1981 Star World Championships

August 2023 The 1981 Star World Championships were held in Marblehead, United States in 1981. It was the first time since Pim von Huetschler in the 40th that non American sailors won the prestigious Worlds Title. It was Alexander Hagen and Vincent Hösch from Germany that rocked the Star Class in the early 80th with Laser like downwind technics and light body weight. They were struggling upwind because of minor crew weight. They managed to reach the 1st mark in 10th position but were "flying" on the reach to call for room at the jibing mark into 1st position. They were rocking the boat and pumping sails like sitting on a Laser to extend their lead. Then it was easy to defend the lead from the front despite their poor upwind speed. 2 Years later rocking and pumping was forbidden by the IYRU-Racing Rules. 16 Years later Alex Hagen won the Star Worlds again in Marblehead. This time Marcelo Ferreira (the crew of Torben Grael) was crewing. Results yes 6 yes final1 Alexander Hagen Vincent Hösch FRG 1 7 5 3 5 6 37.4 final2 Peter Wright Peter Wright (sailor) Todd Cozzens USA 7 4 1 DSQ 10 2 40 final3 Bill Buchan Jr. Ron Anderson (sailor)Ron Anderson USA 2 3 12 11 20 3 49.4 4 Tom Blackaller David Shaw (sailor)David Shaw USA 3 23 3 6 13 4 50.1 5 Boudewijn Binkhorst Rob Douze NED 5 5 4 24 DSQ 10 74 6 Andrew Menkart Steve Calder USA DNS 13 9 5 26 1 76 7 Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni ITA 4 6 34 2 16 26 76.7 8 Uwe von Below Wolf Sellig FRG 16 32 25 4 12 7 92 9 Albino Fravezzi Oscar Dalvit ITA 23 8 6 DSQ 14 13 93.7 10 Stig Wennerström Stig Wennerström (sailor) Sture Christensson SWE 27 2 33 15 17 9 95 11 John Dane III Frederick May (sailor)Frederick May USA 8 41 19 19 1 33 103 12 Vicente Brun Hugo Schreiner USA 10 9 16 7 DSQ 39 111 13 Joachim Griese Jurgen Homeyer FRG 14 29 60 9 2 34 113 14 Jochen Schwarz Ulrich Seeberger FRG 11 31 8 30 15 45 125 15 Peter O'Donnell Peter O'Donnell (sailor) Richard Coxon AUS 28 10 22 26 DNF 11 127 16 Tryg Liljestrand Bengt Andersson (sailor)Bengt Andersson USA 21 39 13 1 43 40 137 17 Barton S. Beek William Munster USA 12 24 11 12 DSQ 48 137 18 Buddy Melges Andreas Josenhans USA 22 49 2 DNF 7 32 137 19 John Boyce John Boyce (sailor) Pete Milliken GBR 31 30 10 DSQ 4 37 140 20 Aldo Migliaccio Donato Pagliarulo ITA 39 45 32 14 8 20 143 21 Stefan Winberg Stefan Sundquist SWE 13 43 17 DNF 3 41 143.7 22 Eduardo Farre Alberto Zanetti ARG 56 11 23 61 9 15 144 23 John King John King (Brazilian sailor) Marcus Temke BRA 34 18 14 25 24 36 145 24 Colin Bate Phil Smidmone AUS DNS 20 15 25 18 50 153 25 Heinz Nixdorf Heinz Nixdorf (sailor) Josef Pieper (sailor)Josef Pieper FRG 18 68 18 28 44 22 160 26 Peter Scheel Camilo Carvalho BRA 19 21 7 40 DSQ 43 160 27 Hans Wallén Henrik Dubois SWE 15 1 DSQ 8 DSQ 29 161 28 Ch. Corbishley Doug Weatherby USA 47 44 20 13 45 12 164 29 Harry W. Walker David Perry (sailor)David Perry USA 57 16 28 59 19 18 168 30 Mats Johansson Mats Johansson (sailor) Ingemar Jansson SWE 37 22 21 53 25 35 170 31 Joe Zambella Leo Dawson USA 6 33 40 46 21 64 175.7 32 Gastão Brun Steven Bakker BRA 29 82 52 10 27 28 176 33 Paul Riley Jr. Bill Butz Jr. USA 50 26 53 36 11 23 176 34 Mark Reynolds Mark Reynolds (sailor) Ed Trevelyan USA 9 75 DNF 27 6 30 176.7 35 Rob Maine III Terry Bowman USA 38 25 37 34 DSQ 14 178 36 William Parks William Parks (sailor) Greg Cook (sailor)Greg Cook USA 26 17 DNF 43 