New: The RNLI says it's received over £200,000 in donations yesterday alone, after lifeboat volunteers told of the criticism they've faced in rescuing people crossing the Channel
Not much more than the money spent on a ferry company with no ferries...Running costs for 2020 were £139 miliion
Running costs for 2020 were £139 miliion which comes out to a lot more than £200k per day, I hope that doesn't mean donations are falling.
My favourite charity, still have a small monthly standing order to them and in my sailing days we used to organise a fun day which would raise a couple of K
The RNLI, which runs the UK’s network of volunteer lifeboats, said it received £200,000 in charitable donations on Wednesday – around 30 times its normal average of £6,000–£7,000 per day. During the same period, there was a 270% increase in people viewing volunteering opportunities on its website.
The RNLI is principally funded by legacies (65%) and donations (28%), with the remainder from merchandising and investment. Most of the members of its lifeboat crews are unpaid volunteers.
I'm guessing they get larger sums at particular times of the year to boost the average.
Yup, 65% of their incomeAnd large amounts left in wills, a lot of boats are named after beneficiaries.
I was having a really bad time in my life when news broke of the Penlee disaster & I don't remember thinking about the RNLI at all much before that. Over the years they've had £1000's off me & we never travel to the coast without visiting any station in range.
A quote from the book Penlee: The Loss Of A Lifeboat is forever in my mind . . . "You have to go out, you don't have to come back".
What's happening in the channel isn't caused by the RNLI & I think any criticism of their involvement comes from mouth breathing, amoeba brained thundertwats who should be made to carry the bodies off the beaches.
As you a sailor, I’d guess you know.They are exceedingly well funded. But also deserve every penny.
It would depend on the forecast. I use Windfinder and navionics, both work on a mobile phone fine. And navionics would easily get them across the channel accurately.
the boats they use while overloaded and small tend to come with 15-25hp outboards. So the crossing will be under 4 hours on a calm day. They could do it on 25-40l of fuel depending on the wave height. If they crossed today it would be pretty horrible. 2-3m waves and f6+ winds.
if you mean a sailing dingy, with a decent crew and race spec - it would be awesome - around 6-8 hours of fun