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The COPP Monument on Hayling Island In World War 2 a top secret Combined Operations Pilotage Parties unit of volunteers (COPP) based on Hayling Island carried out secret operations in support of the war effort, achieving many extraordinary exploits and winning over 90 medals. Their missions safeguarded the lives of thousands of Allied servicemen on campaigns such as the D-day Landings. This picture appears in the following picture tours: |
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Sinah Peninsular View on Hayling Island A view along the Sinah Peninsular and across the Kench Saltmarsh at the southwestern corner of Hayling Island This picture appears in the following picture tours: 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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Sinah Peninsular Saltmarsh View on Hayling Island The Sinah Peninsular lies at the southwestern corner of Hayling Island and at the tip is a small ferry across Langstone Harbour, to Portsea. On the east side of ferry road is The Kench Saltmarsh. This picture appears in the following picture tours: |
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Beach Huts on Hayling Island A few colourful beach huts on the coast on Hayling Island This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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Nice Here Innit Ethel A view of Hayling Island's shingle beach, with a couple enjoying the peaceful view This picture appears in the following picture tours: |
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Langstone Sailing Club's Pilot Gig Boat at the Hayling Island RNLI Event Langstone Sailing Club is just round the corner from the RNLI's Hayling Island station and the club were able to take advantage of the Open Day event by displaying one of their Pilot Gig boats. Pilot Gig boats were originally used to ferry navigation Pilots to & from the ships that they were guiding through difficult waters. Since the boats are no longer needed for that, Pilot Gig racing has become very popular. This picture appears in the following picture tours: |
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The Twin Outboard Yamahas Push the RNLI's D Class Rescue Boat Easily Through the Waves The Hayling Island RNLI's demonstration of their D Class Inshore Lifeboat shows that its 2 Yamaha outboards have all the power necessary to get it to a rescue site as quickly as possible. This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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Rotten Boat Remains in the Kench Saltmarsh on Hayling Island Kench was recorded as a Salt Pan in Roman times and is now a Saltmarsh Nature Reserve, seen here with the skeletal remains of a rotting boat in the foreground. This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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Launching the Hayling Island Lifeboats As Hayling Island is very flat and low level, there is no ramp down which to launch the lifeboats, so the RNLI give an Open Day demonstration of how their lifeboats are launched. This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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Hayling Island Rescue Boat Speed and Handling Demonstration The RNLI's B Class Inshore Lifeboat showing off its speed and handling on the Hayling Island Open Day. This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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Hayling Island Rescue Boat Demonstration The larger of the two types of lifeboat used by the RNLI on Hayling Island and also one of the fastest on their fleet, is the B Class Inshore lifeboat, shown here demonstrating its speed and handling as part of the annual open day. This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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Every Year the RNLI on Hayling Island Have an Open Day to Celebrate, Advertise and Raise Funds for their Fantastic Rescue Work i As most lifeboat crew members are unpaid volunteers, the RNLI on Hayling Island hosts an annual open day, to raise funds and to bring their good work in saving lives at sea to the attention of the public. In the boathouse there are stalls where memorabilia can be bought and there are demonstrations of their equipment and rescue vehicles. This picture appears in the following picture tour: |
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Combined Display by the Rescue Teams at Hayling Island As no rescue operations were happening on this RNLI Open Day at Hayling Island it was possible to demonstrate their two types of rescue lifeboat together with the Coastguard Helicopter from Portsmouth and this was received very enthusiastically by all who were there to see it. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D810 |
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