The Star World Championships came to an end yesterday in San Diego with a Hitchcock final: the top 3 are separated by just one point! John Kostecki/Austin Sperry USA took the title with a one-point lead over Will Stout/Danny Cayard USA and the surprise team Leandro and Lucas Altolaguirre ARG. Despite three race wins, Paul Cayard USA/Frithjof Kleen GER only managed 4th place, while Piet Eckert SUI/Frederico Melo POR finished the World Championships in 13th place out of 63 teams. ----- The ranking list and the report.
The 5th race was also sailed in seabreeze around 12 knots. Will Stout/Danny Cayard USA took their second race win and moved into the lead thanks to the discard. John Kostecki/Austin Sperry USA are tied in second place and the other chasers are also just close behind of today's final race: Paul Cayard USA/Frithjof Kleen GER and Leandro and Lucas Altolaguirre ARG are only 3 points behind in third and fourth place. Jörgen Schönherr/Jan-Eli Gravad DEN and George Szabo/Guy Avelon USA also remain in the title race. Piet Eckert SUI/Frederico Melo POR are now 11th. The results and the daily report.
With their third race win in four heats, Paul Cayard USA/Frithjof Kleen GER clearly announced their title ambitions yesterday. In 1988 Paul Cayard USA won his first Star World Championship title! John Kostecki/Austin Sperry USA and Jörgen Schönherr/Jan-Eli Gravad DEN have moved to 2nd and 3rd place. Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Melo POR improved to 8th position. ----- The ranking list and the report.
The 3rd race of the Star World Championship in San Diego was sailed yesterday in light to moderate winds. Paul Cayard USA/Frithjof Kleen GER took the race win and improved to 3rd place, with Will Stout/Danny Cayard USA now in the lead and George Szabo/Guy Avellon USA 2 points behind. The ranking list and the report.
Inconsistent winds of around 10 knots made for a difficult race yesterday in San Diego, with the home teams taking the lead: Eric Doyle/Payson Infelise USA moved up on first, with Will Stout/Danny Cayard USA advancing on second place thanks to their win on the day. Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Melo SUI dropped back to 12th place. ----- The ranking list and the report.
The Star World Championship began yesterday in San Diego with the first race. ----- Paul Cayard USA/Frithjof Kleen GER took the race win ahead of Leandro and Lucas Altolaguirre ARG, followed by John Kostecki/Austin Sperry USA in 3rd place. Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Melo POR also got off to a good start and are the best Europeans in 6th place. ----- The ranking list and the event website.