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Rolex Fastnet Race 2023 - Jules Hall and Jan Scholten Interview

by Bow Caddy Media 23 Jul 2023 09:39 UTC 22 July 2023
Disko Trooper Contender Sailcloth had a great race with Mistral - Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race © Bow Caddy Media

Jules Hall and Jan Scholten have chartered a J99 - identical to their own Disko Trooper Contender Sailcloth J99 in Sydney - and brought their sails and settings with them to participate in the famed Rolex Fastnet Race. They explain the planning and logistics entailed in their endeavour and also talk of an initiative in the Australian and British Two-Handed community to make such exchanges easier and more cost effective.

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