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1962 North American Championship - Puget Sound, WA, USA


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1962 North American Championship - Puget Sound, WA, USA Regatta Report by Harold C. Halsted  The 1962 North American Star Championship was sailed on beautiful Puget Sound north-west of the city of Seattle, with Mount Rainier, seventy miles away and the World's Fair Space Needle, somewhat ...
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Thoughts on Boat Renovation by Bill Buchan


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THOUGHTS ON BOAT RENOVATION by Bill Buchan 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 an older boat worthy of ...
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Interview - Some Tips from Bill Buchan


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SOME TIPS FROM BILL BUCHAN (Starlights, June 1986) When you were an up‑and‑coming young sailor, what type of training program did you follow? Bill: "It seems as though it's been going on for ever. I've always just been in a sailing frame of mind. Sailing has always been first a...
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“Thoughts on Upwind Speed” by Bill Buchan


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SOME THOUGHTS ON UPWIND SPEED by Bill Buchan (PS) (Starlights, November, 1980) Bill Buchan, by a consensus of his major competitors, is the top Star sailor in the world right now. He has won back‑to‑back Bacardi Cups, the 1979 Baltic Regatta, 1980 Spring Championship and the U.S. Olymp...
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Sail Area Reduction Report by Bill Buchan and Vince Brun, February 1997 Starlights


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Technical Committee, February 1997 Starlights Interim Technical Committee Sail Area Reduction Report by Bill Buchan, Technical Committee chairman             The Technical Committee has been requested to conduct a sail area redu...
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Buchan Boats


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BUCHAN BOATS From a conversation with Bill Buchan The Buchan family business in Scotland was tied to boats and fishing. In the early 1920’s they immigrated to the Pacific Northwest where they felt that they could continue their trade. Bill's father, while owning and operating a retail fis...
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Tuning the Star - Malin Burnham, Lowell North, Bill Buchan 1966-1980


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Articles - Malin Burnhan Lowell North Bill Buchan MALIN BURNHAM ON TUNING AND TECHNIQUES (September 1966 / May 1967) Malin Burnham and Lowell North won a Gold Star in 1945 Early in 1966 Malin Burnham gave a series of lectures in Australia by invitation of the Pittwater Fleet and the R...
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A Sailors Perspective


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A Sailor's Perspective Bill Buchan Bill Buchan (USA) Olympic gold Medal Star Class World Champion "The Star attracted me as a youngster because of a strong "hero worship" on my part for an older group (but still young) of very talented Star sail...
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1985 World Championship - Nassau, Bahamas


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1985 World Championship - Nassau, Bahamas The following results are from the Star Logs. Starting with 1977 frequently only yacht numbers were given. The last time both yacht numbers and yacht names were given was 1989. In later years sometimes, fleet designations were omitted. In these cases some o...
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1970 World Championship - Marstrand, Sweden


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1970 World's Championship - Marstrand, Sweden The following results are from the Star Logs. In common with the early Logs from 1950 through 1976 both yacht numbers and names were given, but starting with 1977 frequently only yacht numbers were given. The last time both yacht numbers and ya...
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Bill Buchan, Profiles of Star Champions


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Bill Buchan and Stars By David Bolles Bill Buchan (left) and Doug Knight won the 1961 Worlds The Buchan family business in Scotland was tied to boats and fishing. In the early 1920’s they immigrated to the Pacific Northwest where they felt that they could continue their trade. Bill's...
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1961 World Championship - San Diego, CA


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1961 World Championship - San Diego, CA The following results are from the Star Logs. In common with the early Logs from 1950 through 1976 both yacht numbers and names were given but starting with 1977 frequently only yacht numbers were given. The last time both yacht numbers and yacht names were g...
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