Coastguard Exercise

Redclyffe yacht club were invited to take part in a training exercise with Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 106 on 16 June 2010. Mark Cady co-ordinated with the Coastguard and 3 yachts and their crews made a rendezvous with the helicopter approximately 1NM East of Handfast point.

The  helicopter then communicated with each vessel and dropped a paramedic member of the crew to each yacht in turn before lifting him off again.

The exercise was extremely exciting and has meant that members of the club now have first-hand experience of the procedure that needs to be followed should the need arise.