About this Event
Most people set out with the best intentions – a day at the beach, to catch a day’s fish – nobody sets out to risk their lives.
Dominic Gregory’s gripping memoir as a volunteer for the RNLI reveals the peril, pressure and strain of the huge responsibility of the role. In this first published account of what it is to be part of a lifeboat crew, he recounts the meticulous training, the first experience of a call out, to the frightening – then joyous – rescues.
Hear the extraordinary experiences of ordinary men and women who drop everything at the sound of a pager – day or night – to do something, which is quite simply, remarkable.
Dominic steers us through a yacht with engine difficulties, a trawler in distress, swimmers caught by currents, to an inflatable dinghy overloaded with desperate people – where the crew faced their greatest test.
“Lifeboat at the End of the World is a hymn to human decency, and that makes it a very timely book indeed.”’ - Tim Winton
Event venue & nearby stays
The Coliseum Centre, 1B Victoria Place, Whitby, United Kingdom
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