JBC 2025 Sitrep 3

Sirep 3, 22 June 2025 All the skippers who started the Jester Baltimore Challenge have now arrived safely, or retired to another port. The defining feature of the event has been a high pressure weather system that drifted north through the week, resulting in frustrating calms interspersed by winds of variable direction and strength. A … Continue reading JBC 2025 Sitrep 3 →

JBC 2025 Sitrep 2

Sitrep 2, 18 June 2025 The high pressure is proving difficult for most of the fleet, with frustrating variable and light winds in the south and a continuous beat for those from Pwllheli. The good news this morning is that despite these conditions WESTERLY WAY, sailed by Justin Butler, made a fast passage and arrived … Continue reading JBC 2025 Sitrep 2 →

JBC 2025 Sitrep 1

Siterep 1, 16 June 2025 The Jester Baltimore Challenge 2025 started in fine weather; 25 challengers crossed the start line at Plymouth and 10 at Pwllheli. The fleet is a mixture of old hands and new faces and the days before the start saw the usual convivial socials and mutual help with final preparations. Many … Continue reading JBC 2025 Sitrep 1 →

Date set for Jester Challenge 2026

The Jester Challenge to Newport Rhode Island will start from Plymouth on May 10th 2026. Norm Bailey and the NYC are looking forward to welcoming Jesters to Rhode Island, and we will again enjoy the support of Mayflower Marina at the start. This is not too early to remind potential challengers of the US visa … Continue reading Date set for Jester Challenge 2026 →

Jester Helm Newsletter, November 2024

Dear Jesters, past, present and future, For those of you who have not followed progress on the website, we can report an extremely successful Jester Azores Challenge earlier this year. 15 skippers participated and 15 finished in good order. The 100% success rate mirrors that of the Jester Azores Challenge 2021, where 9 out of … Continue reading Jester Helm Newsletter, November 2024 →