Robert Thompson with Gudrun Limbrick

36 years ago, Ilfracombe Lifeboat station trialled their first inshore lifeboat. With the rugged coast and huge tides of the North Devon coast, couped with the growing popularity of kayaking, paddleboarding and other similar pursuits, inshore rescues became our most common shouts.

 

Written by former crew member, Bob Thompson, this brand new book describes nearly four decades of inshore lifeboats and dramatic inshore rescues.

All profits from the sales of this book go directly to RNLI Ilfracombe to help fund their life saving work.

Paperback book

112 pages 

75 illustrations 

Year: 2026.