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.OSTAR 1960 THE FIRST STAR – THE BIRTH OF SINGLEHANDED TRANSOCEANIC RACING 2018 rwyc.org accessed 19 August 2023
Jester was rigged with Chinese-style junk sails, a rig with the reported advantage of being easier for a singlehanded sailor to manage.Jester – a Short History Mike Richey jesterchallenge.wordpress.com, accessed 20 August 2023 Hasler subsequently wrote Practical Junk Rig (), a treatise on modern junk rigging of sailboats.
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