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Kiel Week History

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KIELER WOCHE from a letter by Peter Johnson in Scuttlebutt #1102 Stars racing at KielWeek in 1938 Kiel Week was established in imitation of Cowes Week, which had been first sailed in 1826. In 1891 the German Kaiser, Wilhelm II, bought the unsuccessful British challenger for the America's C...

The Royal Yacht Club Loosdrecht (Netherlands) Historical Photos

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Stars in the Netherlands in the 1930s These pictures were taken by members of the Royal Yacht Club Loosdrecht (Netherlands) in the 1930s. In those days the club members were enthusiastic and good star boat sailors, such as Olympics 1936 bronze medal helmsman Adrian (Bob) L.J. Maas and crew Willem de...

A Pictoral History of the Star Class

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Star Boat Design and Development 2

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<< BACK TO ARTICLE PAGE 1 Synthetic Sails During the 1950’s sails began to be made out of synthetic materials. First nylon was tried, but the material proved to be too stretchy. Orlon was somewhat more stable and sails made from this material appeared in the mid-1950’s. Finally Da...

Star Boat Design and Development

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FRANCIS SWEISGUTH (1882-1970) Designer and Developer of the Star During the winter of 1910-1911 twenty-two Stars were under construction at the boatworks of Isaac E. Smith, located in Port Washington, New York and another 11 Stars, known at the time as "Nahant Bugs", were being built by Richar...