JAC08 - of interest to SBC

[Pi Pi]

The Jester Azores Challenge started yesterday - as it's for 20-30" boats (with longer by agreement with majority of skippers), it'll be of interest to this forum. I attended the start, and posted some pics on another forum (Jester Challenge at YBW). If no-one has any objections, I'll post the link here. cheers ;D

[kilter]

I'd love to do that challenge one day!

[patrickb02]

Me too. I think my Beneteau First 211 might be a bit TOO small though

So...[dream mode] what would the ideal boat for that be? Hmm, Contessa 26, Sadler, or maybe one of those modern mini-transat racers...hmmm [dream mode off]

Ah well.

[Pi Pi]

Here's the latest news - www.ybw.com/forums/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/jester/page/0/sb/5, and below are the latest positions (sorry, couldn't figure out how to attach a doc).
The Azores one was an ideal 'first' long singlehand challenge - the JC2010 is longer, and more difficult. However, it is populated with bog standard, everyday kinda sailors, without huge pockets, sailing by and large standard yachts (with sensible and well-thought-out modifications for deep water voyaging). The beauty of Jester is *anyone* can attempt it, in the company of like-minded, and more importantly, very supportive fellow adventurers, challenging *themselves* in the last great un-regulated wild of the planet. Oooh, it's so tempting...;-)

JESTER AZORES CHALLENGE - 2008
LATEST KNOWN POSITIONS
AS AT

1240 BST 12th June 2008



Trevor Leek JESTER

Mike Winter JACINTA Put in to Brest. Engine problems. Continuing next year

Nicholas Barham TAHITI BELLE

Duncan Lougee VAQUERO

Denis Gorman AULD MEG

Roger Taylor MINGMING

Alan Charlton PIPEDREAM 11th June: 1400 401º 29'N; 21º34'W

Steve Lynn ALICAT

Tony Head TRIPLE VENTURE 12th June: 1200 BST - 90 n miles to go. ETA Friday 13th.

Kenneth Hook SKINNY DIPPER 8th June: retired to Helford. Steering gear failure.

George Jepps CULICA 11th June: 401º 25'N; 23º 351'W - no self steering gear.

Richard Cutsforth SPRINTER 12th June: 0900 180 n miles to go

ROGER FITZGERALD ELLA TROUT III 12th June: 0343 h 47 secs GMT - ARRIVED SECOND
DOMINIQUE KATAN NEA-KAMENI 11th June: 1106 GMT - ARRIVED FIRST

Ron Westcott CORNET Retired

Philippe Hautfenne LIBID’EAU Retired to Gijon, Spain. Time expired.

David Graham ASTRO

David Boughton LADY C

Bill Churchouse BELGEAN

Tony Saunders LO SHU Retired to Falmouth. Steering gear failure

Mark Waddams LAURIE II Un-confirmed: reported to have retired to a French port.

Graham Jewitt GOLDEN DRAGON

Paul Feasey STINGRAY

Vitaly Elagin ZEELANNA

Bernie Gray MUMBLE

Nick Bridges DOLPHIN

John Margarson LUCY 11th June. 38º 57'N; 264º 34'W

Paul Mead INDECISION

Rupert Smith NIORD

Malcolme Collins HELIX 6th June: started.

John Apps GLAYVA

Alexei Fedoruk FASON

Bill Hockley PRIME SUSPECT Retired to Falmouth. Sea-sickness.

Stan Snape MOONBOW

John Gozzard PIPPIN 12th June: 1200 BST - 130 n miles to go

Alan Rees ARGUS

Nigel Stillman GRETTAL

Bill Kippen EDITH KATE

Adrian Veater DUSK

Tim McCloy CHINA BLUE

Peter Taylor BALLERINA

Michail Soldatov GERDA Started late. Retired to Brest. Engine problems