Galway Bay fm newsroom - Clifden RNLI came to the assistance of a sailor last evening after he got into difficulty while on a 36 foot yacht on Galway Bay.
The volunteer lifeboat crew were requested to launch at 3.20pm by the Irish Coast Guard.
It followed a report that a yacht was in difficulty somewhere between Cleggan and Inishbofin.
Weather conditions at the time were described as fair with a force 3 northerly wind and a slight sea.
The inshore lifeboat helmed by Daniel Whelan arrived on scene first, some 10 miles from Clifden.
The lifeboat crew assessed the situation and checked that the one man onboard was safe and well.
The all-weather lifeboat then towed the yacht safely back to shore with the Atlantic 85 lifeboat alongside.
Clifden RNLI Operators Manager John Brittain says the yacht was at the mercy of the wind and the tide as equipment had failed....
