 Class symbol | |
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| Development | |
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| Designer | Francis Sweisguth |
| Year | 1910 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 2 (Skipper + Crew) S + 1.5C ≤ 250 kg (550 lb)[1] |
| Draft | 1.016 m (3 ft 4 in) |
| Hull | |
| Type | keelboat |
| Hull weight | ≥ 671 kg (1,479 lb) (including keel)[2] |
| LOA | 6.922 m (22 ft 9 in)[2] |
| LWL | 4.724 m (15 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 1.734 m (5 ft 8 in)atdeck 1.372 m (4 ft 6 in)atchine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | bulb keel 401.5 ± 7 kg (885 ± 15 lb)[2] |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | sloop |
| Mast length | 9.652 m (31 ft 8 in) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 20.5 m2 (221 sq ft) |
| Jib/genoa area | 6.0 m2 (65 sq ft) |
| Upwind sail area | ≤ 26.5 m2 (285 sq ft) |
| Former Olympic class | |
TheStar is a 6.9 metres (23 ft) one-design racingkeelboat for two people designed byFrancis Sweisguth in 1910. The Star was anOlympic keelboat class from 1932 through to 2012, the last year keelboats appeared at the Summer Olympics.
It issloop-rigged, with amainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length. Unlike most modern racing boats, it does not use aspinnaker when sailing downwind. Instead, when running downwind awhisker pole is used to hold thejib out to windward for correct wind flow. Early Stars were built from wood, but modern boats are generally made offiberglass. The boat must weigh at least 671 kg (1,479 lb) with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m2 (285 sq ft).[3][2][1]The Star class pioneered an unusual circularboom vang track, which allows the vang to effectively hold the boom down even when the boom is turned far outboard on a downwind run. Another notable aspect of Star sailing is the extremehiking position adopted by the crew and at times the helmsman, who normally use a harness to help hang low off the windward side of the boat with only their lower legs inside.
The Star was designed in 1910 by Francis Sweisguth, a draftsman at the William Gardner Marine Architect office. Over the course of his career Sweisguth designed a variety of yachts. A more traditional example of his work is Silent Maid, a Barnegat Bay B-class catboat designed shortly after the Star. The first 22 stars were built inPort Washington, New York byIke Smith during the winter of 1910–11. Since that time, over 8,600 boats have been built, with more than 2,000 actively racing in 170 fleets.[4]
The hull is a hardchine design with a slight curve to the bottom section, and abulb keel. The Star was originally rigged with a large, low-aspect-ratiogunter mainsail and jib, which was replaced by a shortbermuda rig gradually during the early 1920s, before the current tall bermuda sail plan was adopted in 1930. In 1965,fiberglass replaced wood as the primary hull material. Other changes to the strict design rules for the Star class, include adding flexiblespars, an innovative circular-trackboom vang, and self-bailers.[4]
The Star was added to the Olympic roster for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Due toWorld War II, there were no Olympic games held in 1940 or 1944, and for1976, the Star was replaced by theTempest for keelboat competition. In 2011 keelboats were removed fromsailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro. The last keelboat Olympics competition was at the2012 London Summer Olympics.[5]
TheStar World Championships has been held annually since 1923. Most titles has American sailorLowell North won, with five titles between 1945 and 1973 and another seven podiums. The most crowned skipper-crew combination is Italian duoAgostino Straulino andNicolò Rode and Brazilian duoRobert Scheidt andBruno Prada with three titles each. Also, AmericanMark Reynolds has three titles, but with different crew.
TheStar Sailors League was created in 2013 by athletes to establish a sustainable sailing circuit.
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