Boating
Paddleboard Safety at Sea
Offshore winds, the wrong leash and a phone left on the board catch out many paddlers at sea; the advice that brings you home.
By the editors3 min read
Boating and Paddling
Paddleboards, small boats, marine radio and the Beaufort scale: practical, sourced answers for people who go out on the water. Every guide lists the sources it was checked against.
Boating
Beaufort Scale Explained
What each Beaufort force number in a marine forecast means for wind, waves and anyone heading out in a small boat or on a paddleboard.
By the editors3 min read
From the station archive
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Station archive · Call Reports
Catch Me If You Can
At 18:07 on Sunday, Solent Coastguard requested that Blue Peter 1 launch to go to the aid of a kitesurfer that had been reported to be having…
Station archive · Loms’ Picks
Portsmouth Lifeboat rescue of crew from a sinking fishing boat
Lifeboat volunteers from Portsmouth RNLI rescue two fishermen as their 11m trawler sinks in front of them, two miles south of Langstone Harbour.…
Station archive · Call Reports
Recovery of Yacht with fouled Prop & Rudder
The crew were paged at 6:49pm to respond to a Pan Pan call from the 12m yacht Liesel with four people aboard, which had fouled a pot line on passage…
Station archive · On-board Camera
Small boat stuck on the bar – Head Cam footage
Littlehampton inshore lifeboat ‘Sprit of Juniper’ was called out after the coastguard received several 999 calls reporting a small boat stuck on the…
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