We were out walking in Swanage today when we unexpectedly came across the Swanage all weather lifeboat testing out the new slipway. The work continues on the brand new boathouse but the slipway appears to be finished and is undergoing testing this week. We stood watching as the boat was inched slowly up the slipway, inched back down a bit, then back up a bit more.... and so on! The boat made it into the new boathouse and then started to come slowly back down. We were hoping to see the boat launched down the slipway but after over an hour and a half of standing around we were getting quite cold so decided to give up. A video went on to Facebook in the afternoon showing it's first launch in the late afternoon so it was a good job we didn't wait, we'd have been there a long time!!
The Swanage all weather lifeboat, George Thomas Lacy, is the one on the right and a spare one is on the left! The inshore lifeboat is on the far right.
Testing begins.
Winching slowly up.
A new boathouse is being built to house the larger Shannon class lifeboat.
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