First Day of the 2017 Star World Champs being held in Troense, Denmark. Conditions for the opening race looked promising but wind speed increased up to 24 knots resulting in big loads on rigging resulting in a few broken masts. Lars Grael and Samuel Goncalves, BRA8474, picked up the win with the two German's Hubert Merkelbach and Reinhard Schmidt close on his heels.
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Star World Championships 2017 - Day Two
Second Day of the 2017 Star Class World Champs with 71 entries, 142 sailors from 13 different nations. Storms and heavy winds put a dampener on racing with postponement of racing until the next day. Interviews with many of the sailors and Danish race and event management team.
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Star World Championships 2017 - Day T...
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...
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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...
