Star Class News

March 2015 News

Tim Owens, Australian Olympian

Human Interest | - March 12, 2015
It was with great sadness that we heard that Tim Owens had passed away on 28th February. Tim was one of the Club’s longest serving members having joined in 1956 (this was the same year as Peter Rundle and John Bach and preceded only by Ray Kiely, Albert and Shirley Mitchell and Helmut Schultz,…

February 2015 News

Frederick Francis Meyer 1915-2015

Human Interest | - February 09, 2015
Frederick “Babe” Francis Meyer was born July 10, 1915 in Lorain, Ohio, USA and lived in Lorain for all but a number of months or so of his nearly 100 years. He passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 at home in the loving care of his family and with the professional help of Hospice of the…

January 2015 News

Bill Munster 1938-2014

Human Interest | - Author: Andy La Dow / Sailing Scuttlebutt - January 09, 2015
Internationally known World Champion yachtsman Bill Munster passed away suddenly on December 11, 2014 in Bend, Oregon at the age of 76. Bill was a native and resident of San Diego for over 70 years before retiring to Bend, Oregon. Bill attended Army Navy Academy in Carlsbad, CA and graduated from…

Bill Stump Appointed Regatta Manager

Announcements | - Author: Barbara Beigel-Vosbury - January 08, 2015
The International Star Class is pleased to announce that Bill Stump will be our new Regatta Manager beginning this January, 2015! Bill has extensive experience as a PRO as well as with running prestigious international regattas and we are excited to have him join us. Welcome to the Star family Bill!

December 2014 News

Technical Advisory Board Decision on Velocitek SHIFT

Technical | - Author: Brian Cramer, Chair TAB - December 24, 2014
The Technical Committee has been asked by members to review a new product by Velocitek called the SHIFT and make a decision on its compliance with Star Class rule 31.2.6. This new Velocitek device is not a GPS and does indicate where the bow of the boat is pointed and therefore is allowed in…

2014 for 2015 Ballot Results

Announcements | - Author: Barbara Beigel-Vosbury - December 13, 2014
Our first Online voting is finished and it was well received by the membership. Congratulations to Harry Adler and Dino Pascolato, Vice Commodores and Enrico Chieffi, Peter Erzberger and John MacCausland as Rear Commodores. All of the resolutions passed. Results of the voting can be found here.

November 2014 News

Online Voting for the Star Class 2014 Ballot

Announcements | - Author: Barbara Beigel-Vosbury - November 04, 2014
The Executive Committee, in an effort to increase participation, has decided to offer online voting for this year’s elections of Class officers and Rule changes. Online voting will be open from 20 November through 10 December. Increased participation in the voting process will help to provide…

October 2014 News

2015 Annual General Meeting & 2015 for 2016 Resolution Form

Announcements | - October 17, 2014
The International Governing Committee has voted to have the Annual Meeting of the Membership in Gaeta, Italy at the 2015 European Championship. The date has not be confirmed but will likely be 2 or 3 June 2015 depending on the Measurement and Social Schedules. Please also note that the deadline…

September 2014 News

What is the Star Sailors League (SSL)?

Announcements | - Author: Mark Reynolds - September 29, 2014
It’s a limited company founded by sailors for sailors with the following mission; Creation of an racing circuit under the name "Star Sailors League" Promotion and support of athletes Training and support for future generations Preservation of the skills' heritage from the champions…

July 2014 News

New Membership Database

Announcements | - Author: Barbara Beigel Vosbury - July 28, 2014
I hope this email finds you well and sailing your beautiful Star! I am writing today to inform you of the new “Membership Database" that we have been working on. It is becoming more and more interactive daily. Please go to it and play around with it and report back to me your thoughts,…

Harry Nye Trophy Awarded to Alexander Hagen

Announcements | - Author: Dierk Thomsen, ISCYRA Commodore - July 24, 2014
Since 1989 it is a tradition of our Class to award the Harry Nye Trophy to individuals who provide exceptional service to the Star Class over an extended period of time. I have the great honor to award this trophy this year to our friend Alexander Hagen.

June 2014 News

Annual Meeting and Resolutions

Announcements | - Author: Barbara Beigel Vosbury - June 07, 2014
The 2014 Annual Meeting of the International Star Class will take place at 1800 hrs on Saturday 28 June 2014. The location will be at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine. We are looking forward to your attendance. Here you will find the Resolutions presented for presentation at that meeting. Each…

March 2014 News

Technical Advisory Board Members Announced

Announcements | - Author: Brian Cramer, Chair Technical Advisory Board - March 27, 2014
The Star Class is moving forward by searching out new members that want to make a contribution. In setting up the current Technical Advisory Board, I wanted to offer an opportunity to individuals that have a technical understanding of the Star, who have the energy and time to deal with difficult…

2014 World Championship, Important Information

Announcements | - Author: Barbara Beigel Vosbury - March 14, 2014
Important Information: The Qualifications for this year are Log Plus two. To see a description of how this will be applied please read the article on our webpage, which can be found here. The IGC has voted to allow under sized fleets to send 2 boats to the up coming Worlds in Malcesine, Italy.…

February 2014 News

Clarification on Starclass World Championship rules, STCR 29

Technical | - Author: Judiciary Board - February 24, 2014
The IGC is considering the qualifications for a World Championship to be Log Plus 2. The example is a fleet that has only 5 Active Paid boats. Under the STCR 29.1 this fleet would have no qualifiers to the World Championship. Also a District Championship that has less than 11 competitors would…

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 Committee who presented ideas that would lower the cost of Star…

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. Joe has been chairman of the TAB since 2006. Joe has served in many…

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 credentials as a leader of sports activities in Brazil. He understands…

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 teammates in the gym for weight training. The shore crew was readying…

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 been amassing 19 Blue Stars (District) and 7 Silver Stars (Continental)…

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