Driven to save lives together: our 200th partners

With the talent and expertise of our partners, we created some very special 200th anniversary souvenirs and gifts for our online RNLI Shop and our 170+ shops around the UK and Ireland.

In the RNLI 200 Limited range, only 200 pieces of each item were made. The range includes luxurious bags, accessories and homeware handcrafted by Will Bees Bespoke and featuring Emma Mawston’s exclusive design; stunning Alex Monroe jewellery and Bremont watches; a unique Heritage Collection made from an RNLI flagpole; a high-performance Typhoon Infinity 200 Drysuit; and bespoke bottles of Salcombe Gin and Rum.

The Royal Mint created a commemorative RNLI 50p coin featuring a brand-new design by experienced coinage artist John Bergdahl. The reverse displays the RNLI flag surrounded by an orange lifering bearing the words ‘200 years 1824–2024’.

As the official sponsor of the Connecting our Communities event, Ford provided an all-electric E-Transit van to safely transport a special scroll and its custodian to RNLI communities throughout the UK, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

Marine insurers GJW Direct supported our All Hands on Deck events, which invited sailing club communities to join in the birthday celebrations and host their own RNLI 200th fundraiser.

Award-winning distillers Salcombe Distilling Co created bespoke gin and spiced rum recipes to toast our 200th anniversary. The special bottles of Four Seas Gin and Island Street Rum are both available from RNLI Shop.

Bremont, the luxury and high-performance watchmaker, designed and created not one, but three bespoke and limited-edition timepieces especially for our 200th anniversary. Only 200 of each RNLI watch were made, and they form part of Bremont’s Supermarine collection, which is designed for life below and above the waves.

In celebration of the RNLI’s birthplace, the Isle of Man’s Fynoderee Distillery created a special Coastal Collection featuring two new recipes: Fynoderee Manx Dry Gin - RNLI Edition and Refuge Manx Rum.

Helly Hansen not only supply the durable kit worn by our lifeboat crews and lifeguards, they created a special RNLI 200 range of clothing especially for our supporters.

The RNLI was extremely proud to be the official charity partner for the 2024 Round the Island Race. The money raised will go towards training the volunteer crews at the seven RNLI lifeboat stations that provide safety cover for the annual race around the Isle of Wight - Cowes, Calshot, Bembridge, Mudeford, Lymington, Portsmouth and Yarmouth.

In May 2024, dryrobe® launched a new Limited Edition RNLI dryrobe® Advance and donated £50 from every sale to our lifesaving charity. Although this special edition is no longer available, other RNLI dryrobes® are available online at RNLI Shop, where 100% of profit goes toward saving lives at sea.

In honour of the RNLI’s Manx roots, the Isle of Man Post Office issued a commemorative collection of six stamps featuring RNLI founder Sir William Hillary and all five RNLI lifeboat stations on the Isle of Man - Port St Mary, Peel, Port Erin, Ramsey and Douglas.

In honour of the RNLI’s lifesaving history in Guernsey, Guernsey Post issued a commemorative collection of six stamps featuring RNLI founder Sir William Hillary, and the lifeboats of St Peter Port and Alderney Lifeboat Stations. The stamp collection is available to buy on its own, or as part of a pan-island set alongside collections by Jersey Post and the Isle of Man Post Office.

In honour of the RNLI’s lifesaving history in Jersey, Jersey Post issued a commemorative collection of six stamps featuring RNLI founder Sir William Hillary, the lifeboats of St Helier and St Catherine Lifeboat Stations, and RNLI lifeguards. The stamp collection is available to buy on its own, or as part of a pan-island set alongside collections by Guernsey Post and the Isle of Man Post Office.

Award-winning rosarian Peter Beales bred a unique rose to mark 200 years of saving lives at sea. The rose was named ‘With Courage’ by RNLI volunteers and supporters in honour of RNLI founder Sir William Hillary who said: ‘With courage, nothing is impossible.’