After the usual socialising and jollifications at Mayflower marina, Plymouth (many thanks to Charles Bush and Jolly Jack’s for their usual hospitality), the fleet got away in good order at midday on Sunday 16th. A big thankyou to Hamish Southby-Tailyour for once again providing the committee boat. The Jester skippers could scarcely have had better … Continue reading Jester Azores Challenge 2024. SITREP 1 20/06/2024
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Duncan Lougee Memorial Page
We have published a webpage in memory of Duncan Lougee, so tragically lost in last year’s Baltimore Challenge. If any fellow Jesters would like to add a further reminiscence or tribute it will always be welcome. Contributions can be submitted either to the Jester Helm email address, or via the Contact page on the website.
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 Baltimore Challenge 2023. SITREP 5 04/07/2023
The time has come to sum up this year’s Jester Challenge. This is not an easy task, as there is so much that is positive, counterbalanced by the devastating loss of one of our number. This year a total of 43 skippers sailed in the event, the biggest number to participate in any of the … Continue reading Jester Baltimore Challenge 2023. SITREP 5 04/07/2023
JESTER BALTIMORE CHALLENGE 2023 SITREP 4 30/6/2023
After five days of intense search of the Celtic Sea and its periphery by the UK and Irish coastguards, and after five days of intense anguish for Duncan Lougee’s family and friends, Minke was finally located yesterday afternoon. She was drifting at a point 75 miles south-east of Ballycotton on the County Cork coast, at … Continue reading JESTER BALTIMORE CHALLENGE 2023 SITREP 4 30/6/2023
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