1981 Star World Championships
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 were Alexander Hagen and Vincent Hoesch 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[]
Pos | Crew | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Hagen (H) Vincent Hoesch |
West Germany | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 37.4 | |
(H) |
United States | 7 | 4 | 1 | DSQ | 10 | 2 | 40 | |
Bill Buchan, Jr. (H) |
United States | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 49.4 | |
4 | Tom Blackaller (H) |
United States | 3 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 50.1 |
5 | Boudewijn Binkhorst (H) |
Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | DSQ | 10 | 74 |
6 | (H) |
United States | DNS | 13 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 76 |
7 | Giorgio Gorla (H) Alfio Peraboni |
Italy | 4 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 76.7 |
8 | (H) |
West Germany | 16 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 92 |
9 | (H) |
Italy | 23 | 8 | 6 | DSQ | 14 | 13 | 93.7 |
10 | Stig Wennerström (H) Sture Christensson |
Sweden | 27 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 95 |
11 | John Dane III (H) |
United States | 8 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 33 | 103 |
12 | Vicente Brun (H) |
United States | 10 | 9 | 16 | 7 | DSQ | 39 | 111 |
13 | Joachim Griese (H) |
West Germany | 14 | 29 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 113 |
14 | (H) |
West Germany | 11 | 31 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 125 |
15 | Peter O'Donnell (H) Richard Coxon |
Australia | 28 | 10 | 22 | 26 | DNF | 11 | 127 |
16 | (H) |
United States | 21 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 43 | 40 | 137 |
17 | (H) |
United States | 12 | 24 | 11 | 12 | DSQ | 48 | 137 |
18 | Buddy Melges (H) Andreas Josenhans |
United States | 22 | 49 | 2 | DNF | 7 | 32 | 137 |
19 | (H) |
Great Britain | 31 | 30 | 10 | DSQ | 4 | 37 | 140 |
20 | (H) |
Italy | 39 | 45 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 143 |
21 | (H) |
Sweden | 13 | 43 | 17 | DNF | 3 | 41 | 143.7 |
22 | Eduardo Farre (H) Alberto Zanetti |
Argentina | 56 | 11 | 23 | 61 | 9 | 15 | 144 |
23 | (H) Marcus Temke |
Brazil | 34 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 36 | 145 |
24 | (H) |
Australia | DNS | 20 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 50 | 153 |
25 | (H) |
West Germany | 18 | 68 | 18 | 28 | 44 | 22 | 160 |
26 | (H) |
Brazil | 19 | 21 | 7 | 40 | DSQ | 43 | 160 |
27 | Hans Wallén (H) |
Sweden | 15 | 1 | DSQ | 8 | DSQ | 29 | 161 |
28 | (H) |
United States | 47 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 45 | 12 | 164 |
29 | (H) |
United States | 57 | 16 | 28 | 59 | 19 | 18 | 168 |
30 | Mats Johansson (H) |
Sweden | 37 | 22 | 21 | 53 | 25 | 35 | 170 |
31 | (H) |
United States | 6 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 21 | 64 | 175.7 |
32 | Gastão Brun (H) Steven Bakker |
Brazil | 29 | 82 | 52 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 176 |
33 | (H) |
United States | 50 | 26 | 53 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 176 |
34 | Mark Reynolds (H) Ed Trevelyan |
United States | 9 | 75 | DNF | 27 | 6 | 30 | 176.7 |
35 | (H) |
United States | 38 | 25 | 37 | 34 | DSQ | 14 | 178 |
36 | William Parks (H) |
United States | 26 | 17 | DNF | 43 | 42 | 24 | 182 |
37 | (H) |
United States | 55 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 183 |
38 | (H) |
United States | 20 | 27 | 48 | 22 | 36 | DNF | 183 |
39 | William Allen (H) |
United States | 17 | 12 | 44 | DNF | 34 | 49 | 186 |
40 | (H) |
United States | 43 | 35 | 36 | 21 | 33 | DNS | 198 |
41 | (H) |
United States | 32 | 37 | DSQ | 42 | 32 | 25 | 198 |
42 | (H) |
Australia | 45 | 62 | 41 | 39 | 28 | 16 | 199 |
43 | (H) |
West Germany | 35 | 64 | 30 | 33 | 60 | 21 | 209 |
44 | (H) |
United States | 24 | 15 | DSQ | 29 | DSQ | 54 | 237 |
45 | (H) |
