Dear Jesters, past, present and future, This is a brief newsletter to publicise a social gathering and symposium with lots of time for discussion. Plans for this event have developed significantly since its first announcement; everyone is welcome who is interested in single-handed sailing. Please see details below, and contact David Mc Dowell (below) if … Continue reading Dinner and Symposium →

My challenge, as for many of us, started well before the start date on the 15th of June. I had decided, under the influence of Roger Taylor, Alan Mulholland and others, to do a junk rig conversion on Mwera, my Corribee 21...   Read More

Dear Jesters, past, present and future, This newsletter is important for anyone thinking of entering the 2026 Jester Challenge to Newport Rhode Island. Jester Challenge 2026 When you arrive by boat in the US, unlike arriving as a tourist on a commercial carrier, you must hold a visitor visa. The process of applying for a … Continue reading Jester Helm Newsletter, July 2025 →

It was with much excitement that I entered the jester Baltimore Challenge this year... read more

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 →