Day Three of the 2017 Star Class World Champs and the fleet were eager to get out racing after the postponement on Day Two due to strong winds. Very challenging conditions for many of the competitors with 59 starters and nine didn't finish due to rigging and sail damage. But the exciting news was the 23 year old Brazilian, Facundo Olezza Baza - BRA8502, picked up the win and is also the youngest helmsman to compete in the Star World Champs history.
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Star World Championships 2017 - Day Four
The fourth day of the 2017 Star Class World Champs and due to the postponement of a race earlier in the regatta, it was decided to run two back to back to catch up. Norway's Eivind Melleby and Joshua Revkin are leading overall with 2nd and 1st after today with (BRA8474) Lars Grael and Samuel Gonc...
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Star World Championships 2017 - Day Five
Light winds brought postponement for a few hours but racing did get started on the fifth day of the 2017 Star Class World Champs hosted by Troense Baade Laug, Denmark. Diego Negri and Sergio Lambertenghi (ITA8515) picked up their first bullet moving them closer to the overall top four - the Norwe...
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Star World Championships 2017 - Day Six
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