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2026 Bacardi Cup

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2026 Bacardi Cup Day One The 99th Bacardi Cup opened Monday with champagne sailing and a close finish that set the tone for the week ahead. On a 15 to 17 knot champagne day, 77 Star teams charged off the line on Biscayne Bay for the first of six scheduled races. After more than two hours of…
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2024 North American Championship – Newport Beach, California, USA

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2024 North American Championship – Newport Beach, California, USA Regatta Report Two races on Day One: George Szabo with Guy Avellon are the best of the day and overall leaders. Newport Harbor has put on a great show for Day One of the 2024 Star North American Championship. The breeze…
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2003 North American Championship – San Francisco, California, USA

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2003 North American Championship – San Francisco, California, USA Regatta Report Paul Cayard on the racing, sailed at St. Francis YC, San Franciso, California. Day 1 - Race 1: "We started out the Star North American Championship with a bang...a gun actually. We won the first race which…
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1994 North American Championship – Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA

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Regatta Results Place No. Skipper Crew Fleet Daily Places Pts. 1 7773 Paul Cayard George Iverson SDB 1 3 7 1 2 2 9 2 7758 Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel SDB 3 2 1 2 22 3 11 3 7670 Colin Beashel David Giles SY 2 4 10 4 1 1 12 4 7732 Vince Brun Mike…
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2025 World Championship - Split, Croatia

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2025 World Championship - Split, Croatia September 8-13, 2025 Complete Results Regatta Report The historic city of Split, Croatia welcomed the sailing world for one of its most iconic and prestigious events: the 2025 International Star Class World Championship, organized by Sailing Club Mornar (JK…
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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 sailors. No other Class came close in this regard.…
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1988 World Championship - Buenos Aires, Argentina

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1988 World Championship - Buenos Aires, Argentina January 19-31, 1988 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…
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Tom Blackaller, Profiles of Star Champions

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Remembering Tom Blackaller By David Bolles, Skip Allan, and Paul Cayard Tom Blackaller From fast cars to fast boats, one-design helmsman Tom Blackaller (1937-1989) had his greatest success in the 6-Meter and Star classes including two national, three world, and four Western Hemisphere titles.…
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