Star Class News/History Tags

History of the Star Class by by C. Stanley Ogilvy, January 1986 Starlights

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HISTORY OF THE STAR CLASS by C. Stanley Ogilvy (January 1986 Starlights) Dozens, probably hundreds, of classes of racing sailboats have come into existence, lasted a few years, and then dropped out of the yacht racing picture during the past three quarters of a century. How does it happen that one...

Star Class History from Early Logs

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Star Class History from 1922 Log Star Class History from 1931 Log Star Class History from 1941 Log Star Class History from 1951 Log Star Class History from 1961 and 1971 Logs

Rudder Magazine on Stars, December, 1911

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ONE‑DESIGN CLASSES (Text and drawings form RUDDER, December, 1911)  POPULARITY of one‑design classes seems to be on the increase, and there are several new classes proposed for next season; one, a class of small schooners. Several of the most prominent classes racing on Long Islan...

Stars through the Years

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  Star of the 1910’s  Spars and Sails: Sliding Gunter Mast, deck to sheave 18'5" Boom 18'42" Gaff (Or Yard) 17'62" Mainsail Luff 7'4" Mainsail Leech 28'6" Mainsail Foot 18'42" Jib Luff 17'9" Jib Leech 15'3" J...

Birth of the Modern Star, Skip Etchells

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SKIP ETCHELLS AND THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN STAR based on conversations with Bill Buchan and Jane Lawrence Skip Etchells played an important part in birth of the modern Star. In college he studied naval architecture and when World War II began he went to work in Seattle in the shipbuilding industry. ...

History of Mader Star Boats 2003

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History of Mader Star Boats By John MacCausland Jul 28, 2003 The history of Mader Star Boats began when the Tempest was dropped from the Olympic program and the Star Boat was added in the fall of 1976. Leonhard Mader, Sr. with the help of Eckart Wagner contacted Bill Buchan. At that time Buchan bo...

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...

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...

Starlights 2008

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Starlights, January 2008 Starlights, March 2008 Starlights, June 2008 Starlights, Magazine Fall 2008

Starlights 2007

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Starlights 2006

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Starlights 2005

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Starlights 2000

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Starlights, April 2000

Starlights 1999

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Starlights, December 1999

Starlights 1973

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Starlights, January 1973 Starlights, February 1973 Starlights, March 1973 Starlights, July 1973 Starlights, September 1973 Starlights, October 1973 Starlights, November 1973 Starlights, December 1973

Starlights 1925

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Starlights, January 1925

Starlights 1924

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Starlights 1923

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Starlights, December 1923

The Science & Culture of Lowell North

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North Sails: The Science & Culture of Lowell North. Hear about his dynamic work culture, scientific approach, success stories and more.

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...