Star Class News

February 2014 News

Minimum Jib Sailcloth Weight

Technical | - Author: Brian Cramer, Chair Technical Advisory Board - February 14, 2014
All Star Class members have the yearly opportunity to present new rules, explain their importance and vote them into our rulebook. The year 2013 was special as a number of initiatives came from the Long Range Planning Committ...

January 2014 News

New Technical Advisory Board Chair Appointed

Announcements | - Author: Barbara Beigel Vosbury - January 28, 2014
President Lars Grael has appointed Brian Cramer (WLOC) as chairman of the Technical Advisory Board of ISCYRA. Brian follows Joe Knowles as chair of this important committee and anticipates that these are no small shoes to fill.&nb...

Reflections from Outgoing President Bill Allen

Announcements | - Author: Bill Allen - January 20, 2014
First of all, I'd like to take this chance to officially congratulate Lars Grael as the incoming Star Class President. Lars will be an outstanding leader and face of the class. He is a world class sailor and has outstanding cr...

September 2013 News

New America’s Cup Imperils Sailors Pursuing Speed

Technical | - Author: Aaron Kuriloff, Bloomberg Businessweek - September 12, 2013
On the morning of May 9, Andrew Simpson reported to work at a former seaplane base in Alameda, California, for his job trying to win the America’s Cup. The 36-year-old professional sailor arrived around 7:30 to join tea...

Veteran MacCausland adds Gold Star to his impressive collection

Championships | Worlds | Regatta Reports | Championship | - September 08, 2013
After a long, very challenging final race, John MacCausland and Phil Trinter have been named the new International Star Class World Champions! Phil has won before (1993 at Kiel, Germany, sailing with Joe Londrigan), but John has b...

Campbell-von Schwarz win again, MacCausland-Trinter win the series

Championships | Worlds | - September 06, 2013
John MacCausland and Phil Trinter steal the Qualcomm 2013 Star World Champion title and add their name to the 92 year old Star Class’ International Trophy. Andrew Campbell and John von Schwarz won their second race of the se...

San Diego Team Campbell & Von Schwarz Dominate Race 5, Maccausland & Trinter Continue to Lead

Championships | Worlds | Regatta Reports | - September 06, 2013
At the Qualcomm 2013 Star World Championship series, local Star sailor Andrew Campbell and his crew John von Schwarz conquered the fickle breeze to win the fifth race in the sixth race. John MacCausland and Phil Trinter continue t...

2013 Star World Championship - Rohart-Pulfer wins again

Championships | Worlds | Regatta Reports | Championship | - September 05, 2013
The winner of the day is French skipper Xavier Rohart and crew Serge Pulfer again. Race four was equally as challenging as the previous day’s race, but not because of the weather. Rohart and Pulfer fought inch by inch with J...

March 2011 News

Let’s Make Sure Our Star Shines Bright

Announcements | - Author: Fried Elliott - March 22, 2011
Our "image" is always important but even more so in this our Centennial year and while in the midst of the ongoing ISAF Olympic decision. As a result, it is natural for others to talk and post online about the Star and their impre...

September 2009 News

Seahorse Magazine: Article on Stars with Bill Buchan

Technical | - Author: Bill Buchan - September 21, 2009

June 2009 News

Image of the Star Class

Technical | - Author: John Chiarella, International Secretary - June 29, 2009
The Star Class has been and is the leader in one design and competitive sailing. Most of all of us know the many sailors personally or by name that have risen to the very top of the sport of sailing. With this history come the res...

Seahorse Magazine article: “Upping the Stakes”

Technical | - Author: Lynn Fitzpatrick for Seahorse Magazine - June 11, 2009
Iain Percy's Mader-built Juan K design wasn't the only new and exotic Star boat in Qingdao last year... there was also, of course, the shadowy and then still slightly mythical P Star from Marc Pickel's German programme...

February 2009 News

TAB Decision on Velocitek Device

Technical | - Author: John Koopman - February 27, 2009
The TAB has determined that the Velocitek navigation device does not fit the definition of a 'Timer and Compass' as defined in the Class rules (31.2.6). The device is a GPS which provides the direction of travel rathe...

November 2008 News

Donate Your Star

Technical | - Author: Joe Zambella - November 04, 2008
Donate your Star (only 7400 series boats and newer) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) and receive a deduction on your income tax. For more information contact: Fran Charles...

August 2008 News

What Are They Sailing in the Olympics?

Technical | - Author: John Koopman, Co-Chief Class Measurer - August 25, 2008
What type of Star are they sailing in the Olympics?

July 2008 News

The Hybrid-Vehicle Towing Experience

Technical | - Author: Keith Donald, Star #7814 - July 31, 2008
With gas at $4/gallon, the idea of towing a Star with a Ford Escape 4-cylinder gas-electric hybrid vehicle seems less bone-headed than it used to. At almost 100,000 miles and with about 25,000 miles of towing, I thought it was tim...

August 2007 News

Safety Chains, and Trailer Towing

Technical | - Author: Rick Burgess - August 21, 2007
After most regattas end we all have great stories to tell once we get back to our sailing clubs, and having sailed in the North Americans in Vancouver it was going to be just that. Great stories about tankers, currents, sandy beac...

May 2006 News

Silver Star Qualifiers for 2006 World’s

Technical | - Author: Steve Gould, Chairman Judiciary Board - May 13, 2006
In response to a request for a ruling from the President, the JB has issued the following interpretation of Rule 29.3.2 pertaining to entries to the World Championship through Silver Star events:

January 2006 News

Changes to the Specifications of the Starboat Hull

Technical | - Author: Hannes Gubler - January 09, 2006
Following the passed Resolution #16-2005 the wording of the Specification concerning the Sheer in the official Drawing Nr.1 - LINES AND LIMITATIONS is amended as follows:

November 2005 News

Thoughts on Boat Renovation

Technical | - Author: Bill Buchan - November 25, 2005
This guide to buying an older Star and making it competitive is a result of a project which I took on in 2004. With the recent increase in interest in renovating older Stars I thought the various considerations involved in finding...

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