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
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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
Jester Helm Newsletter No 1
Dear Jester Challenger or supporter, past, present or future, You will probably have heard that after sixteen years of extraordinaryleadership of the JC, Ewen has finally decided to retire from organising thechallenges. No words can express the gratitude that we all owe him for hisvision, hard work, inspiration and humour. We’re sure that over the … Continue reading Jester Helm Newsletter No 1