Homepage News Our Team The Lifeboat Our Station Visits Gallery FAQs Contact Us Contact Us Cowes Lifeboat Station is currently closed to visitors due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Please do not attempt to visit the station under any circumstances, this is to protect our crew and allow them to continue launching to emergencies. More info here Cowes Lifeboat Station Watch House Lane Cowes Isle of Wight Email: cowes@rnli.org.uk Station Phone: 01983 299387* Operations Manager: 07917 233198 *Please note, this station is not manned 24 hours a day. PRESS ENQUIRIES: If you are looking for press enquiries, please contact: George Chastney, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, gwight37@googlemail.com / 07530 254052 Julie Rainey, South East Media Manager, julie_rainey@rnli.org.uk / 07827 358256 RNLI Duty Press Officer (24hr), 01202 336789 If you are looking for the RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat Centre (factory), in East Cowes, please click HERE. Volunteering If you are interested in volunteering with us, please have a look at the ‘volunteering‘ page. Directions Our station is located at the southern end of Cowes Parade, adjacent to the Island Sailing Club. From The Red Jet or High Street: Walk along the High Street towards the seafront (north). After about five minutes, you should see the RNLI Shop on your right hand side; take the next right down Watch House Lane (by The Union Inn) and you will find the lifeboat station at the bottom of the lane. From the Gurnard Area (West of Cowes): Walk towards Cowes along the Esplanade, in front of the Royal Yacht Squadron and onto the parade. Walk right to the very end of the parade and you will see Cowes Lifeboat Station! If you would like to have a look round our station, please email us on the above email address, or just ring the bell and see if somebody is in! Privacy Notice: Your contact details and preferences will be stored securely. We’ll use them to provide the service that you have requested, and communicate with you in the way(s) that you have agreed to. Your data may also be used for analysis purposes, to help us provide the best service possible. We will only allow your information to be used by suppliers working on our behalf and we’ll only share it if required to do so by law. For full details see the Privacy Policy at RNLI.org/PrivacyPolicy or contact Supporter Care on 0300 300 9918 or 1800 360 258 (Republic of Ireland). For our full privacy and security policy, see here: https://rnli.org/footer/privacy-and-security Coronavirus We are still operational throughout the current crisis, however we are closed to visitors until further notice. We thank you for your understanding. Recent News Cowes Lifeboat Responds to Family’s Fire Alert﻿ August 31, 2021 Cowes and Calshot Lifeboats Attend Family Emergency August 31, 2021 Round Britain Row in Aid of RNLI Ends in Cowes August 31, 2021 Cowes Lifeboat Attends Scene of Children Rescue August 31, 2021 Solent Rescue of Engine-Failed Yacht August 14, 2021 If you see someone in trouble, on our near the water, dial 999 and ask for the COASTGUARD Person in the water Video Player 00:00 02:20 Missing person Video Player 00:00 02:31 Helicopter training Video Player 00:00 03:00 For our full Privacy and Security Policy, please click here © 2021 Cowes RNLI Lifeboat Station • Built with GeneratePress