Videos courtsey of RNLI

An RNLI lifeboat was launched to assist two people who were spotted in the waters around the Needles lighthouse during the Round the Island Race (above).

Volunteer crews around the Solent had a phenomenally busy Saturday assisting scores of people in distress during the annual sailing event, which this year attracted a record 1,908 vessels to take part.

Lifeboat crews from all three Isle of Wight lifeboat stations –
Bembridge (above), Yarmouth (below) and Cowes – were out on the water,
collectively assisting in a total of 23 incidents in Force 6-7 winds and
swells up to three metres.

This, coupled with challenging
weather conditions, made for an extremely busy day for the charity’s
volunteer lifeboat crews, who worked alongside the Coastguard and other
independent rescue services to ensure the race ran smoothly.