Star

Class symbol
Development
Designer	Francis Sweisguth
Year	1910
Boat
Crew	2 (Skipper + Crew) S + 1.5 C ≤ 250 kg (550 lb)[1]
Draft	1.016 m (3 ft 4 in)
Hull
Type	keelboat
Hull weight	≥ 671 kg (1,479 lb) (including keel)[2]
LOA	6.922 m (22 ft 9 in)[2]
LWL	4.724 m (15 ft 6 in)
Beam	1.734 m (5 ft 8 in) at deck 1.372 m (4 ft 6 in) at chine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	bulb keel 401.5 ± 7 kg (885 ± 15 lb)[2]
Rig
Rig type	sloop
Mast length	9.652 m (31 ft 8 in)
Sails
Mainsail area	20.5 m2 (221 sq ft)
Jib/genoa area	6.0 m2 (65 sq ft)
Upwind sail area	≤ 26.5 m2 (285 sq ft)
Former Olympic class

The Star is a 6.9 metres (23 ft) one-design racing keelboat for two people designed by Francis Sweisguth in 1910. The Star was an Olympic keelboat class from 1932 through to 2012, the last year keelboats appeared at the Summer Olympics.

It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length. Unlike most modern racing boats, it does not use a spinnaker when sailing downwind. Instead, when running downwind a whisker pole is used to hold the jib out to windward for correct wind flow. Early Stars were built from wood, but modern boats are generally made of fiberglass. The boat must weigh at least 671 kg (1,479 lb) with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m² (285 sq ft).^[3][2][1] The Star class pioneered an unusual circular boom vang track, which allows the vang to effectively hold the boom down even when the boom is turned far outboard on a downwind run. Another notable aspect of Star sailing is the extreme hiking position adopted by the crew and at times the helmsman, who normally use a harness to help hang low off the windward side of the boat with only their lower legs inside.

History

Original sail plan (pre-1922)

The Star was designed in 1910 by Francis Sweisguth, a draftsman at the William Gardner Marine Architect office. Over the course of his career Sweisguth designed a variety of yachts. A more traditional example of his work is Silent Maid, a Barnegat Bay B-class catboat designed shortly after the Star. The first 22 stars were built in Port Washington, New York by Ike Smith during the winter of 1910–11. Since that time, over 8,400 boats have been built, with more than 2,000 actively racing in 170 fleets.^[4]

The hull is a hard chine design with a slight curve to the bottom section, and a bulb keel. The Star was originally rigged with a large, low-aspect-ratio gunter mainsail and jib, which was replaced by a short bermuda rig gradually during the early 1920s, before the current tall bermuda sail plan was adopted in 1930. In 1965, fiberglass replaced wood as the primary hull material. Other changes to the strict design rules for the Star class, include adding flexible spars, an innovative circular-track boom vang, and self-bailers.^[4]

