Lifeboat cashes in on muster

OBAN lifeboat has been awarded a cash donation of £ 823.74 after a collection was made at the Royal Highland Yacht Club’s (RHYC) spring muster.

Held in Loch Spelve, Isle of Mull, and hosted by Douglas and Helen Wilson, who run Inverlussa Shellfish, the muster has a traditional mussel feast ashore at Inverlussa, all courtesy of the Wilsons.

RHYC supplies the wine, cream and onions to add to the Wilsons’ excellent fare and cook up a selection of different recipes. In return for the Wilsons’ generosity, the club holds a collection for its favourite charity, the RNLI.

Stephen Quaile, RHYC vice- commodore, led the muster and was delighted at the amount collected for the evening from the 100 members attending.

Mr Wilson said: ‘ We have been associated with this event for quite a number of years and are delighted to provide the shore facilities and mussels.

‘It is lovely to welcome everyone here. We enjoy this social occasion and the donations are for a great cause.

‘Our work is with the sea, as is the enjoyment of RHYC members, so the RNLI is really important. We feel it’s great all sectors can work together to each others’ mutual benefit.’

Immediate past commodore Joey Gough presented the cash to John Hill, coxswain, and Billy Forteith, operations manager, of Oban lifeboat.