Llandudno's new lifeboat grounding at 20 knots!

[tom_sail]

LLandudno has a new lifeboat. Amazing bit of kit. A self powered trailer with a turn table so the lifeboat is recovered facing forwards then span round to launch foward.

Trailer alone cost £800,000.

Not my videos..

Grounding up the rocky beach at 20 knots (skipped to the end)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=naaySRqvkHI

Launching

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0mTTKzw2v0

 

[sarabande]

the carriage and associated systems were built by Supacat not far from me in Devon. The original design was by my long-term friend David Clayton, a brilliant engineer who worked with Issigonis on the Land Crab.

 

[ian38_39]

How do they protect the boat against running it up the beach at that speed? Can't do the hull a lot of good.

 

[tom_sail]

How do they protect the boat against running it up the beach at that speed? Can't do the hull a lot of good.

I'm not 100% sure but the hole it left up the beach was huge! The antifoul didn't last long!

This was only a test to check it withstood this punishment. They will usually recover it on the trailer unless theres a big following sea where they'll drive it up the rocks.

 

[savageseadog]

That's how the Mobo types from Conwy/Deganwy drive their boats

 

[old_salt]

That lot looks like it was done up at the Craig-y-don end beyond the paddling pool why??? they have a proper launch slipway up the town end from the lifeboat house on Loyd St but it is a bit far from the Sea, I think it takes about 10 mins or more to just get there.
So is a new station to be built on the beach.?

 

[tom_sail]

That lot looks like it was done up at the Craig-y-don end beyond the paddling pool why??? they have a proper launch slipway up the town end from the lifeboat house on Loyd St but it is a bit far from the Sea, I think it takes about 10 mins or more to just get there.
So is a new station to be built on the beach.?

You are correct they are building a new lifeboat on the beach next to the paddling pool and this new trailer is going to used. I havn't a clue way, it seems like a waste of money to me. In a north westly craig y don is much more exposed. The all weather hardly gets called out its mostly the ILB. Just seems abit of a waste of the charities money

 

[old_salt]

A link to the RNLIs report:-
http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/press_centre/news_releases/news_release_detail?articleid=706172

 

[Cymrogwyllt]

It is a sight watching the tractor and lifeboat trundling through the town.

Anyone else remember then drowning the tractor? North beach '80 or '81 methinks.

 

[Tintin]

The grounding was impressive, but watching the launch was like watching paint dry - I hope they can go a bit faster when there's a shout.

 

[Kawasaki]

That's how the Mobo types from Conwy/Deganwy drive their boats