Star (sailboat)
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| Specifications Under Current Rules | |
| Class Symbol |  |
| Crew | Two |
| LOA | 6,922 mm (22 ft 8.5 in) |
| LWL | 4,724 mm (15 ft 6.0 in) |
| Beam | 1,734 mm (5 ft 8.3 in) Chine: 1,372 mm (4 ft 6.0 in) |
| Draft | 1,016 mm (3 ft 4.0 in) |
| Hull weight (with fittings) | 671 kg (1,480 lb) |
| Mast height (above deck) | 9,652 mm (31 ft 8.0 in) |
| Main and Jib area | 26.5 m² (285 sq ft) |
| Mainsail area | 20.5 m² (221 sq ft) |
| Jib / Genoa area | 6.0 m² (65 sq ft) |
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Infobox last updated on: 2007-12-18. |
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| Olympic Class | |
The International Star (or Starboat) is a 6.9 m (22.7 ft) one-design racing keelboat for two people.
The boat must weigh at least 671 kg (1479.3 lb) with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m2 (285 ft2). It is sloop-rigged, with a very large mainsail. Unlike most modern racing boats, it does not use a spinnaker when sailing downwind. Instead, when running downwind a whisker pole is used to hold the jib out to windward for correct wind flow. Early Stars were built from wood, but modern boats are generally made of fiberglass.
The Star class pioneered an unusual circular boom vang track, which allows the vang to effectively hold the boom down even when the boom is turned far outboard on a downwind run. Another notable aspect of Star sailing is the extreme hiking position adopted by the crew and at times the helmsman, who normally use a harness to help hang low off the windward side of the boat with only their lower legs inside.
The Star was designed in 1910 by Francis Sweisguth—draftsman for William Gardner's Naval Architect office—and the first 22 were built in Port Washington, New York by Isaac Edgar "Ike" Smith during the winter of 1910-11. Since that time, over 8,300 boats have been built. The Star has been an Olympic Games class since 1932. Although far from a modern design, the class remains popular today, with about 2,000 boats in active racing fleets in North America and Europe.
[edit] Olympics
The Olympics were not held in 1940 or 1944 due to World War II.
For 1976, the Star class was replaced by the Tempest class.
| Year | Nation | Skipper | Crew | Boat# | Yacht |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | USA | Gilbert Gray | Andrew Libano |
615
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Jupiter |
| 1936 | Germany | Peter Bischoff | Hans-Joachim Weise |
1287
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Wannsee |
| 1948 | USA | Hilary Smart | Paul Smart |
2570
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Hilarius |
| 1952 | Italy | Agostino Straulino | Nicolò Rode |
2958
|
Merope |
| 1956 | USA | Herbert Williams | Lawrence Low |
3745
|
Kathleen |
| 1960 | USSR | Timir Pinegin | Fyodor Shutkov |
3802
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Tornado |
| 1964 | Bahamas | Durward Knowles | Cecil Cooke |
4789
|
Gem |
| 1968 | USA | Lowell North | Peter Barrett |
4733
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North Star |
| 1972 | Australia | David Forbes | John Anderson |
5687
|
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| 1980 | USSR | Valentyn Mankin | Aleksandr Muzychenko |
6494
|
— |
| 1984 | USA | Bill Buchan | Steve Erickson |
6960
|
— |
| 1988 | England | Michael McIntyre | Philip Vaile |
—
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— |
| 1992 | USA | Mark Reynolds | Hal Haenel |
7592
|
— |
| 1996 | Brazil | Torben Grael | Marcelo Ferreira |
—
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— |
| 2000 | USA | Mark Reynolds | Magnus Liljedahl |
7829
|
— |
| 2004 | Brazil | Torben Grael | Marcelo Ferreira |
—
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| 2008 | — | — | — |
—
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[edit] See also
- Paul Bert Elvstrøm
- Duarte Bello
[edit] External links
- International Star Class Yacht Racing Association
- The Star 45 Class at the American Model Yachting Association
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