Update on 2020 Star North Americans

In keeping with our promise in May we are writing to give you an update on the District 5 (California) Star racing schedule for the balance of 2020. Please see the attached.

Unfortunately, the Lipton Cup in Santa Barbara, scheduled for June 27-28^th, has been cancelled with no re-schedule date.

District 5 Announces Updated Schedule & NAs Plan

District 5 Secretary Nick Madigan sent the following update:

AUGIE DIAZ WINS THE SECOND SILVER STAR IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS

The Star North American Championship was hosted by the Toms River Yacht Club on the Barnegat Bay in New Jersey this year.  A star-studded list of competitors arrived for four days of scheduled racing including Gold Star world-champions USA’s John McCausland, George Szabo and Augie Diaz.  Silver star continental champions Tomás Hornos and Brian Ledbetter from the USA.  Local favorites included Allan Terhune Jr. having grown up at the host yacht club and rock star crews from Brazil like European Champion Henry Boening, Pedro Trouche, reigning Star Sailors League finals winner and American Joshua Revkin, a North American and World Champion. 

Eric Doyle and Payson Infelise are North American Champions 2018

After four days of combat on the waters of Santa Monica Bay, Eric Doyle has earned his second Silver Star, winning the 2018 Star North American Championship regatta at California Yacht Club.

Doyle, representing San Diego Yacht Club, and racing with Payson Infelise of Newport Harbor Yacht Club, defeated 35 rival teams in eight races over four days of competition. The 50-year-old sailmaker previously won the Star North Americans and the Worlds nearly 20 years ago, in 1999.  He compared this win to his victory 19 years ago, saying, “It hurts a little more to hike out; but the competition is still great, and Bill Stump (PRO) is still out here running great races.”