Windsurfer unable to reach shore

Launch No: 313
Craft: Spirit of the Dart. D-702
Sunday, 10 September 2017
Location: Beesands. Start Bay

Falmouth Coastguard tasked RNLI Dart D class lifeboat and RNLI Salcombe Tamar all weather lifeboat to a windsurfer off Beesands who appeared to be unable to return to the beach in the prevailing wind conditions. Dart lifeboat launched in eight minutes but was recalled as they reached the Lower Ferry in Dartmouth Harbour as the windsurfer had landed safely.

Time

Request Received	1:00pm
Time to recovery	Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 0.3333333333333333 to int loses precision in /home/dartlifeboatorg/public_html/launches-detail.php (line 272) 20 minutes
Back on Service	1:30pm

Conditions

Sea/River State	Moderate
Wind Direction	Southwest
Wind Strength	11-21 knots

Lifeboat Crew

Buster Hart (Helm)

Kevin Murphy

Yorkie Lomas

Shore Crew

Stuart Millard (Tractor Driver)

Katy Sarah

Rich Eggleton

Tom Shanley

Deputy Launch Authority

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