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Through: How the inflatable rescue boat conquered the
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This
is the intriguing story of how the Australian surf came
to be conquered by the seemingly puny 12ft inflatable
rescue boat (the rubber ducky as it came to be known).
It is now the single most important means of rescuing
people from the surf, not just in Australia but in many
countries across the world.
The story originates in the early 1960s when a young
Australian, Warren Mitchell, working as a lifeguard
on a north Cornish beach, witnessed early trials of
inflatable rescue boats (which led to the RNLI
adopting them into their fleet). He took the
concept back to New South Wales and, in the face of
enormous scepticism, proved to his countrymen that the
IRB was a quicker, safer alternative to all the
traditional methods used to get to people drowning
'beyond the break'.
Break
Through
has been produced as a joint venture between the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Surf Life Saving
Australia. Its
publication in 2007 helps to mark the centenary of SLSA,
‘the Year of the Lifesaver’. The
two volunteer organisations nowadays work closely
together exchanging personnel, ideas and techniques and
they see the IRB story as inspiration for such
international co-operation.
All proceeds from the sale of this book will
benefit the two organisations’ lifesaving work.
Book Production
Consultants provided editing, designing, production and
print services.
245 x 180mm; 128 pages in full colour plus full colour
cover.
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Author: Edward
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Price: GBP11.95 or
A$29.95 plus postage and packing |
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To
order, please contact:
UK:
Adam Wooler
RNLI
West Quay Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 1HZ
Tel: 01202 663000
www.rnli.org.uk
Australia:
Surf Life Saving Australia
Level 1
1 Notts Avenue
Bondi Beach
NSW 2026
Australia
www.slsa.asn.au |
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