Star (sailboat)

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Current Specifications
File:Star (keelboat).svg
File:Star red.svg
Class Symbol
Crew 2 (Skipper + 1.5 * Crewman = 250 kg (551 lb))
Type keelboat
Rig sloop
Keel Template:Convert/+/-
LOA 6.922 m (22 ft Template:Dec to frac in)
LWL 4.724 m (15 ft Template:Dec to frac in)
Beam 1.734 m (5 ft Template:Dec to frac in)
Chine: 1.372 m (4 ft Template:Dec to frac in)
Draft 1.016 m (3 ft Template:Dec to frac in)
Hull weight 671 kg (1,480 lb)
(including keel)
Mast height 9.652 m (31 ft Template:Dec to frac in)
Main & 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)
Development
Year 1910
Designer Francis Sweisguth
Infobox last updated: 19 March 2010
Olympic Class
File:Star original.svg
Original sail plan (pre-1922)

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 mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length. 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 Ike Smith during the winter of 1910-11. Since that time, over 8,400 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.

International champions

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.

Gold medalists
Year Nation Skipper Crew Boat # Yacht
1932 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 1932 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (USA) Gilbert Gray Andrew Libano
 615
Jupiter
1936 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GER|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GER at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] (GER) Peter Bischoff Hans-Joachim Weise
1287
Wannsee
1948 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (USA) Hilary Smart Paul Smart
2570
Hilarius
1952 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ITA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias ITA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ITA at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ITA]] (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode
2958
Merope
1956 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (USA) Herbert Williams Lawrence Low
3745
Kathleen
1960 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias URS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias URS]] [[Template:Country IOC alias URS at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias URS]] (URS) Timir Pinegin Fyodor Shutkov
3802
Tornado
1964 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias BAH|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias BAH]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BAH at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BAH]] (BAH) Durward Knowles Cecil Cooke
4789
Gem
1968 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett
4733
North Star
1972 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AUS at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] (AUS) David Forbes John Anderson
5687
1980 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias URS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias URS]] [[Template:Country IOC alias URS at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias URS]] (URS) Valentyn Mankin Aleksandr Muzychenko
6494
1984 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (USA) Bill Buchan Steve Erickson
6960
1988 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GBR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GBR at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] (GBR) Michael McIntyre Bryn Vaile
1992 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (USA) Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel
7592
1996 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias BRA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias BRA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BRA at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BRA]] (BRA) Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira
2000 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (USA) Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl
7829
2004 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias BRA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias BRA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BRA at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BRA]] (BRA) Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira
2008 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GBR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GBR at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] (GBR) Iain Percy Andrew Simpson

World Champions

List of annual Star World Champions (1st–3rd place)

For Olympic years in which the games were not held, the Star was not included, or Olympic participation was notably limited; the World Champions are listed below.

Gold medalists
Year & Location Nation Skipper Crew Boat # Yacht
1924 Western Long Island Sound United States (USA) Jack Robinson Arthur Knapp Jr
Little Bear
1928 Newport Harbor United States (USA) Prentice Edrington Gilbert Gray
Sparkler II
1940 San Diego United States (USA) James Cowie Gordon Cowie
Rambunctious
1944 Lake Michigan United States (USA) Gerald Driscoll Malin Burnham
1976 Nassau United States (USA) James Allsopp Michael Guhin
Mustard Seed
1980 Rio de Janerio United States (USA) Tom Blackaller David Shaw
Chewbacca
Notes:
All competitors in the 1920s and WWII events were from North America.
The 1984 World Champions (Brazil) did compete in that years Olympics.

See also

External links

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