Events

Star Boats North American Championships June 2013

Star Boats NHYC North American Championships June 2013

Olympics

The Star was added to the Olympic roster for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Due to World War II, there were no Olympic games held in 1940 or 1944, and for 1976, the Star was replaced by the Tempest for keelboat competition. In 2011 keelboats were removed from sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The last keelboat Olympics competition was at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.^[5]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1932 Los Angeles - Open	United States (USA) Gilbert Gray Andrew Libano	Great Britain (GBR) George Colin Ratsey Peter Jaffe	Sweden (SWE) Gunnar Asther Daniel Sundén-Cullberg
1936 Berlin - Open	Germany (GER) Peter Bischoff Hans-Joachim Weise	Sweden (SWE) Arvid Laurin Uno Wallentin	Netherlands (NED) Bob Maas Willem de Vries Lentsch
1948 London - Male	United States (USA) Hilary Smart Paul Smart	Cuba (CUB) Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr.	Netherlands (NED) Adriaan Maas Edward Stutterheim
1952 Helsinki - Open	Italy (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode	United States (USA) John Price John Reid	Portugal (POR) Joaquim Fiúza Francisco de Andrade
1956 Melbourne - Open	United States (USA) Herbert Williams Lawrence Low	Italy (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode	Bahamas (BAH) Durward Knowles Sloane Farrington
1960 Rome - Open	Soviet Union (URS) Timir Pinegin Fyodor Shutkov	Portugal (POR) Mário Quina José Manuel Quina	United States (USA) William Parks Robert Halperin
1964 Tokyo - Open	Bahamas (BAH) Durward Knowles Cecil Cooke	United States (USA) Richard Stearns Lynn Williams	Sweden (SWE) Pelle Petterson Holger Sundström
1968 Mexico City - Open	United States (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett	Norway (NOR) Peder Lunde Jr. Per Wiken	Italy (ITA) Franco Cavallo Camillo Gargano
1972 Munich - Open	Australia (AUS) David Forbes John Anderson	Sweden (SWE) Pelle Petterson Stellan Westerdahl	West Germany (FRG) Wilhelm Kuhweide Karsten Meyer
1980 Moscow - Open	Soviet Union (URS) Valentin Mankin Aleksandr Muzychenko	Austria (AUT) Hubert Raudaschl Karl Ferstl	Italy (ITA) Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni
1984 Los Angeles	United States (USA) William Earl Buchan Steven Erickson	West Germany (FRG) Joachim Griese Michael Marcour	Italy (ITA) Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni
1988 Seoul - Open	Great Britain (GBR) Michael McIntyre Bryn Vaile	United States (USA) Mark Reynolds Harold Haenel	Brazil (BRA) Torben Grael Nelson Falcão
1992 Barcelona - Open	United States (USA) Mark Reynolds Harold Haenel	New Zealand (NZL) Rod Davis Don Cowie	Canada (CAN) Ross MacDonald Eric Jespersen
1996 Atlanta - Open	Brazil (BRA) Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira	Sweden (SWE) Hans Wallén Bobby Lohse	Australia (AUS) Colin Beashel David Giles
2000 Sydney - Open	United States (USA) Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl	Great Britain (GBR) Ian Walker Mark Covell	Brazil (BRA) Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira
2004 Athens - Male	Brazil (BRA) Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira	Canada (CAN) Ross MacDonald Mike Wolfs	France (FRA) Pascal Rambeau Xavier Rohart
2008 Beijing - Male	Great Britain (GBR) Iain Percy Andrew Simpson	Brazil (BRA) Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada	Sweden (SWE) Fredrik Lööf Anders Ekström
2012 London - Male	Sweden (SWE) Fredrik Lööf Max Salminen	Great Britain (GBR) Iain Percy Andrew Simpson	Brazil (BRA) Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada

World Championships

Main article: Star World Championships

The Star World Championships has been held annually since 1923. Most titles has American sailor Lowell North won, with five titles between 1945 and 1973 and another seven podiums. The most crowned skipper-crew combination is Italian duo Agostino Straulino and Nicolò Rode and Brazilian duo Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada with three titles each. Also, American Mark Reynolds has three titles, but with different crew.

