Our 2024/25 Supported Charity
Every year the club nominates a local Charity which supports our interest in our love of boating. In 2023/24 our nominated Charity was GAFIRS - The Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service, the club raised monies from events and raffles for this great cause.
In 2023/24 we raised £1400.00 for this worthwhile cause.
In 2024/25 our supported charity again is GAFIRS - so help us support this worthwhile charity.
Throughout our history our members have raised more than £11,000 for local charities and good causes.
GAFIRS
FUNDED BY PUBLIC DONATIONS
GAFIRS is a charity that remains afloat thanks to generous public donations and legacies.
Like many lifeboat services around the UK, they are independent of the RNLI and receive no funding from them.
About Gafirs
GAFIRS is an independent lifeboat and inshore rescue service that was founded in 1969. As a declared facility to the UK Coastguard, GAFIRS provide emergency lifeboat cover to the Eastern Solent and Portsmouth Harbour.
On average GAFIRS respond to 100 incidents per year. These vary from towing stricken vessels away from danger, all the way to providing life saving first aid to critically injured casualties. Time and time again their teams have been awarded national commendations for life saving services to the community. Their members commit hundreds of hours each per year in order to maintain this vital public service