About the Magazine

littlehamptonlifeboat.org.uk is an independent British magazine about the sea and the coast. It explains sea safety (rip currents, cold water, tides and beach flags), how lifeboats and search and rescue work, the history of rescue at sea, boating and paddling, and days out on the Sussex coast, in plain words.

Every guide is checked against primary sources: the RNLI, HM Coastguard and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the RYA, Ofcom, the Met Office, the UK Hydrographic Office, the NHS, national and local authorities, museums and reference works. The sources are listed under each article, and facts that change, such as fees and rules, are marked as correct at the time of writing.

The domain began as the website of the volunteers of Littlehampton lifeboat station. Their reports and crew pages are kept in the station archive; the magazine is not affiliated with the RNLI or the station and does not collect money for either.

Partner material, when it appears, is labelled as such and kept apart from the editorial sections. Photographs are freely licensed and credited under each picture and on the credits page.