Coxswain Jonathan Clark

Jonathan has been part of Poole lifeboat crew for over 20 years, joining in 1984 and becoming one of the youngest coxswains in 1998. A family man, Jonathan has lived and worked in and around the harbour all his life. He says his skin dries out if he gets too far away from the sea! He has worked at Sunseeker International for the last 19 years.A memorable shout was to a sailing boat that sank under the chain ferry in a matter of seconds. Fortunately all the crew were rescued safely. The lifeboat crews were presented with five RNLI awards for this rescue and also received Local Heroes Awards. 

Senior Helmsman Paul Singleton

Paul, known affectionately as 'Flipper', joined the crew over 23 years ago. He is the longest serving crew member and clocks up the highest number of shouts each year. In one year he did 90 shouts!With over 20 years volunteer commitment this also affects his family and work life. Paul has been married for 19 years and has two children; he is a tug skipper and has worked for Poole Harbour Commissioners for 28 years.

Mechanic Paul Taylor

Paul is a new addition to the station, becoming our full-time mechanic in September 2005. Coming from St Davids in Wales, he doubled our Welsh contingent on the crew! He is the cornerstone of the station, keeping the boats, equipment, and the buildings in immaculate condition.  Before coming to Poole he was a crew member at St Davids for nearly 15 years. His claim to fame is that he was the youngest councillor at the age of 23 and the youngest mayor in St Davids and Wales at the age of 28. His inspiration to become part of a lifeboat crew came from his physics teacher at school who was the head launcher at the station. He's already making his mark at the station, if only we could understand him!

Before coming to Poole he was a crew member at St Davids for nearly 15 years. His claim to fame is that he was the youngest councillor at the age of 23 and the youngest mayor in St Davids and Wales at the age of 28. His inspiration to become part of a lifeboat crew came from his physics teacher at school who was the head launcher at the station. He's already making his mark at the station, if only we could understand him! Paul is a new addition to the station, becoming our full-time mechanic in September 2005. Coming from St Davids in Wales, he doubled our Welsh contingent on the crew! He is the cornerstone of the station, keeping the boats, equipment, and the buildings in immaculate condition.

Other key team members

Poole also has a second coxswain, seven inshore lifeboat (ILB) helmsmen; four all weather lifeboat emergency mechanics; one ILB mechanic; and first aid, navigation, radar and radio operators. The lifeboat operations manager is in charge of deciding whether to launch the lifeboats and there are also three deputy launching authorities; and helping out with the PR side are a press officer and a visits and education officer. Everybody involved at the station has an important part to play; it takes a special kind of person to cope with the risks. It also takes an understanding employer to let them do it so our grateful thanks go to all of the local employers who allow the crew to leave their jobs at a moments notice and race to the lifeboat station to answer a call to save lives at sea.