Lifeboat day dawned grey and cloudy, but when I arrived at the lakeside, everything was set up, and looking good. I'd even got there early to help, but I think that despite the emails during the week, much of this work had been carried out the night before.
Good news as it turned out, because people had travelled to the event from quite some distance, including a group from the Blackpool MBC.
There were all sorts of orange boats, plus a few blue and white earlier vessels to be seen. I'd taken my Brede, and launched it early in the day - at that point when everyone seems unwilling to get their hulls wet. It performed well, but ran out of electricity before the main parade. Never mind, we struggled around a bit, and at least stayed on top of the wet stuff.
Not everyone did.
Speeding off, and then slamming the brakes on, saw this superstructure jump off the hull, and need resucue by someone in a wetsuit!
Incidentally, the funny colour of the water is a fish-safe chemical that keeps the weed down.
By lunchtime, the sun had come out, and I was enjoying a sausage in a bun, followed by some cake.
All in all, a really pleasant day by the water. I even made a profit on the Bring'n'Buy stand!
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