United States | 33 | 42 | 50 | 47 | 38 | DNF | 240 |
46 | Ben Staartjes (H) Kobus Vandenberg |
Netherlands | 25 | 46 | DSQ | 18 | DSQ | 38 | 242 |
47 | Patrick de Barros (H) Manuel Ricciardi |
Portugal | 53 | 36 | 35 | 53 | 35 | DNF | 242 |
48 | (H) |
United States | 46 | 72 | 27 | 37 | DSQ | 31 | 243 |
49 | (H) |
United States | 42 | 59 | 38 | 54 | 23 | 61 | 246 |
50 | (H) |
United States | DNF | 65 | 26 | 38 | DNF | 8 | 252 |
51 | Peter Costa (H) David O'Brien |
United States | 36 | 58 | 45 | 16 | DSQ | 69 | 254 |
52 | Bob Westcott (H) John McMaus |
United States | 51 | 66 | 68 | 56 | 31 | 27 | 261 |
53 | P. Migliaccio (H) Antonio Bottini |
Italy | 64 | 19 | 54 | 44 | DSQ | 52 | 263 |
54 | Arnold Osterwalder (H) Juergen Maly |
Switzerland | 44 | 48 | 47 | DSQ | 51 | 44 | 264 |
55 | T. Lippincott (H) Dick Martin |
United States | 40 | 51 | 63 | DNF | 39 | 42 | 265 |
56 | S. Prinsenberg (H) D. Prinsenberg |
Canada | 41 | 56 | 39 | 41 | DSQ | 58 | 265 |
57 | Chuck Lamphere (H) Robert Lamphere |
United States | 49 | 14 | 70 | 35 | DSQ | 72 | 270 |
58 | Justo L. Frazer (H) Hector Longarela |
Argentina | 30 | 50 | 49 | 57 | DSQ | 55 | 271 |
59 | Dierk Thomsen (H) Wulf Mehner |
West Germany | 52 | 40 | 46 | 49 | DSQ | 59 | 276 |
60 | (H) Torben Grael |
Brazil | DSQ | 47 | DSQ | 23 | 29 | 63 | 277 |
61 | Dave Cook (H) Robert Cook |
United States | 54 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 65 | 286 |
62 | Robert Seltzer (H) Charles Hurlbut |
United States | 48 | 55 | 42 | 64 | 52 | 62 | 289 |
63 | Thompson Adams (H) William Richard |
United States | DNF | 52 | 59 | 17 | DSQ | 47 | 290 |
64 | Andy Ivey (H) Jim Nichol |
United States | 61 | 77 | 61 | 69 | 54 | 19 | 294 |
65 | John Grether (H) Tracy Usher |
United States | 62 | 63 | 57 | 31 | DSQ | 51 | 294 |
66 | Jack Button (H) John Button |
United States | DNF | 38 | 31 | 68 | 57 | 71 | 295 |
67 | Gary MacDonald (H) David Winkler |
United States | 58 | 28 | DNF | 51 | DSQ | 46 | 298 |
68 | David Robinson (H) John Robinson |
United States | DNF | 73 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 17 | 300 |
69 | John Hackman (H) Don Alexander |
Great Britain | 63 | 71 | 58 | 63 | 30 | 57 | 301 |
70 | Frank Zagarino (H) Frank Egger |
United States | DNF | 34 | 29 | 45 | DNF | DNS | 308 |
71 | William Kieser (H) Hans Bucher |
United States | 66 | 78 | 69 | 55 | 40 | 53 | 313 |
72 | William Farrar (H) John Sibander |
United States | DNF | 69 | 24 | 61 | 55 | 75 | 314 |
73 | Thorsten Cook (H) Mark Dolan |
United States | DNF | 67 | 67 | 48 | 41 | 66 | 319 |
74 | David Gaillard (H) Jack Levendahl |
United States | 59 | 79 | 55 | 71 | 49 | 56 | 320 |
75 | Dave Ivey (H) Jon Blom |
United States | DNF | 57 | 72 | 67 | 53 | 67 | 346 |
76 | Werner Holtze (H) Regina Holtze |
United States | 67 | 76 | 56 | 66 | 58 | 70 | 347 |
77 | F. N. De Abreu (H) Galba Filho |
Brazil | 60 | 60 | DSQ | DSQ | 37 | DNF | 357 |
78 | Thomas D. Drew-Bear (H) Robert Franza |
Venezuela | 65 | 61 | 64 | 70 | DSQ | 68 | 358 |
79 | Hilary Smart (H) |
United States | 68 | 70 | DNS | 58 | DSQ | 60 | 371 |
80 | At Atkinson (H) Thor Kieser |
United States | 69 | DSQ | 71 | 73 | 56 | 73 | 372 |
81 | John R. McGann (H) John C. McGann |
United States | 70 | 74 | 66 | 74 | DNF | 74 | 388 |
82 | Steve Kling (H) Rolf Zeisler |
United States | 71 | 80 | DNF | 75 | 59 | 76 | 391 |
83 | Luis F. Bustelo (H) Santiago Gonzalez |
Argentina | DNF | 84 | DNS | 72 | 48 | DNF | 404 |
84 | Gerry Cayne (H) Dick Atkinson |
United States | DNF | 81 | 62 | 62 | DSQ | DNF | 405 |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified;
References[]
- "Star Class World Championship Results 1978 - 1989". starclass.org. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- "1981 World Championship - Regatta Report". starclass.org. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- Star World Championships
- 1981 in sailing
- Star World Championships in the United States