Visit to the lifeboat

Our regular Chief Officer is off with a sore knee and his relief is a local man who also serves as a coxswain on the local lifeboat when he is on leave.  The boat is stored just across the Bay from our berth and Mark took me on a quick tour of their boat house and the boat itself.  Really impressive bit of equipment made to withstand just about anything that the West coast weather can throw at it. As it is the busiest boat in Scotland it is very popular amongst crews as there is every chance of being called out on a shout.