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| WG Lucas & Sons Ltd have been in the business of making sails since 1884, and over the last 120 years or so have evolved into a company that understands the importance of combining traditional values with the technology of today. They have made all of Jester's sails since she was first launched in 1953. |
| News and positions of The Jester Challengers, as well as other sailing events |
Royal Marines article about Operation Frankton and Blondie Hasler |
| Val Howells competed in the very first 1960 Single-handed Transatlantic Race in a 25ft Folkboat named Eira. His excellent new 5 star rated book, Up That Particular Creek can be purchased from his site.Well worth a visit. |
Professional and friendly Plymouth based sailing school run by two OSTAR veterans, Bob & Carole Beggs. Carole has also sailed many miles in Jester single-handed and Bob skippered Bristol Clipper to victory in The Times Clipper 2000 race (see BBC web site) . Sailing schools don't come much better than Performance Yachting - highly recommended. |
Le Tonkinois varnish is a natural oil based yacht varnish, using a Chinese formula dating back two or three centuries. Excellent results have been achieved when using Le Tonkinois varnish on Jester |
| The Amateur Yacht Research Society |
An International Club administered from the U.K., the Ocean CruisingClub (OCC) was founded in 1954 by the late Humphrey Barton not long after his epic crossing of the Atlantic in little Vertue XXXV. In those days long passages in small yachts were nowhere near as commonplace as they are today and the early members were an elite band of ocean voyagers whose achievements formed a common bond. |
| The Royal Institute Of Navigation (RIN) is a learned society with charitable status; it was formed in 1947. Its objects are to unite in one body those who are concerned with or who are interested in navigation and to further its development. |
| Handicap International exists to support the needs of disabled people in countries affected by poverty and conflict. Especially innocent victims of mines and cluster bombs. |
| Main Admiralty chart agent and one of the best stocks of nautical books in Europe. Based in Plymouth at Queen Anne's Battery Marina. |
Excellent, friendly yacht club based in Newport, Rhode Island. |
| Newport's "Best Kept Secret" continues to provide services and support to those working on the waterfront, as well as visiting and local yachtsmen. |
| Published annually in the late spring, "The Newport Harbor Guide" serves the maritime community of Newport, Rhode Island. Over the past 12 years, the guide has grown from a small one colour pamphlet to a 56 page, full-color magazine with International circulation of 20,000. |
| Billy Black - Photographer for Sail. Excellent marine photographer, based near Newport, R.I. |
| Established in 1958, Fiorentino is the exclusive manufacturer of the patented Offshore Parachute Sea Anchor with Para-Ring®. Rated "The Best" by Sail Magazine in a parachute sea anchor comparison. |
| Excellent quality quick-boil kettle. Ideal for conserving cooking fuel on a long voyage. |
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