Next time you miss the boat to Ramsey you can always try swimming! It only takes 32 minutes!
Yesterday 5 members of the St Davids RNLI crew took on the momentous challenge of swimming from Ramsey back to the RNLI station across the notorious Ramsey Sound. The tide flows at 8-10 knots in places and even at 'slack water' there are still rip currents flowing both ways. The crew set off from the shelter of our harbour but were soon being pulled north on the end of the flooding tide. As the tide eased they manged to hold their line and landed on the lifeboat steps in a series of impressive times ranging from 32 to 42 minutes, smashing their own modest pre swim predictions!
The crew were raising money towards the new RNLI lifeboat station being built at St Justinians - if you would like to donate to the cause you can retrosepctively sponsor the team for their herculean efforts on their Just Giving page
Below is a short video of the start and a few photos