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
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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
Jester Azores Challenge 2024. Final SITREP 8/07/2024
It’s a great pleasure to report that Eberhard Harms and Lange Orm arrived in good order at Praia da Vitoria this morning, following their stopover at La Coruna for repairs. This means that all fifteen participants completed the passage to the Azores, so once more congratulations to all the skippers for their first-class seamanship. From … Continue reading Jester Azores Challenge 2024. Final SITREP 8/07/2024
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