Dear Jesters, past, present and future, A new year, and we are celebrating our 20th anniversary. The first Jester Challenger arrived at Newport Rhode Island in July 2006. Since then we have seen 374 starters in various events and, in five Newport challenges, 17 skippers successfully reach Newport. JC 2026 We know several potential starters … Continue reading Jester Helm Newsletter, January 2026
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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
Jester Helm Newsletter February 2024
Dear Jesters 2024 seems to have come round quickly, with only about four months to go before the start of this year’s Jester Azores Challenge. We already have 23 starters on the provisional list, so it promises to be yet another vibrant event. Almost half of the skippers on the list are prospective first-time Jester … Continue reading Jester Helm Newsletter February 2024
Jester Helm Newsletter September 2023
Dear Jesters The loss of one of our most respected and experienced Jesters, Duncan Lougee, in this year’s Jester Baltimore Challenge, has cast a lasting pall over what would otherwise have been a very successful summer. Duncan’s loss is the first casualty in the fifteen Jester events, encompassing well over half a million miles of … Continue reading Jester Helm Newsletter September 2023
Jester Helm Newsletter No 3
Dear Jester Challenger or supporter, past, present or future, Six months ago we weren’t sure whether it would be possible to run any sort of Jester Challenge this year, so we are very pleased to have managed, against considerable odds, to have ended up with two events completed. The replacement for the Jester Baltimore Challenge, … Continue reading Jester Helm Newsletter No 3