::Welcome To Ryde's Independent Lifeboat::

Ryde Inshore Rescue are an integral part of the Inshore Rescue Services of the Solent coordinated by HM Coastguard at Lee on the Solent. The club is on call through a pager system initiated by the Coastguard, 24 hours a day on every day of the year. Its area of responsibility extends from Osborne Bay to St. Helens outwards to the mid Solent. The club began as a beach lifeguard unit in 1956 operating from beach huts on the Western Esplanade using a 10 ft rowing boat and a reel and line. A far cry from the unit today which operates to the mid Solent through powerful inflatable's 

In 2009 we attended 83 call outs assisting 271 people. Half of the incidents involved people originating from the mainland.  In addition we treated several cases of first aid.

Although affiliated to the Royal Lifesaving Society and a full member of the Solent Sea Rescue Organization we have to raise all our own funds to maintain the service. We depend on donations and fund raising to survive. All the money raised from cross Solent swims will be spent in keeping our craft and auxiliary equipment in tip top condition - a necessary requirement if we are to go to the assistance of those in peril on the sea.

Kite boarder rescue Ryde Isle of Wight

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