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1923 Western Long Island Sound[6]	Taurus (USA) William Inslee Robert Nelson	Astrea (CAN) Harry Wylie Ernest Ratsey	Doris (USA) R. Walton L. Carey
1924 Western Long Island Sound[7]	Little Bear (USA) Jack Robinson Arthur Knapp Jr.	Rhody (USA) Ben Comstock William Gidley	California (USA) B. Weston R. Schauer
1925 Western Long Island Sound[8]	Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin Ed Willis	Auriga (CAN) G. H. C. Phillips C. G. Davis	Movie Star II (USA) B. Rey Schauer Ed. Gillett
1926 Western Long Island Sound[9]	Rhody (USA) Ben Comstock William Gidley	Ardora (USA) D. Starring F. Bedford	Dona Bertha (USA) H. Fisher H. Denhie
1927 Narragansett Bay[10]	Tempe III (USA) Walt Hubbard Jr. Richard Edwards	Coleen (USA) F. Bedford B. Cunningham	Mackerel (USA) H. Smith W. Henderson
1928 Newport Harbor[11]	Sparkler II (USA) Prentice Edrington Gilbert Gray	Okla (USA) Joseph Watkins Arthur Knapp Jr.	Windward (USA) J. Jessop J. Sykes
1929 New Orleans[12]	Eel (USA) Graham Johnson Lawdens Johnson	Sparkler II (USA) Gilbert Gray Prentice Edrington	Okla II (USA) Joseph Watkins William McHugh
1930 Chesapeake Bay[13]	Peggy Wee (USA) Arthur Knapp Jr. Newell Weed	Tempe IV (USA) W. Hubbard T. Dittmar	Okla II (USA) Joseph Watkins William McHugh
1931 Western Long Island Sound[14]	Coleen (USA) William McHugh Joseph Watkins	Joy (GBR) Colin Ratsey S. Elsbree	Zoa (USA) Edward Fink A. McCrate
1932 Central Long Island Sound[15]	Mist (USA) Edward Fink Edwin Thorne	Wings (USA) C. Pflug J. Pflug	Laura G (USA) Ralph Bradley P. Singer
1933 Long Beach Harbour[16]	Three Star (USA) William Glenn Waterhouse Woodbridge Metcalf	Mist (USA) Edwin Thorne Landon K. Thorne	Chip (USA) Herbert Dowsett Jr. H. White
1934 San Francisco[17]	By-C (USA) Hook Beardslee Myron Lehmann	Andiamo III (USA) John Arms J. Abberley	Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin W. White
1935 Newport Harbour[18]	By-C (USA) Hook Beardslee Myron Lehmann	Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin Ed Willis	Three Star (USA) William Glenn Waterhouse Woodbridge Metcalf
1936 Lake Ontario[19]	Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin Garrett Horder	By-C (USA) Hook Beardslee Myron Lehmann	Chuckle II (USA) Harold Halsted Wilmot Halsey
1937 Western Long Island Sound[20]	Lecky (USA) Milton Wegeforth Ernest Phillips	Pimm (GER) Walter von Hütschler Hans-Joachim Weise	Chuckle II (USA) Harold Halsted Wilmot Halsey
1938 San Diego[21]	Pimm (GER) Walter von Hütschler Hans-Joachim Weise	Gale (USA) Harry Gale Nye Jr. Myron Lehmann	Mercury (USA) J. McAleese F. Graham
1939 Kiel[22]	Pimm (GER) Walter von Hütschler Egon Beyn	Polluce (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode	Maggel (GER) Peter Hansohm Christian Blankenburg
1940 San Diego[23]	Rambunctious (USA) James Cowie Gordon Cowie	Jade (USA) Robert White Robert Holcomb	Twin Star (USA) Lockwood Pirie Richard Miller
1941 Los Angeles[24]	Wench (USA) George Fleitz William Severence	Gale (USA) Harry Gale Nye Jr. Jim Michael	Scout III (USA) Myron Lehmann Paul McKibben
1942 Lake Michigan[25]	United States Harry Gale Nye Jr. Stanley Fahlstrom	United States Sterling Potter Ed Douglass	United States Tommy Scripps Maurice Watson
1943 Great South Bay[26]	United States Arthur Deacon Perry Roehm	United States W. H. Picken Jr. Joseph Forrington	Cuba Carlos de Cárdenas G. Carricaburu
1944 Lake Michigan[27]	United States Gerald Driscoll Malin Burnham	United States Robert Lippincott Ed Shivelhood	United States Herbert Williams A. Nye
1945 Central Long Island Sound[28]	United States Malin Burnham Lowell North	United States James Cowie Walter Krug	United States E. W. Etchells Mary Etchells
1946 Havana[29]	Wench II (USA) George Fleitz Walter Krug	Pagan (USA) Robert White Gordon Holcombe	Gem II (BAH) Durward Knowles Basil Kelly
1947 Los Angeles[30]	Gem II (BAH) Durward Knowles Robert Levin	Hilarius (USA) Hilary Smart Stan Ogilvy	Glider (USA) Richard Stearns Robert Rodgers
1948 Cascais[31]	Twin Star (USA) Lockwood Pirie Harry Rugeroni	Polluce (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode	Hilarius (USA) Hilary Smart Paul Smart
1949 Chicago[32]	Gale (USA) Harry Gale Nye Jr. Stanley Fahlstrom	Blue Star II (USA) Robert Lippincott Robert Levin	Flame (USA) Stan Ogilvy Owen Torrey
1950 Chicago[33]	Sea Robin (USA) Robert Lippincott Robert Levin	Twin Star (USA) Lockwood Pirie Charles Tuttle	Shillalah (USA) E. W. Etchells Mary Etchells
1951 Gibson Island[34]	Shillalah (USA) E. W. Etchells Mary Etchells	Magic (USA) Richard Stearns Robert Rodgers	Flame (USA) Stan Ogilvy Whitney Stueck
1952 Cascais[35]	Merope (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode	Flower (USA) Robert Lippincott Dan Hubers	Faneca (POR) Duarte Manuel Bello Fernando Bello
1953 Naples[36]	Merope II (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode	Faneca (POR) Duarte Manuel Bello João Miguel Tito	Asterope (ITA) Tito Nordio Livio Sangulin
1954 Cascais[37]	Kurush V (CUB) Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr.	Gem II (BAH) Durward Knowles Sloane Farrington	Merope II (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode
