately hanging on looking down at the sea! The lifeboat did radio us to apologise and check everyone was safe before carrying on to the emergency which involved a couple of kayakers.
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