South West
South west covers 34 lifeboat stations from Mudeford in Dorset to Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, including four stations in the Channel Islands. This area also covers 62 RNLI beach lifeguards units in eight areas. The fundraising regional office, based in Saltash, covers fundraising activities for the whole of this area.

View RNLI beaches in the south west
There are 62 life- guard units in this area.
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News
St Peter Port RNLI retrieve yacht with engine fire
The volunteer crew have recovered a French yacht
Two west Cornwall lifeboat crews aid sea damaged fishing boat
Events
The Tough Ten Challenge - a 10 mile multi-terrain race with a 2 hour time limit.
Naming Ceremony and Dedication of the relief D class lifeboat D-720 Norma and Bill Burleigh

'Rips can occur at any time but the beaches were packed, so a lot of people were caught out.'
Greg Spray Area Lifeguard Manager