1955 Havana[38]	Kurush V (CUB) Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr.	Kurush IV (CUB) Jorge de Cárdenas Alberto Garcia Tunon	Vengeance (USA) William Gentzlinger Clair L. Farrand
1956 Naples[39]	Merope II (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode	North Star III (USA) Lowell North James B. Hill	Kurush IV (CUB) Álvaro de Cárdenas Jorge de Cárdenas
1957 Havana[40]	North Star III (USA) Lowell North James B. Hill	Candide (FRA) Albert Debarge Paul Elvstrøm	Star of the Sea (BAH) Joseph Duplin Peter Wilhauser
1958 San Diego[41]	Nhycusa (USA) William P. Ficker Mark Yorston	Perseverance (USA) Chick Rollins William Pickford	Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Malin Burnham
1959 Newport Harbour[42]	North Star III (USA) Lowell North Mort Carlile	Turmoil (USA) Gary Comer Bill Hackel	Nhycusa (USA) William P. Ficker Tom Skahill
1960 Rio de Janeiro[43]	North Star III (USA) Lowell North Tom Skahill	Deacon (USA) Donald K. Edler Kent Edler	Fierce (USA) Robert Lippincott Frank Hogg
1961 San Diego Bay[44]	Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Douglas Knight	Tranquil (USA) John Bennett John McKeague	North Star IV (USA) Lowell North Tom Skahill
1962 Cascais[45]	Glider (USA) Richard Stearns Lynn Williams	Faneca (POR) Duarte Bello Fernando Bello	Shanty (USA) E. W. Etchells R. M. Allan III
1963 Chicago[46]	Star of the Sea (USA) Joseph Duplin Francis Dolan	North Star (USA) Lowell North Tom Skahill	Wayward Wind (USA) Blair Fletcher Asa L. Colson
1964 Boston Harbour[47]	Big Daddy (USA) Donald K. Edler Kent Edler	Star of the Sea (USA) Joseph Duplin Francis Dolan	Chatterbox (USA) Malin Burnham Charles Lewsadder
1965 Newport Harbour[48]	Mache (USA) Donald Bever Charles Lewsadder	Chatterbox (USA) Malin Burnham James Reynolds	Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Douglas Knight
1966 Kiel[49]	Scandale (DEN) Paul Elvstrøm John Albrechtson	North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett	Glider (USA) Richard Stearns Lynn Williams
1967 Copenhagen[50]	Scandale (DEN) Paul Elvstrøm Poul Mik-Meyer	North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett	Swingin' Star (USA) Donald Trask William Kreysler
1968	not held because of the 1968 Summer Olympics
1969 San Diego[51]	Humbug VII (SWE) Pelle Petterson Ulf Schröder	Good Grief! (USA) Tom Blackaller Gary Mull	North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett
1970 Marstrand[52]	Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Carl F. Sutter	Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Arne Åkerson	Blott X (SWE) Stig Wennerström Sture Christensson
1971 Seattle[53]	Menace (USA) Dennis Conner James Reynolds	Something Else (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett	Contact (SWE) John Albrechtson Göran Tell
1972 Caracas[54]	Sunny (FRG) Wilhelm Kuhweide Karsten Meyer	Buho Blanco (BRA) Jörg Bruder Cláudio Biekarck	Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Thomas Dudinsky
1973 San Diego[55]	North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett	Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Craig Thomas	Streaker (USA) Tom Blackaller Ron Anderson
1974 Laredo[56]	Swift (USA) Tom Blackaller Ron Anderson	Humbug XVIII (SWE) Pelle Petterson Ingvar Hansson	Gem (BAH) Durward Knowles Jerry Ford
1975 Lake Michigan[57]	Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Jerry Ford	Impossible (USA) Tom Blackaller Ron Anderson	Virgo III (USA) Peter Wright Bill Wright
1976 Nassau[58]	Mustard Seed (USA) James Allsopp Michael Guhin	Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Earl Lasher	Suzanne (USA) Barton Beek William Munster
1977 Kiel[59]	United States Dennis Conner Ron Anderson	Sweden Sune Carlsson Leif Carlsson	West Germany Uwe von Below Franz Wehofsich
1978 San Francisco[60]	United States Buddy Melges Andreas Josenhans	United States Dennis Conner Ron Anderson	United States Tom Blackaller Ed Bennett
1979 Marstrand[61]	United States Buddy Melges Andreas Josenhans	United States William Earl Buchan Douglas Knight	United States Peter Wright Todd Cozzens
1980 Rio de Janeiro[62]	Chewbacca (USA) Tom Blackaller David Shaw	Riky (ITA) Albino Fravezzi Oscar Dalvit	Findus (ITA) Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni
1981 Marblehead[63]	West Germany Alexander Hagen Vincent Hösch	United States Peter Wright Todd Cozzens	United States William Earl Buchan Ron Anderson
1982 Medemblik[64]	Spain Antonio Gorostegui José Luis Doreste	West Germany Alexander Hagen Vincent Hösch	United States William Earl Buchan Steve Erickson
1983 Marina del Rey[65]	Spain Antonio Gorostegui José Luis Doreste	West Germany Joachim Griese Michael Marcour	United States William Earl Buchan William Carl Buchan
1984 Vilamoura[66]	Findus (ITA) Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni	United States Andrew Menkart James Kavle	United States Paul Cayard Ken Keefe
1985 Nassau[67]	United States William Earl Buchan Steve Erickson	Netherlands Steven Bakker Kobus Vandenberg	United States Paul Cayard Ken Keefe
1986 Isle of Capri[68]	United States Vicente Brun Hugo Schreiner	Italy Giuseppe Milone Roberto Mottola	United States Ed Adams Tom Olsen
1987 Chicago[69]	United States Ed Adams Tom Olsen	West Germany Alexander Hagen Fritz Girr	United States Paul Cayard Steve Erickson
