Jester (sailboat) explained

Jester is the name of a modified Nordic Folkboat sailed by the famous marine inventor and single-handed yachtsman Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler, notably coming second to Francis Chichester in the 1960 OSTAR, completing the voyage in 48 days.[1]

Jester was rigged with Chinese-style junk sails, a rig with the reported advantage of being easier for a singlehanded sailor to manage.[2] Hasler subsequently wrote Practical Junk Rig, a treatise on modern junk rigging of sailboats.

Notes and References

  1. https://rwyc.org/club-history/ostar-history/ostar-1960/ OSTAR 1960 THE FIRST STAR – THE BIRTH OF SINGLEHANDED TRANSOCEANIC RACING
  2. https://jesterchallenge.wordpress.com/jester-a-short-history/ Jester – a Short History