Royal Anglesey Yacht Club celebrate new RNLI Rescue Boat

By Stevie Scanlan 11 Feb 2010 08:19

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Members of the Beaumaris RNLI team and the new Atlantic 85 lifeboat outside the Royal Anglesey Yacht Club

Members of the Beaumaris RNLI team were welcomed at the Royal Anglesey Yacht Club recently to celebrate the arrival of the new £160,000 Atlantic 85 lifeboat, purchased with a legacy from Mr John Grover Liddington as well as the fundraising efforts undertaken by the lifeboat station’s crew and its associated five RNLI Guilds. The new inshore lifeboat is the most advanced ever produced by the RNLI and will be invaluable to the Beaumaris station which saw a 58% rise in people rescued last year has been named the busiest RNLI lifeboat station in Wales.

“We decided to hold a party for the Beaumaris RNLI whose volunteer work on the lifeboat is invaluable to everyone living on and around the waters of North Wales. As a Yacht club we have a great deal of respect for the work that the Beaumaris lifeboat and the RNLI do, and were delighted that they were able to visit us on this occasion.” Said the Commodore of the RAYC.

The event not only marked the arrival of the new life boat in Beaumaris, but also the arrival of the new Commodore of the Royal Anglesey Yacht Club. Richard Tudor took over the position from Mr Mike Butterfield in January of this year.

The first race of the season at the Club will be held on Saturday 17th April. Racing will take place every Saturday until the end of September. Anyone who is interested in joining the club and getting involved at any level should contact the Commodore on

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