1939 Star World Championship

April 2023 1939 Star World Championship 17th Kiel, Germany Yacht-Club von DeutschlandNorddeutscher Regatta Verein 20–25 August 1939 42 Star 8 BRA 1889 von Hütschler & Beyn ITA 1861 Straulino & Rode GER Nazi Hansohm & Blankenburg 1938 1940 The 1939 Star World Championship was held in Kiel, Germany in 1939, organised by Yacht-Club von Deutschland and Norddeutscher Regatta Verein.https://starclass.org/history/1939-world-championship-kiel-germany Star Class | History The championship regatta started on Sunday 20 August 1939.https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1939-08-15/SVNY/11 Arvid Laurin till "stararnas" V.M.-segling Svenska Dagbladet 15 August 1939 11 Walter von Hütschler and Edgar Beyn were the winners when the racing concluded the Friday after.https://www.nytimes.com/1939/08/26/archives/von-huetschler-victor-retains-world-star-class-title-in-yacht.html VON HUETSCHLER VICTOR; Retains World Star Class Title in Yacht Series at Kiel The New York Times 26 August 1939 Events 21 teams from 8 nations were present. Swedish boat Unn was sailed by Arvid Laurin and Alban Verne. von Hütschler won the first race on Monday 21 August.https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1939-08-22/SVNY/12 Tysk van V.M. i starbåt Svenska Dagbladet 22 August 1939 12 The crew of the Dutch boat Bem II, Henny Scholtz, was sent home for military duty and replaced. On Thursday 24 August, Dutch, French, and British crews were notified to return home by their consulates. Results yes yes 5 netto final1 Pimm Walter von Hütschler Edgar Beyn BRA 1889 1 5 1 3 1 99 final2 Polluce Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode ITA 1861 4 1 7 5 4 89 final3 Maggel Peter Hansohm Christian Blankenburg GER Nazi 2 6 20 1 6 75 4 Scout II Milton Wegeforth Barney Lehman USA 1912 5 2 5 17 7 74 5 Hasto Joachim Weise K. Weise GER Nazi 10 3 3 8 13 73 6 Spirit Stan Ogilvy T. Fairbanks USA 1912 3 7 2 10 15 73 7 Castore Dario Salata Luigi De Manincor ITA 1861 11 11 4 6 9 69 8 Pegasus K. Koppenhagen 1 Karpf GER Nazi 8 14 11 7 3 67 9 Aloha Yves Lorion Armand Chatord FRA 6 12 17 2 8 65 10 Bellona Esterer Kolbe GER Nazi DSQ 8 10 4 2 64 11 Grunau A. Gaedtke 1 Poppe GER Nazi 7 4 8 WDR 11 63 12 Albatross Peltow Kopinzsch GER Nazi 14 9 13 12 5 57 13 Stella Diana Giuseppe Fago V. Merani ITA 1861 9 13 16 13 16 43 14 Mona III H. Gumprecht 1 S. Kerrison GBR 16 10 9 11 DNS 42 15 Gloriana II Mario Ducrot Enrico Ducrot ITA 1861 12 WDR 19 9 10 38 16 Rhythm J. Abberley 1 E. Seay USA 1912 13 16 21 14 14 32 17 Axilla Tito Nordio P. Mitis ITA 1861 18 WDR 12 15 17 26 18 Bem II Bob Maas Henny Scholtz NED 17 DSQ 6 WDR DNS 21 19 Bremen D. Albers 1 P. Rohland GER Nazi 15 DSQ 18 16 18 21 20 Perseus Hissink Bertelaman GER Nazi WDR DSQ 14 WDR 12 18 21 Unn Arvid Laurin Alban Verne SWE WDR 15 15 WDR DNS 14 yes yes yes https://www.sailing.org/regatta/star-world-championship?ref=GER193901KIG World Sailing - Star World Championship References http://www.starclass.org/history/worlds.shtml World Championship Results 1923-1944 International Star Class Yacht Racing Association (ISCYRA) http://www.starclass.org/history/1939worlds.shtml 1939 World's Championship - Kiel Regatta Results Elizabeth Miller 1940 Star Class Log ISCYRA External links 14694 Category:Star World Championship Star World Championship Category:Sailing competitions in Germany Category:Sport in Kiel Star World Championship Star World Championship Category:Sports competitions in Schleswig-Holstein