Positions if and when available will be posted on the Entrants/Results List & at Ocean Race Track  

Photographs of the skippers dinner and start can be found on the Flipix website (Please enter a password of JESTER)

Update

20/07/06 Eric Andlauer and Pete Hill awarded The Newport Medal of Honor by the City of Newport.

Update 17/07/06 Pete Hill and Shanti arrive in Newport.

Update15/07/06 Roger Taylor and Mingming retire. Please click on the www.oceanracetrack.com link to read Roger's article

Update 06/07/06 Glayva pulls out. We have just received news that Glayva has retired to The Azores with a broken shroud after 2 weeks of very bad winds. John has also decided that he is unable to spare the time away from his business to complete The Jester Challenge and sail back this year. He says that he will try again in 2010.

Update 06/07/06 Message to Eric from Mike Richey: In 1964 Tabarly won the second OSTAR. Blondie Hasler, who sailed the race in Jester, wrote in his journal on 30 June "Eric has won in the superlative time of 27 days. I am delighted first of all because he is French..."  May I, albeit now from a non-combattant status, express exactly the same feelings to yet another Eric on yet another splendid performance. Mike Richey (ex Jester)  

Update 05/07/06 Sterenn arrives in Newport. At 03:35 this morning Eric Andlauer and Sterenn arrived in Newport, taking 31 days 15 hrs 35 mins to complete The Jester Challenge.

Update 03/07/06 Jester has stopped for repairs but will be continuing The Jester Challenge

Update 24/06/06 Trevor and Jester heading for Cork. In almost 3 weeks since they started The Jester Challenge, Trevor and Jester have experienced atrocious weather conditions and made little progress in the 2800 mile event. Trevor has decided to head for Cork to assess storm damage to sail and rudder. Also the new mast has caused concern.

Update 21/06/06: Andromeda retires from The Jester Challenge. Sherman has arrived in Horta to collect spares for his self steering. It is with regret that Sherman has decided not to continue to Newport. This is due to a number of factors, not least the early hurrricane activity in Florida.  

Update17/06//06: Tony Head and Triple Venture will be restarting The Jester Challenge at 0600 today.

Update14/06/06:  Andromeda  and  Sherman are currently on their way to Horta in the Azores where Sherman will collect spares for his self steering. Tony Head has ascertained that both his batteries and radar were faulty. We are expecting further details from Tony tomorrow.               

Update 12/06/06: Tony Head and Triple Venture have retired from The Jester Challenge and are heading for Baltimore in Southern Ireland to effect repairs.   

Update 09/06/06:  Tim McCloy and China Blue have retired with no damage.  Everyone connected with The Jester Challenge would like to wish Tim and Lisa congratulations on their engagement.                                                     

Update 08/06/06: Sherman has a visitor, her name is Polly and when she is not pooping on the deck she can be found sleeping or preening herself on a shelf.   

Update 07/06/06: Mike Winter & Jacinta have retired from The Jester Challenge due to self steering problems and a torn sail.

Update 06/06/06: Winds have picked up. Jester has left Falmouth after stopping for some minor adjustments. No word from most of the skippers.                                           

Update 05/06/06:   All 10 starters including Jester crossed the start line on the 3rd June. Very light winds.

Update 02/06/06: Less than 18 hrs before the start of The Jester Challenge, the new mast has arrived and is ready to be varnished at Blagdons Boatyard . It is still hoped that Jester will be ready. All skippers have stated that they will not set off without her.

Update 01/06/06:  JESTER  is now in Plymouth. COLLARS are pulling out all the stops to get the new mast to Plymouth on Friday and JESTER will still be able to enter THE JESTER CHALLENGE 2006 as planned. Most of the other boats are already at QAB.

Update 28/05/06:At approximately 15:00 on Sunday 28th May after setting sail for Plymouth from Chichester Harbour, Jester's mast broke in two. Jeremy Freeland and his team at COLLARS - Freeland Yacht Spars - are presently working all out to make a new mast for her and hope to deliver it to Blagdon's Boatyard in Plymouth on Friday 2nd June where Jester will be taken by road. If all goes to plan she will be ready at the Jester Challenge start line 12:00 on 3rd June.

The single-handed transatlantic Jester Challenge 2006 for yachts 20 to 30 ft will start from Plymouth on 3rd June and finish at Newport, Rhode Island. The Jester Challenge

Jester Challenge Article - June Issue of Yachting Monthly