THREE surfers have not been ‘board’ during lockdown as they help boost Dunbar RNLI.
Donald Inglis, Oscar James and Tonie Nguyen, of Edinburgh-based Braw Surf, are regular visitors to the waters around Dunbar and up and down the east coast.
The trio wanted to help the lifeboat station, so created a new tote bag, with the RNLI benefiting from sales.
Donald told the Courier: “We will be donating 50 per cent of profits from all sales of our ‘Baltic Paradise’ tote bags to the local RNLI Dunbar station.
“These guys put their lives on the line every time anybody gets in trouble in the water, and they deserve the support of us surfers and ocean lovers, as you never know when you may need their help.”
Tonie came up with the design for the tote bag (pictured below), and Oscar explained why they opted to help the local lifeboat station.
He said: “We produce them ourselves on site and, because our overheads are so low, we thought it would be the ideal thing to do as a charity product and make a donation.
“We hope people will take the bags down to the beach with them and pick up their own rubbish so there’s lots of different ways they can help out.”
Gary Fairbairn, Dunbar coxswain, was delighted with the initiative.
He said: “On behalf of the crew, and all those associated with Dunbar RNLI, I’d like to thank Braw Surf for thinking of Dunbar RNLI and for their ongoing support.”
To purchase the tote bag, which is made from organic cotton and priced at £8.49, go to brawsurf.co.uk/shop/p/thebrawbag
Fifty per cent of profits will go towards the general running costs of the in-shore and all-weather lifeboats stationed at Dunbar.
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