Star Class Honoring the Past, Leading the Future
Life member, Commodore (2014-2017) and President (1984-86 & 1996-97), Harry Nye Award winner......the Star Class mourns the loss of Dierk Thomsen. Awarded the Harry Nye Memorial Trophy in 1999 for his outstanding devotion to the Class, Dierk dedicated his life to the Class and worked very hard to help regain its Olympic Class status. "The Star Class owes Dierk enormously for his guidance, leadership and dedication. We would not be where we are today--- an Olympic Class with both a rich history and bright future...it it wasn't for our friend Dierk Thomsen" from his award presentation. Dierk was committed to the international sailing for the past 5 decades and an important member of the Kiel Starboat fleet. As a former Star boat sailor, he made significant contributions to their concerns and organized in 2009 the European Championship in Kiel and 2017 in Glucksburg. His latest contribution was to bring the World Championship in 2021 to Kiel. We send our condolences to his family. In deepest sorry, Dierk, we will miss you!