1988 Buenos Aires[70]	United States Paul Cayard Steve Erickson	United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel	United States Ed Adams Tom Olsen
1989 Porto Cervo[71]	Era Ora (BRA) Alan Adler Nelson Falcão	West Germany Werner Fritz Ulrich Seeberger	C-Ya (CAN) Ross MacDonald Bruce MacDonald
1990 Cleveland[72]	Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira	Denmark Benny F. Andersen Mogens Just	Sweden Mats Johansson Stefan Hemlin
1991 Cannes[73]	Italy Roberto Benamati Mario Salani	Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira	United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel
1992 San Francisco[74]	United States William Carl Buchan Hugo Schreiner	United States Joe Londrigan Phil Trinter	United States Paul Cayard Steve Erickson
1993 Kiel[75]	United States Joe Londrigan Phil Trinter	Sweden Hans Wallén Bobby Lohse	Germany Alexander Hagen Kai Falkenthal
1994 San Diego[76]	Canada Ross MacDonald Eric Jespersen	Brazil Alan Adler Rodrigo Meireles	Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira
1995 Laredo[77]	United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel	Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira	Denmark Christian Rasmussen Kasper Harsberg
1996 Rio de Janeiro[78]	Italy Enrico Chieffi Roberto Sinibaldi	United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel	Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira
1997 Marblehead[79]	Germany Alexander Hagen Marcelo Ferreira	United States Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl	Bermuda Peter Bromby Michael Marcel
1998 Portorož[80]	Australia Colin Beashel David Giles	Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira	Germany Alexander Hagen Thorsten Helmert
1999 Punta Ala[81]	United States Eric Doyle Tom Olsen	Canada Ross MacDonald Kai Bjorn	United States Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl
2000 Annapolis[82]	United States Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl	Canada Ross MacDonald Kai Bjorn	Ireland Mark Mansfield David O'Brien
2001 Medemblik[83]	Sweden Fredrik Lööf Christian Finnsgård	New Zealand Gavin Brady George Iverson	United States Vicente Brun Mike Dorgan
2002 Marina del Rey[84]	Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell	Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira	France Xavier Rohart Yannick Adde
2003 Cádiz[85]	France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau	Sweden Fredrik Lööf Anders Ekström	Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell
2004 Gaeta[86]	Sweden Fredrik Lööf Anders Ekström	Switzerland Flavio Marazzi Enrico De Maria	Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell
2005 Buenos Aires[87]	France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau	Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira	Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell
2006 San Francisco[88]	New Zealand Hamish Pepper Carl Williams	Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada	France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau
2007 Cascais[89]	Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada	France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau	Great Britain Iain Percy Andrew Simpson
2008 Miami[90]	Poland Mateusz Kusznierewicz Dominik Życki	Italy Diego Negri Luigi Viale	Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada
2009 Varberg[91]	United States George Szabo Rick Peters	New Zealand Hamish Pepper Craig Monk	Brazil Lars Grael Ronald Seifert
2010 Rio de Janeiro[92]	Great Britain Iain Percy Andrew Simpson	Switzerland Flavio Marazzi Enrico De Maria	Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira
2011 Perth[93]	Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada	Germany Robert Stanjek Frithjof Kleen	United States Mark Mendelblatt Brian Fatih
2012 Hyères[94]	Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada	Great Britain Iain Percy Andrew Simpson	Denmark Michael Hestbæk Claus Olesen
2013 San Diego[95]	United States John MacCausland Phil Trinter	United States Andrew Campbell John Von Schwarz	United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel
2014 Malcesine[96]	Germany Robert Stanjek Frithjof Kleen	Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi	Norway Eivind Melleby Bruno Prada
2015 Buenos Aires[97]	Brazil Lars Grael Samuel Gonçalves	Brazil Marcelo Fuchs Ronald Seifert	Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi
2016 Miami[98]	United States Augie Diaz Bruno Prada	Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi	United States Brian Ledbetter Joshua Revkin
2017 Troense[99]	Norway Eivind Melleby Joshua Revkin	Brazil Lars Grael Samuel Gonçalves	Germany Reinhard Schmidt Paul Sradnick
2018 Oxford[100]	Brazil Jorge Zarif Guilherme de Almeida	Norway Eivind Melleby Joshua Revkin	United States Paul Cayard Arthur Lopes
2019 Porto Cervo[101]	Poland Mateusz Kusznierewicz Bruno Prada	United States Augie Diaz Henry Boening	Norway Eivind Melleby Joshua Revkin
2020 Miami[102]	cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Kiel[103]	Italy Diego Negri Frithjof Kleen	Croatia Tonči Stipanović Tudor Bilić	Austria Hans Spitzauer Christian Nehammer
2022 Marblehead[104][105]	Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi	Croatia Tonči Stipanović Tudor Bilić	United States Paul Cayard Frithjof Kleen

