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Celebrating 40 Years of Starlights Magazine
This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the International Star Class's Starlights Magazine, first created and published by former Star Class Editor J. F. Miller in January of 1925. Check out the first few editions:
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Announcements
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General Announcements
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Announcement 2 TITLE
There are no major announcements this month! Keep up the good sailing and don’t forget to continue submitting your event calendars, regatta results with reports and pictures, and membership renewals! |
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Committee & Board Reports: Judiciary Board (JB)
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The International Star Class is pleased to announce that Ralf Weidner from the Hamburg Star Fleet (D13 - GER) has joined the Judiciary Board filling the "Alternate" position for 2015!
Then, beginning January 1, 2016 Ralf will serve a 4 yera term as a member of the Judiciary Board (ending December 31, 2020). Ralf Weidner will join the JB term ending 2020
Thank you Ralf!
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Regatta Information |
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Notice Board
2015 International Star Class Championship Details:
April 15 - 19, 2015
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2015 International Star Class Western Hemisphere Championship
Host Information
Biscayne Bay Star Fleet
District 20
Miami, FL, United States
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club |
Links
Notice of Race
Entry List
Event Webpage
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| Regatta Personnel |
PRO - Dave Brannen
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Regatta Chairman - Bruce Harper
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| 2015 International Star Class European Championship
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June 2 - 7, 2015
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August 25 - 30, 2015 |
2015 International Star Class Eastern Hemisphere Championship
Host Information
Loosdrecht Star Fleet
District 13
Muiden, Netherlands |
Links
Event Webpage
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Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil Roeivereeniging
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| ENTRY DEADLINE: August 6, 2015 |
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2015 International Star Class North American Championship
Host Information
Puget Sound Star Fleet
District 6
Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Yacht Club
Title Sponsor: CSR Marine
http://csrmarine.com/ |
Links
Event Webpage
Regatta Personnel
PRO - Peter Reggio
Regatta Chairman - Brian Ledbetter
Accommodations - Carl Buchan |
| ENTRY DEADLINE: August 14, 2015 |
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September 1 - 6, 2015
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October 29 - November 2, 2015
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2015 International Star Class South American Championship
Host Information
Olivos & Buenos Aires Star Fleets
District 18
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Club Nautico Olivos |
Links
Event Webpage
Registration & Entry
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ENTRY DEADLINE: October 10, 2015
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Note: Shipping and boat transportation information included below for sailors attending both the South American and World Championships.
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| 2015 International Star Class World Championship
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 BRA 8474 Renata Lars Grael and Samuel Goncalves
Photo by Cory Silken
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2015 Bacardi Cup
March 2 - 8, 2015
Congratulations to the 2015 Bacardi Cup Champions, Lars Grael and Samuel Goncalves!
After a week full of near perfect Star sailing conditions, World Championship format races, and tight competition, reigning Bacardi Cup Champions International Star Class President Lars Grael and Samuel Goncalves (BRA 8474) triumphed over the fleet once again this year successfully defending their title at the 88th annual Bacardi Cup regatta.
The duo wrapped up the regatta with two race wins, the most notable of which was in Race 6, the final race of the series where Lars and Samuel closed a 4 point gap and stole the victory from fellow Brazilians Jorge Joao Zarif and Bruno Prada (BRA 8391).
Thank you to all of the event organizers, sponsors, and volunteers for running a great regatta and a special thank you to our close friends the Bacardi family and Bacardi Ltd. for keeping Star sailors well hydrated for the 88th year!
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Top 5 Overall:
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BRA |
8474 |
Lars Grael & Samuel Goncalves |
| 2. |
BRA |
8391 |
Jorge Joao Zarif & Bruno Prada |
| 3. |
USA |
8230 |
Mark Reynolds & Magnus Liljedahl |
| 4. |
BRA |
8494 |
Alessandro Pascolato & Henry Boening |
| 5. |
USA |
8465 |
Augie Diaz & Arnis Baltins |
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Notable Performances
Congratulations to the following Star sailors on each of their outstanding performances at this year's Bacardi Cup!
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Lars Grael & Samuel Goncalves
- 1st team in 15 years to win the Bacardi Cup
consecutively (Ross Macdonald & Kai Bjorn
- 1999/2000)
- 1st Brazilian team ever to win the Bacardi Cup
in 2014 making them the 1st Brazilian team to
also win twice in a row
- Lars: “It was tough till the end with four boats
in contention. We were calculating points all the
time! Samuel and I are very proud to win the
Bacardi Cup for the second time in a row.
