RNLI And they do this for Free
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beejay190
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I have the RNLI some money in my will - that is if there is anything left after the cost of running my boat. !!
P4Paul
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+1
Jurgen
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Set up a monthly direct debit when we brought our first boat, SWMBO buy's something most weeks when we walk past the Lifeboat shop in Brixham.
As a seafaring nation we are rightfully proud to have an organization like the RNLI, any other country would expect to get paid to risk their lives.
Proud to be British Smug Moment over lol
P4Paul
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Set up a monthly direct debit when we brought our first boat, SWMBO buy's something most weeks when we walk past the Lifeboat shop in Brixham.
As a seafaring nation we are rightfully proud to have an organization like the RNLI, any other country would expect to get paid to risk their lives.
Proud to be British Smug Moment over lol
Same here, DD from the outset and try to never walk past a collection box without emptying our pockets of change.
You may already be aware of these:
Life Saving Gifts
We give them to family/friends in lieu of christmas/birthday presents.
Jurgen
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The wife tends to give little stocking fillers, coasters / calenders etc.
Missed a chance this year to get a tour of the Brixham Lifeboat but hopefully next year.
Boat went out last Sunday in 48mph gusts!!!!!!! I was struggling to drink my tea.
P4Paul
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Coming originally from North Cornwall I remember being in Bude in the mid eighty's during a gale and seeing the Strand in Bude covered in airborn sea foam while on the radio they had announced the Clovelly Clyde class lifeboat had been launched.
It is beyond words just how brave and selfless the crews of lifeboats are. I doff my hat to them all.
gordmac
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I can't remember where or when I came across it but a quote from a crew member when asked about the conditions they go out in:
"we have to go out, we don't have to come back"
"we have to go out, we don't have to come back"
Nick_H
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I have great respect for the bravery of the volunteers of course, but is it only me that thinks the video of the rescue of the man and children stuck in the mud is slightly comical?
The RNLI guys get in the dinghy with lifejackets on and helmets at the ready, and are then towed out to the scene by a tractor with the dinghy still on the trailer and no water in sight. Once there, they effect a daring rescue of the public stuck up to their ankles in mud, load them onto the dinghy and get towed back again by the tractor. I half expected to see someone with a bucket throwing water over them for effect.
I think the RNLI could choose a better rescue to film to demonstrate their considerable skill and bravery.
The RNLI guys get in the dinghy with lifejackets on and helmets at the ready, and are then towed out to the scene by a tractor with the dinghy still on the trailer and no water in sight. Once there, they effect a daring rescue of the public stuck up to their ankles in mud, load them onto the dinghy and get towed back again by the tractor. I half expected to see someone with a bucket throwing water over them for effect.
I think the RNLI could choose a better rescue to film to demonstrate their considerable skill and bravery.
chris46
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outstanding brave incredible
Piers
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I was talking with a Coxswain recently and telling him I thought his and his crew's bravery was to be admired. He countered with 'but who wouldn't want to go play in extreme seas with a boat that simply can't sink? It an extreme boy's toy.'
Erm - no thanks, not for me.
Erm - no thanks, not for me.
trying
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I want one!
Golden Time
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As a child I remember being at Mablethorpe Beach in the summer, hearing the boom and seeing the mushroom shaped smoke of the life boat warning/alert thing. Then you'd see the fishmonger pull his shutters down and the sweet shop owner closing his doors as any number of volunteers ran from their businesses and the arcades to board the life boat.
As a child it was fun to watch, and you could follow the life boat and tractor down the ramp and to the sea and watch them launch. Then the CG would arrive from his lookout and the ambulance crew. Invariably they would be rescuing someone in a dinghy that had strayed too far from the shore.
Now I see it and realise how much they are risking, their lives, their livelihoods even in some cases and all based on donations. I dont sail on the sea, but I still drop my pennies in the lifeboat whenever I pass because you just never know when you might need them.
As a child it was fun to watch, and you could follow the life boat and tractor down the ramp and to the sea and watch them launch. Then the CG would arrive from his lookout and the ambulance crew. Invariably they would be rescuing someone in a dinghy that had strayed too far from the shore.
Now I see it and realise how much they are risking, their lives, their livelihoods even in some cases and all based on donations. I dont sail on the sea, but I still drop my pennies in the lifeboat whenever I pass because you just never know when you might need them.
chanelyacht
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The RNLI do indeed do a fantastic job, but also spare a thought for the 60 or so independents around the country, none of whom have the resources of the RNLI behind them.
The cost of the Shannon, for example, would keep the Hamble boat (200+ calls per year) going for 25 years.
Just a thought
The cost of the Shannon, for example, would keep the Hamble boat (200+ calls per year) going for 25 years.
Just a thought
Neil_Y
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I think the public perception of donating to the the RNLI is that you are donating to all of the lifeboat services around the coast, perhaps the RNLI collections should be distributed to other coastal lifeboats.
People donate in one region and then take part in on the water activities around our coastline and I'm sure they would want some of their donations going to a service where they may end up in peril?
As the RNLI have an almost nation wide presence, they could use their collections with a small change in wording to support all lifeboat services? What do you think RNLI?
Maybe we can list all the independants here so that people are aware of where they are? Caister. hamble, folkestone and there are a few on the IoW
People donate in one region and then take part in on the water activities around our coastline and I'm sure they would want some of their donations going to a service where they may end up in peril?
As the RNLI have an almost nation wide presence, they could use their collections with a small change in wording to support all lifeboat services? What do you think RNLI?
Maybe we can list all the independants here so that people are aware of where they are? Caister. hamble, folkestone and there are a few on the IoW
trying
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RNLI funding for independants? Would that effectively mean they became RNLI? Must be a reason why it hasn't already happened?
