From left to right ( orange shirt is 1st place )
1st place Igor Zaretskiy – The Grand
2nd place Rory McDougall – Cooking Fat
3rd place Roger Fitzgerald – Ella Troot III
The Jester Challenge is run on a ‘gentlemanly basis’ within the following guidelines:
for sailing vessels between 20 and 30 feet (including multi-hulls)
human power is the only acceptable alternative propulsion to that of the wind: rowing or clubhauling, for instance, are permissible single-handed to Newport one way stops allowedno time limit engines may be fitted but only used to charge batteries for equipment such as mobile telephones, steering and navigation systems. The sole exceptions to this, within the spirit of the Jester Challenge, would be the avoidance of an imminent ‘mayday’ situation; responding to a distress call from a fellow seafarer or when within the harbour limits of an intermediate port en route. If the use of an engine – or the acceptance of a powered tow from another vessel, whether a Jester Challenger or not – becomes necessary to meet, for instance, a personal time limit or, simply, to avoid a frustrating calm, then the details should be declared on arrival to fellow Jester Challengers. By common agreement – and using the co-ordinator as an arbitrator if there is no common agreement – the arrival order may then be amended.
age of skipper to be over 18 years at the start
no fees
no inspections
no regulations: skippers will be entirely responsible for the equipment they take, based on their own experience
only hint of bureaucracy will be the signing of a form of indemnity accepting the skipper’s full duty of care for himself, his dependants and his fellow seafarers during his participation in the JC 2010.
Skipper Boat Name Boat Type LOA(ft) Sail No. Nationality
Arrived
Igor Zaretskiy The Grand Peterson 25 ARRIVED 26/06/10 25 RUS 194 RU
Rory McDougall Cooking Fat Wharram Tiki ARRIVED 26/06/10 21 UK
Roger Fitzgerald Ella Trout III. Dehler 29 ARRIVED 27/06/10 29 GBR 1270L UK
Still Sailing
Trevor Leek Jester Junk-rigged modified Folkboat 25 27 UK
Roger Taylor Mingming Junk-rigged Corribee 21 UK
Michail Soldatov Gerda Albin Vega 27 27 3168 RU
Denis Gorman Lizzie-G Stopped at The Azores for repairs …..now continued 27 UK
Tony Head Triple Venture Twister 28 6565Y UK
John Apps Glayva UFO27 27 7486Y AU
Thomas Jucker Marta Bristol Channel Cutter 28 CH
Tim McCloy China Blue Junk-rigged modified Folkboat….. Stopped at Terceira
25 3 KE
Alexei Fedoruk Fason Modified Olympic Class Dragon 29 RUS 808 RU
Retired
Alan Rees Argus RETIRED 23/05 NOT READY 20.5 587E UK
Scott Turner Altamira SEVERELY DAMAGED STEERING GEAR 21 21 UK UK
Bill Churchouse Belgean FELL OVERBOARD. SHAKEN & SICK BUT OK 22 141 UK
David Graham Astro RETIRED DUE TO GEAR FAILURE 25 4532T UK
John Margarson Fluffy RETURNING TO UK WITH EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS
30 UK
Chris Garbett Jasabe STEERING GEAR DAMAGED IN STORM 28 6565Y UK
Chris Jackson Sixpence CHARGING PROBLEM 30 6 UK
Gus Davidson Just Right ARRIVED IN PONTA DELAGADA RETIRED DUE TO TIME TAKEN 20 GG52 UK
Andy Lane Amadeus DIS-MASTED AND HULL HOLED. SKIPPER TAKEN OFF AND NOW ON ROUTE TO ANTWERP. AMADEUS LOST 21 FR
Duncan Lougee Vaquero RETIRED TO HORTA WITH MAST MOVEMENT PROBLEM 31* 5509Y UK
Nigel Stillman Grettal RETIRED DUE TO SLOW PROGRESS & TIME RESTRICTION 30 UK
Guy Waites Red Admiral RETURNED TO UK WITH DAMAGED BULKHEAD 26 CO256 UK
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