Star Class News

October 2017 News

2018 Bacardi Cup

Championships | ISCYRA | District 20 | - October 30, 2017
Registration is open for the 2018 Bacardi Cup to be sailed March 4-10.

European Championship

- October 26, 2017
Torben Grael and Arthur Lopes: winners of the 2018 European Championship

Vintage Gold Cup Video

Championships | Human Interest | Regatta Reports | - Author: Jack VanderMolen - October 26, 2017
The 1st Annual Vintage Gold Cup Regatta held on Gull Lake.

2017 Star European Championships

Championships | Championship | - October 24, 2017
Fifty-six registered teams representing fifteen nations

- October 22, 2017
This morning when the 62 teams arrived at the Tred Avon Yacht Club with two races scheduled, the discard coming in play after Race 5, and a very windy forecast, anything was possible. Jorge Zarif and crew Guilherme de Almeida had ...

Garda Winter Series

Announcements | - October 17, 2017
Sail Lake Garda in Peschiera

Sune Carlsson Awarded Harry Nye Trophy

Human Interest | - Author: Anders Högland - October 11, 2017
Sune Carlsson is a very devoted starboat sailor and a member of ISCYRA since 1950. He has served the Star class in many ways – successfully participating in countless championships, designing and building starboats, many yea...

Buddy Melges Gold Star Race Night

Human Interest | ISCYRA | District 4 | - Author: Paul Tobias & Tony Hermann - October 06, 2017
Buddy Melges, two time Gold Star World Champion in 1978 & 1979, joined us for Racine Star fleet’s final Wednesday night race 9/13/17 of the season to celebrate 79 years of Star sailing out of Racine Yacht Club. Th...

September 2017 News

Augie Diaz (USA) and Bruno Prada (BRA) Win 2017 North Americans

Championships | Championship | - Author: Laurie Fullerton - September 18, 2017
The 2016 Star World Champion team of Augie Diaz (USA) and Bruno Prada (BRA) added another notch on their collective belt by winning the 2017 Star North American Championship in Marblehead on Sept. 10 after building up a 14-point l...

Tank Notes on Star Boats

Technical | - Author: Harry A. Hofmann - September 15, 2017
An article on the results of Star tank test that appeared in Yachting in January, 1941 SEVERAL years ago, after Pimm had provoked a revolution in the Star Class, the shape of her hull started a fountain of conjectures o...

Nominations for 2018 Open

- September 12, 2017
The nomination period is open with nominations due 20 October 2017. Forms are posted here and will be mailed to all Fleet Secretaries.

Games Begin at Star North Americans

Championships | Championship | - Author: Photo courtesy of Double Shot Studios - September 08, 2017
In a class with such tradition, with competition at a spectacular venue, day one of the 2017 Star North American Championship began just as it should have. Two races began on time and were completed with course legs between 1.2 a...

Star Class First District Marshall Brown Secretary’s Cup Report

Regatta Reports | ISCYRA | District 1 | - Author: Stephen Braverman - September 05, 2017
Star Class First District Marshall Brown Secretary's Cup Report by Stephen Braverman, BH Fleet Captain & Regatta Chair With Stars headed to the Northeast to Marblehead for the 2017 Star North Americans next week, the Bos...