Cowes RNLI lifeboat had an exceptionally busy Cowes Week on Sunday, dealing with four separate emergencies on a wind-swept Solent, each occasion with Neil Archer at the helm.
The testing conditions in the Solent today proved too much for the lone occupant of a RIB near Bramble Bank, who needed rescuing after he was thrown into the wind-tossed water.
An event marking the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Cowes independent lifeboat service and the 10th anniversary of the replacement RNLI operation took place last weekend.