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.
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.
Gerry Moglione is seeking sponsors for a tandem skydive at Sandown airport, to help towards the £100,000 needed for a large part of the roof of the 19th century St Mary’s Church, Cowes.
RNLI volunteers from Cowes Lifeboat Station recently shared beach safety lessons with members of Ryde-based John's Club, which caters for people with learning and physical disabilities.
A jet-ski, bought just three days before, failed on a Gosport man, who had to be rescued from the shipping lane by Cowes RNLI and helped home by Red Funnel.
Cowes Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Sheena Louise, was rededicated by the station’s chaplain to officially mark its return after undergoing a refurbishment at the RNLI’s East Cowes-based Inshore Lifeboat Centre.