Album {OK} lfp - RNLI*200 - Lifeboat Festival, Poole {May 2024} from StoneRoad2013

lfp - end of the day

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:17:23 +0000

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Sun is definitely over the yardarm and a lot of the lifeboat crews and support personnel have gravitated to the bar - where else ? - at the RNLI college to relax and talk about lifeboats and other things ...

lfp - SNS 161 {5 of 5)

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:17:23 +0000

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Looking specifically at her bows, that is an interesting shape to the cutwater.

SNS161 - she's a "Vedette 1st Class" ie a 13m / 25knots "Swift boat, 1st class" named "President Pierre Huby" and is stationed at Le Harve.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_Nationale_de_Sauvetage_en_Mer

... www.snsm.org

lfp - SNS 161 {4 of 5)

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:17:38 +0000

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SNS161 - she's a "Vedette 1st Class" ie a 13m / 25knots "Swift boat, 1st class" named "President Pierre Huby" and is stationed at Le Harve.

Waiting to access the fuelling berth, outside the RNLI Headquarters.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_Nationale_de_Sauvetage_en_Mer

... www.snsm.org

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {33 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:18:20 +0000

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I am assuming William Riley is the far side of the fuel berth, as that looks like one of the retired KNRM lifeboats.

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {32 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:17:09 +0000

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"William Riley" heading back to base.

[She went straight up the ALB base at the RNLI college, ready to be lifted out - probably tomorrow - onto her dedicated trailer. She's a full diary this year, can't recall where she was off to next, probably somewhere in the London area.]

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {31 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:17:09 +0000

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Lifeboat 416 rowing back to the Marina

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {30 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:18:32 +0000

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Definitely "play time" - that looks like the Police Launch and the Hovercraft "John Russell" H-006 ...

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {29 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:18:33 +0000

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Even the various inshore / D-class / Atlantics etc had to do some backing and filling while the big toys were put away.

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {28 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:16:55 +0000

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That's ON766 "The Always Ready" about to lead some of the flotilla back to the Marina berths.

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {27 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:16:55 +0000

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Still milling around outside the marina - some boats will be going "upriver" and others getting back onto their berths at the marina. There are a number of non-lifeboats present now, 48-02 nearest to us.

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {26 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:18:46 +0000

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Looks like ON805 closest to the camera, as more backing and filling goes on.

lfp - Clyde 70 - 001 {6 of 6) : PofLB {25 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:18:47 +0000

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The former Clyde class lifeboat "Charles H Barrett ( C.S. No.35 )" 70-001 built 1965 ON987.
On trials 1966-68, then stationed at Clovelly (mostly) with a "Staff Cox'n" until 1975 to cover the Bristol Channel, followed by a spell in the relief fleet which lasted to 1988 before being sold out of service.
.
Currently answers to "Dolphin" and is registered to Rotterdam.

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {24 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:16:40 +0000

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Various members of the parade / flotiila of lifeboats during the return to the marina, currently twiddling about whilst the boats in front get onto their berths.
Nearest boat is 'Dolphin" the ex-70-001 Clyde class.

flp - more cranes

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:16:41 +0000

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Two more large crawler cranes on the same quay that had the one with the massive grab, no idea what they are used to load / unload ...

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {23 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:19:00 +0000

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Passing the Trent class 14-14 "George & Mary Webb" now in the training fleet, but once a familiar sight, as she was the station boat at Whitby for many years, only being replaced by a Shannon 13-49 relatively recently [2023].

[only 4 views when added to a few groups]

lfp - SRP : Lifeboat 416 {6 of 6} [PoLB {22 of 33}]

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:19:01 +0000

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The two rowing [or pulling] lifeboats, "416"and "William Riley", didn't row the full parade course, but did come out to join main flotilla.
That is Brownsea Island in the background.

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {21 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:19:14 +0000

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ON594 starting to recede now.

Looking at this reminds me of an encounter at Whitby between "William Riley" - out for a practice - and "Mary Ann Hepworth" [ON808] on a trip round the bay. Barry Sneddon, helming ON808, encouraged his passengers to sing "Row your boat" ... I laughed a bit too hard, which made me catch a bit of a crab and clash oars with my neighbours.

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {20 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:16:26 +0000

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Passing "William Riley" with Brownsea Island in the backgound.

lfp - Parkstone Yacht Club station [PofLB {19 of 33}]

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:16:27 +0000

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What I think is the local yacht club's race control station ...
One of the map apps lists it as belonging to Parkstone YC, but there are about nine marinas and at least three sailing clubs marked on the same app.

Passed by this during the Lifeboat flotilla's cruise around "Poole Harbour"

flp : Parade of LifeBoats {18 of 33}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:19:15 +0000

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Playing follow the boats in front - now in the North Channel [heading west and back to Poole].

In total 40 lifeboats took part in the parade, the flotilla was over a mile in length.