February 2025 - Parkstone Yacht Club

09/02/2025 17:08:24

5 minutes in the bar... with Lisa Randle

Lisa has been a key catalyst for the fleet's popularity and growth over the years, having been social secretary for 4 years and supported Steve as fleet captain for another 5. When she's not sailing with Steve, she is regularly seen on the platform as part of the race management team. Lisa does not see herself primarily as a sailor - a view which is rather frustrating when she and Steve whizz past on a 3 sail reach. Learn more about Lisa below...

07/02/2025 14:07:09

5 minutes in the bar... with Tim Roberts

Tim (with Edith who must be one of the most competitive people in the fleet) sails one of the shiny new boats - the one with an oriental insignia, which is perhaps to make him feel he is sailing on warmer waters? Having had to deal with lots of settling in stuff when they arrived in 2024, I suspect they will be firm regulars henceforth. Read on to learn more about Tim...

07/02/2025 13:39:05

5 minutes in the bar... with Richard Popper

Richard has been one of the sought after Flying Fifteen crews at Parkstone for many years. Certainly, the boats he is in seem to do consistently well when he's on board. Reading Richard's answers below, he must be one of the longest lasing fans of Flying Fifteens - and perhaps he is the one that should be writing our NoR's and Si's given his experience in creating a game about them. Read on to learn more about him...

06/02/2025 19:29:42

5 minutes in the bar... with Pete Traves

Pete started sailing in the fleet in 2024 and has established himself as one of Dick's go-to crews on 4036. He's one of that growing group that has managed to sort is life out to be able to sail on a Wednesday (take note some others...). There are some interesting snippets in his responses so read on...

06/02/2025 17:15:13

5 minutes in the bar... with David McLeman

David, together with Anne-Laure, is a relative newcomer to Flying Fifteens but upgraded to a new one last year so it appears he is enjoying it, He's been a bit mean in giving all of his vast flotilla the same name so as to save on named shirts but that does give him more money for buying drinks! Here's what he had to say

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5 minutes in the bar... with Lisa Randle

Posted: 09/02/2025 17:08:24

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5 minutes in the bar... with Tim Roberts

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5 minutes in the bar... with Richard Popper

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5 minutes in the bar... with Pete Traves

Posted: 06/02/2025 19:29:42

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5 minutes in the bar... with David McLeman

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5 minutes in the bar

With Parkstone one of the most active and numerous (some might say Premier) fleets in the UK, I thought it would be nice to find out what brings people to our fleet, what makes them tick, and what are their likes and dislikes.