Winning the Bacardi Cup twice in a row is a
great achievement that only a few were able to
accomplish"
Arthur Anosov & Andrey Shafranuk
- Won Race 5 with at least a 1 mile lead and finished 6 minutes and 3 seconds ahead of 2nd place
- The 2015 Bacardi Cup was Andrey's first time
sailing Stars
- Arthur's first Bacardi Cup Race Win after 15
years of competing
Douglas Schofield & Robert Schofield
- After a 10 year break from sailing Stars, the
Schofield brothers returned to Bacardi with only
1 event under their belt and impressively
finished 12th overall in the world-class fleet
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 Top: 2014 Lars Grael and Samuel Goncalves
Bottom: 2015 Lars Grael & Samuel Goncalves
Photo by Cory Silken
Alessandro Pascolato & Henry Boening
- Top Exalted Grand Master - 4th Place Overall
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Upcoming Events - April 2015
There are 13 International Star Class regattas currently on the calendar for this April, check them out below and online!
NOTE: "-" = not reported/posted online
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Event Name |
Fleet |
District |
Country |
Host Yacht Club |
| 4/11-12 |
Copa Outono (2nd Etapa Copa ICRJ) |
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7 |
BRA |
Iate Clube do Rio de Janiero |
| 4/11-12 |
2015 April One Design Series |
EB |
6 |
CAN |
Royal Vancouver Yacht Club |
| 4/12 |
Zob el Bahr |
NI |
9 |
FRA |
Club Nautique de Nice |
| 4/12 |
Regata de Apertura |
FdiT |
14 |
ITA |
Yacht Club Adriaco |
| 4/15-19 |
2015 Western Hemisphere Championship |
Bisb |
ISCYRA |
USA |
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club |
| 4/18-19 |
Bodenseemeisterschaft SSS Act. 1 |
Bod |
9 |
SUI |
Segler Vereinigung Bodensee |
| 4/18-19 |
2015 Prinzenpokal |
KF |
13 |
GER |
"PSV" |
| 4/18 |
2015 SSA Spring - ONE DAY |
AN |
2 |
USA |
Severn Sailing Association |
| 4/24-26 |
2015 Coppa Tito Nordio /
Open Italian Championship |
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14 |
ITA |
Yacht Club Adriaco |
| 4/25-26 |
Torneio Roberto Bueno |
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7 |
BRA |
- |
| 4/25-26 |
Trophee de PARIS |
FdeP |
9 |
FRA |
Cercle de la Voile de PARIS |
| 4/25-26 |
2015 Star Cup Malente |
LUB |
13 |
GER |
"SVMG" |
| 4/26 |
2015 Avant Ducs / Solitaire de Printemps |
FdeSA |
9 |
FRA |
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Don't see your event listed here or online?
Submit it online by logging onto www.starclass.org under the "Submit Results/Schedules" tab on the home page and follow the instructions posted online OR email them to us!
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Member News |
Faces Behind the Fleets
The focus of this new "Faces Behind the Fleets" segment is to give more recognition and appreciation to the International Star Class Fleet Officers who dedicate their time to serving the Class and have gone above and beyond the scope of their duties to maintain the values, traditions, and prestige of our special Star Boat and Class. Throughout the year, Fleet Officers will be featured individually to highlight them for their contributions and thank them for all of their hard work.
This eStarlights edition's "Faces Behind the Fleets" featured Fleet Officer is Richard Sears from Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Check out his profile and a couple of excerpts from his interview below!
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Richard Sears
Position: Fleet Secretary
Fleet: Continental Divide (CD)
District: 21
Country: United States
First Star: #6085
Curent Star: #7902 "Free Spirit"
Age Joined: 41 years old (approx.)
Time Sailing: 32 Years (approx.)
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Picture by Tina L Diptula tldiptula16@gmail.com
2014 International Star Class North American Championship
USA 7902 "Free Spirit" Richard Sears & Ken Sears
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What do you consider the most difficult part of serving as a Fleet Officer?
“The most difficult task would be serving in such a mountainous fleet between Dillon and the front range of Colorado.”
Tell us your funniest Star Sailing moment/story.
“A funny story comes to mind (wasn't so funny then): on a windy day on Lake Dillon we were hit by a gust causing the boat to heal over taking on some water. With the rail in the water, the skipper, that would be me, slid right off the deck into the lake. For as tight as I could, I held on to the main sheet and the tiller while yelling for my crew to pull me back into the boat...which he did. And then we reached back to shore to dry out and go over the event to determine how it happened. For that I was awarded the title of swimming instructor.”
Tell us 3 interesting things we would be surprised to know about you.
“Here are 3 things one probably doesn’t know about me… well maybe:
- I like to play tennis
- I'm a retired Naval Officer
- I have a private pilot's licence”
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Media |
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Social Media Log - Throw Back Thursday
Check out the Class's most popular #TBT picture from this February:
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February 5, 2015
“#TBT Okay District 12, here's a TBT for you:
1972 Rock Bottom Regatta, Canandaigua Lake
#4489 'Big Daddy' sailed by Bob Heeks and #5251 sailed by Curt Wright."
See Full Post HERE |
March 19, 2015
“#TBT Dave Oberg and David Branning of Cooper River were runners-up in the 1972 North American Championship sailing Wild Thing."
See Full Post HERE |
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