West Coast Tour - The Star Worlds

by Kate Sheahan
West Coast Tour Coordinator

Windward mark rounding of Champions at the 2013 Star Worlds

John Burnham, Qualcomm 2013 Star Worlds Regatta Chairman, reiterated that he, “wanted to showcase the youth participating this year through junior awards. There are five father/son teams and two young women racing; one is a skipper with her father and another is crewing.” He explained that, "this will be the 8^th time that San Diego Yacht Club has hosted the Star Worlds since 1938. There are eleven skippers from SDYC that have gold star titles and who have collected 16 titles since 1937." This year 66 boats from 10 countries participated.

Julian Busch of SDYC calls the racing, “a battle of attrition,” meaning there is one, roughly

Daily Lift - 7 Golds in the Star

Did you know that the United States has taken the gold medal seven times in the Star class since 1932? US Sailing Team Members Mark Mendelblatt and Brian Fatih are a part of a great sailing tradition in what could be the Star's last appearance in an Olympic Games.