'I thought I was going to die... I'm very thankful to the lifeboat crew.'

'As soon as the lifeboat was on scene, and the crew took charge, all my concerns and fears disappeared'

'Never have I been so pleased to see your smiling faces that day at the Estuary, with your warm reassurance that I wasn't a nuisance at all.'

'Having taken the decision to request assistance, the RNLI team were superb, quick and very caring of yacht and crew.'

'With a broken leg, there was no way I'd have got back to dry land! The lifeboat crew were calm and so caring.'