42 24 182 37 William Gerard William Gerard (sailor) Billy Matson USA 55 53 43 32 21 5 183 38 Alex Smigelski Chuck Tripp USA 20 27 48 22 36 DNF 183 39 William Allen William Allen (sailor) Bill Kinell USA 17 12 44 DNF 34 49 186 40 Shawn Killeen Conrad Kuebel USA 43 35 36 21 33 DNS 198 41 J. M. MacCausland J. A. MacCausland USA 32 37 DSQ 42 32 25 198 42 Ian Ford Ian Ford (sailor) Geoffery Davidson AUS 45 62 41 39 28 16 199 43 Rainer Roellenbleg Deter Wuerdig FRG 35 64 30 33 60 21 209 44 Stephen G. Gould John Mann (sailor)John Mann USA 24 15 DSQ 29 DSQ 54 237 45 George Thomas George Thomas (sailor) Donald Harris (sailor)Donald Harris USA 33 42 50 47 38 DNF 240 46 Ben Staartjes Kobus Vandenberg NED 25 46 DSQ 18 DSQ 38 242 47 Patrick de Barros Manuel Ricciardi POR 53 36 35 53 35 DNF 242 48 Steve Andrews Steve Andrews (sailor) John Raymont USA 46 72 27 37 DSQ 31 243 49 Dave McCalley Mike Barney USA 42 59 38 54 23 61 246 50 Knight Coolidge Dale Hoffman USA DNF 65 26 38 DNF 8 252 51 Peter Costa David O'Brien USA 36 58 45 16 DSQ 69 254 52 Bob Westcott John McMaus USA 51 66 68 56 31 27 261 53 P. Migliaccio Antonio Bottini ITA 64 19 54 44 DSQ 52 263 54 Arnold Osterwalder Juergen Maly SUI 44 48 47 DSQ 51 44 264 55 T. Lippincott Dick Martin USA 40 51 63 DNF 39 42 265 56 S. Prinsenberg D. Prinsenberg CAN 41 56 39 41 DSQ 58 265 57 Chuck Lamphere Robert Lamphere USA 49 14 70 35 DSQ 72 270 58 Justo L. Frazer Hector Longarela ARG 30 50 49 57 DSQ 55 271 59 Dierk Thomsen Wulf Mehner FRG 52 40 46 49 DSQ 59 276 60 Peter D. Siemsen Torben Grael BRA DSQ 47 DSQ 23 29 63 277 61 Dave Cook Robert Cook USA 54 54 51 50 47 65 286 62 Robert Seltzer Charles Hurlbut USA 48 55 42 64 52 62 289 63 Thompson Adams William Richard USA DNF 52 59 17 DSQ 47 290 64 Andy Ivey Jim Nichol USA 61 77 61 69 54 19 294 65 John Grether Tracy Usher USA 62 63 57 31 DSQ 51 294 66 Jack Button John Button USA DNF 38 31 68 57 71 295 67 Gary MacDonald David Winkler USA 58 28 DNF 51 DSQ 46 298 68 David Robinson John Robinson USA DNF 73 65 65 50 17 300 69 John Hackman Don Alexander GBR 63 71 58 63 30 57 301 70 Frank Zagarino Frank Egger USA DNF 34 29 45 DNF DNS 308 71 William Kieser Hans Bucher USA 66 78 69 55 40 53 313 72 William Farrar John Sibander USA DNF 69 24 61 55 75 314 73 Thorsten Cook Mark Dolan USA DNF 67 67 48 41 66 319 74 David Gaillard Jack Levendahl USA 59 79 55 71 49 56 320 75 Dave Ivey Jon Blom USA DNF 57 72 67 53 67 346 76 Werner Holtze Regina Holtze USA 67 76 56 66 58 70 347 77 F. N. De Abreu Galba Filho BRA 60 60 DSQ DSQ 37 DNF 357 78 Thomas D. Drew-Bear Robert Franza VEN 65 61 64 70 DSQ 68 358 79 Hilary Smart John Huntsman (sailor)John Huntsman USA 68 70 DNS 58 DSQ 60 371 80 At Atkinson Thor Kieser USA 69 DSQ 71 73 56 73 372 81 John R. McGann John C. McGann USA 70 74 66 74 DNF 74 388 82 Steve Kling Rolf Zeisler USA 71 80 DNF 75 59 76 391 83 Luis F. Bustelo Santiago González ARG DNF 84 DNS 72 48 DNF 404 84 Gerry Cayne Dick Atkinson USA DNF 81 62 62 DSQ DNF 405 yes yes yes References http://www.starclass.org/history/worlds2.shtml Star Class World Championship Results 1978 - 1989 starclass.org 2014-02-25 http://www.starclass.org/history/1981worlds.shtml 1981 World Championship - Regatta Report starclass.org 2014-02-25 Category:Star World Championship Category:1981 in sailing Category:Star World Championships in the United States Category:Sports competitions in Massachusetts Category:Sailing in Massachusetts