Tobermory RNLI welcomes the RNLI-911 Porsche Challenge to the Isle of Mull
Tobermory RNLI lifeboat station welcomed the RNLI-911 Challenge’s bright red Porsche 911 to the Isle of Mull on Monday 3 September 2018.
The iconic sports car is being driven by Belinda and James Richardson to visit all 238 RNLI lifeboat stations around the coasts of the UK and Ireland in just 911 hours. They are aiming to raise £238 per lifeboat station visited with an overall goal of raising more than £56k in total to help save lives at sea.
The intrepid pair set off from Teddington RNLI lifeboat station at 9.11am on Monday 23 August 2018 and are aiming to finish their anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the UK and Ireland at Tower RNLI lifeboat station on 30 September 2018 at 8.11am.
Tobermory RNLI Station Mechanic and keen motor sports enthusiast Paul ‘Gunny’ Gunn said: ‘It was great to welcome Belinda and James to Tobermory and the Isle of Mull and it was even better to see and hear the Porsche 911 close up. We wish them well on their onwards journey and thank them for the efforts to raise money to help save lives at sea.’
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