First Silver Star for the American skipper with SSL Finals winner crew. Will Keyworth photo.

Skipper Jack Jennings and crew Pedro Trouche have captured the 2022 Star North American Championship, hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club and contested on the Chesapeake Bay. 

Jennings and Touche got the gun in Race 2 and also counted a second place and two thirds in posting a low score of nine points – seven better than the runner-up team of Augie Diaz and Bruno Prada. 

It was the first North American crown for Jennings, a 42-year-old Chicago native who has been competing in the Star class since 2008. His previous best finish at North Americans was a sixth off Marblehead, Massachusetts in 2017. 

Jennings/Trouche head into the last day as provisional leaders 

Day three of the 2022 Star North American Championship in Annapolis had the 33 teams attending it, finish race 4, after the big day yesterday with three Olympic course races with stormy winds up to 22 knots. Today’s windward-leeward course was set up at 195 degrees with a well manageable 11 knots of wind and in a beautiful bay.
 
PRO Kevin Reeds signaled a general recall for the first start and after that the fleet started properly. The whole race was consistent, solid with few wind shifts and perfect conditions for the 33 fiery teams, but only one can claim the win, and the winners of race 4 are Chris Larson with Phil Trinter (USA). They are fifth overall after having dismasted during yesterday’s last race. Former World Champions John MacCausland / Dave Caesar (USA) and Eric Doyle / Payson Infelise (USA) finished respectively second and third and are fourth and eighth overall.

Photos by Will Keyworth.

Gibson Island Yacht Squadron, host of the District 2 Miller Series, June 25-26, is offering free storage for any Star sailing in the Miller Series.  The Miller Series will be held the weekend after the North Americans and is on the road up from Annapolis to Marblehead.  GIYS is an exclusive and safe island with 24/7 security at the entrance to the island.  For more information contact Tom Price

June 13-18  North American Championship info - Annapolis, MD
June 25-26    Gibson Island Miller Series info  - Gibson Island, MD
August 6-7  Sunapee Open & District 23 Championship - Sunapee Lake, NH
August 21-27  Western Hemisphere Championship - Sunapee Lake, NH
September 8-17 Star World Championship - Marblehead, MA

The Star Class now carries an insurance policy that allows borrowed boats to be insured. This program is a valuable member benefit available to all current members and registered boats. To use the program, the borrower visits  STAR BORROWED BOAT INSURANCE  and pays the $75 fee. The borrower agrees to pay a $250 deductible, payable to ISCYRA if damage occurs.

This program ONLY covers events in the United States.

Insurance MUST be purchased before racing begins

Details: $250 deductible per vessel with 1 million total hull and liability coverage. 

For regatta organizers, a printed version is also available to register/collect at on-site registration.

ARE YOU READY FOR A ROAD TRIP?
JUST FOLLOW THE STARS!
The Annapolis Yacht Club is pleased to host the North American Championship in June but there are plenty of events up and down the East Coast to put on your regatta travel calendar.
• The Florida schedule is chockablock from January to mid-April with the Zagarino Masters, Walker Cup, Midwinters, Bacardi Cup, and Spring Championship.
• Time to head north for events in Districts 1, 2, 4, & 12 until it’s time to heads south again in November for the Schoonmaker Regatta and Commodore Cup at Coral Reef YC
• June 11 & 12 join us in Annapolis for the “Tune-Up” Regatta the weekend before the NAs and is open for online entry
• June 13-18: 2022 North American Championship is open for online entry 

To view the full NA schedule, click on the flyer below