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.