Famous Star sailors

• Ralph Craig (Olympic 100 and 200 meter Champion: 1912)
• Duarte Bello (Championship competitor, 1947–1970s. Invented auto-bailers and circular boom-vang track)
• John F. Kennedy (Nantucket Sound Star Class Championship: 1936)^[4]
• Agostino Straulino (Olympic Champion: 1952; World Champion: 1952, 1953, 1956; Olympic Silver: 1956)
• Robert Halperin (Olympic Bronze: 1960; Pan American Games Gold: 1963)
• Paul Elvstrøm (World Champion: 1966, 1967)
• Dennis Conner (World Champion: 1971, 1977)
• Buddy Melges (World Champion: 1978, 1979)
• Iain Percy (Olympic Champion: 2008; World Champion: 2010; Olympic Silver: 2012)
• Robert Scheidt (Olympic Silver: 2008; Olympic Bronze: 2012; World Champion: 2008, 2011, 2012; SSL Finals: 2013)
• Fredrik Lööf (World Champion: 2001, 2004; Olympic Champion: 2012)

See also

• Comet (dinghy), a smaller and more easily transported sailboat, based upon the Star design

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Star (keelboat).

• International Star Class Yacht Racing Association (ISCYRA)
• International Star Class at the International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
• International Star Class in "Classic Classes" at Classic Boat magazine
• THe Star 45 Class at the American Model Yachting Association (AMYA)