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I've been doing a lot of research about the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) and HM Coast Guard, for the Cornish mystery I'm currently writing. Here is a link to an inspiring slide-show about the RNLI:
http://rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/rnli_history/rnli_through_time/

_Above, an RNLI D-class inshore lifeboat, similar to the one stationed in Port Isaac in Eleanor's time, and below, the present Port Isaac lifeboat.
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Photo credit: RNLI/Bob Bulgin
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Photo credit: RNLI Tynemouth
And a larger all-weather boat  from Padstow, seen launching here:

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Credit: RNLI, Padstow
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This is the Oakley class all-weather boat that was in use at Padstow at the time of my story
_I have to name the two boats. I'm calling the all-weather boat the Daisy D.  I started out naming the inshore inflatable the Gloria, but then I thought maybe she should be Belinda, to go with Daisy.

What do you think? Is it too obvious? Too cutesy? Or a nice reminder of the Daisy Dalrymple series and Daisy's stepdaughter? Do please leave a comment and let me know your opinion.

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Here's a pic I've just found of an inflatable inshore boat used in 1972.




Photo credit: RNLI