Selsey RNLI raft race rounds off lifeboat week
The full week of events included a fun dog show, a hard fought tug o’ war competition – won by a team from Selsey Traders – a fun fair and a spectacular fireworks display on East Beach, again generously provided by Selstar of Selsey.
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Hide AdSelsey RNLI chairman Colvin Rae said: “To all who contributed in any way to the success and enjoyment of the week, the Selsey Lifeboat fund-raising team say a sincere thank you.”
The week ended on Sunday with the Selsey Lifeboat Day when the Green was full of stands offering a wide variety of goods, food and fun activities. TS Sturdy, Nautical Training Corp from Chichester, attended with its band.
The raft race, sponsored by Highhouse Insurance Services Limited of Selsey, attracted 20 entries, a record number. The Selsey lifeboat crew raft won the race by a small margin. Judging of the best dressed raft was undertaken by Theo Bashford, aged ten, a keen RNLI supporter and honorary member of the Selsey Lifeboat fund-raising team.
He chose Selsey lifeboat crew raft as the winner, with ‘Eastie Beastie’, purported to be the Loch Ness Monster’s cousin, entered by East Beach Evangelical Church, in second place.
Sail pasts and rescue displays concluded the day.