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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 27-28th, 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.”
North Americans Day 3 report by Paul Cayard… waiting for the last two races
Marina Del Rey - Race 5 and 6 were held today in 7-8 knots of wind and very sloppy seas. On weekends, Marina Del Ray gets a lot of chop from all the recreational boats that come out of the harbor and head up to Santa Monica and Malibu.
North Americans, Cayard takes the lead after four races
Marina Del Rey - Races 3 and 4 of the Star North American Championship were held today in 8-11 knots of wind from the southwest. The sea was quite a bit more choppy than yesterday which made for some challenging steering for the helmsmen.