The 1979 Star World Championships were held in Marstrand, Sweden in 1979.
| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 56th |
| Event details | |
| Venue | Marstrand, Sweden |
| Dates | 1979 |
| Yachts | Star |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 156 |
| Competing nations | 17 |
| Results | |
 Gold |  Melges & Josenhans |
 Silver | Buchan & Knight |
 Bronze | Wright & Cozzens |
← 1978 1980 → | |
Results
edit| Pos | Crew | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Buddy Melges (H) Andreas Josenhans |
United States |
4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | WDR | 35 |
|
Bill Buchan, Jr. (H) Douglas Knight |
United States |
2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 9 | DSQ | 61.7 |
|
Peter Wright (H) Todd Cozzens |
United States |
38 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 63.4 |
| 4 | Peter Sundelin (H) Håkan Lindström |
 Sweden |
3 | 6 | 26 | 1 | - | 10 | 65.4 |
| 5 | Giorgio Gorla (H) Alfio Peraboni |
 Italy |
5 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 69.7 |
| 6 | Pelle Petterson (H) Stellan Westerdahl |
Sweden |
1 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 71.7 |
| 7 | Eckart Wagner (H) Jorg Moessnang |
 West Germany |
7 | 22 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 81 |
| 8 | Valentin Mankin (H) Alexandr Muzychenko |
 Soviet Union |
15 | 5 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 83.7 |
| 9 | James M. Schoonmaker (H) Tog Rogers |
United States |
6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 12 | DSQ | 88.7 |
| 10 | Flavio Scala (H) Mauro Testa |
Italy |
45 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 93.7 |
| 11 | Hubert Raudashl (H) Karl Ferstl |
 Austria |
21 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 94 |
| 12 | Boudewijn Binkhorst (H) Rob Douze |
 Netherlands |
9 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 8 | DSQ | 98 |
| 13 | Alexander Hagen (H) Vincent Hoesch |
West Germany |
13 | 17 | 31 | 11 | - | 3 | 101.7 |
| 14 | Thomas Lundqvist (H) Håkan Berntsson |
Sweden |
23 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 7 | - | 104 |
| 15 | Tom Blackaller (H) Ron Anderson |
United States |
51 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 1 | DSQ | 107 |
| 16 | Eduardo de Souza (H) Peter Erzberger |
 Brazil |
8 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 109 |
| 17 | William Gerard (H) Paul Cayard |
United States |
- | 14 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 119 |
| 18 | David Forbes (H) Stephen Forbes |
 Australia |
26 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 123 |
| 19 | Stig Wennerström (H) Lennart Roslund |
Sweden |
41 | 26 | 43 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 124 |
| 20 | Bengt Larsson (H) Göran Tell |
Sweden |
25 | 27 | 61 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 126.7 |
| 21 | Jens Christensen (H) Morten Nielsen |
 Denmark |
33 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 127 |
| 22 | A. B. Kimball (H) Gunther Haack |
United States |
10 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 54 | 25 | 127 |
| 23 | David Howlett (H) John Boyce |
 Great Britain |
- | 16 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 135 |
| 24 | John Albrechtson (H) Sture Christensson |
Sweden |
42 | 21 | 4 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 136 |
| 25 | Paul Louie (H) Chuck Lawson |
 Canada |
20 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 25 | 33 | 138 |
| 26 | Heinz Maurer (H) Peter Herzog |
 Switzerland |
28 | 29 | 16 | - | 22 | 17 | 142 |
| 27 | Ben Staartjes (H) Kobus Vandenberg |
Netherlands |
27 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 34 | 150 |
| 28 | Uwe Mares (H) Kid Borowy |
West Germany |
31 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 17 | - | 152 |
| 29 | Joachim Griese (H) Jurgen Homeyer |
West Germany |
11 | 24 | 38 | 25 | 24 | - | 152 |
| 30 | Uwe von Below (H) Franz Wehofsich |
West Germany |
16 | - | 22 | 4 | - | 8 | 157 |
| 31 | Flemming Hansen (H) Niels Andersen |
Denmark |
39 | 9 | 28 | - | 27 | 30 | 163 |
| 32 | Tryg Liljestrand (H) Carl Blomquist |
United States |
12 | 43 | 13 | 42 | 34 | 32 | 163 |
| 33 | Peter Tallberg (H) Mathias Tallberg |
 Finland |
49 | 30 | 33 | 45 | 21 | 14 | 173 |
| 34 | Antonio Gorostegui (H) Victor Gorostegui |
 Spain |
29 | 20 | 25 | 51 | 39 | 36 | 179 |
| 35 | Hartmut Voigt (H) Uwe Heinzmann |
West Germany |
18 | 44 | - | 31 | 36 | 24 | 183 |
| 36 | Horst Nebel (H) Dieter Wacker |
West Germany |
24 | 35 | 65 | 33 | 35 | 27 | 184 |
| 37 | Ortwin Semmerow (H) Rolf Scholtz |
West Germany |
36 | 32 | 39 | 20 | 28 | - | 185 |
| 38 | Paul Henderson (H) Bruce Brymer |
Canada |
19 | - | - | 21 | 13 | 28 | 190 |
| 39 | Olle Johansson (H) Bengt Andersson |
Sweden |
54 | 19 | 41 | - | 26 | 23 | 193 |
| 40 | Johan Schröder (H) Ulf Schröder |
Sweden |
47 | 41 | 29 | 63 | 40 | 18 | 205 |
| 41 | Robert McNeil (H) R. Johnson |
United States |
22 | - | 14 | - | 47 | 15 | 216 |
| 42 | Barton S. Beek (H) William Munster |
United States |
46 | - | - | 28 | 4 | 31 | 216 |
| 43 | Marcello Adorno (H) Daniel Wilcox |
Brazil |
14 | 57 | 44 | 37 | 52 | 41 | 218 |
| 44 | Kim Fletcher (H) William Kreysler |
United States |
32 | 46 | 40 | - | 59 | 13 | 220 |
| 45 | Albino Fravezzi (H) Oscar Dalvit |
Italy |
- | 10 | 53 | 34 | 15 | - | 221 |
| 45 | Heinz Nixdorf (H) Josef Pieper |
West Germany |
59 | 50 | 30 | 49 | 55 | 12 | 226 |
| 47 | Bengt Hellsten (H) G. Schultz |
Sweden |
- | 39 | 42 | 29 | 42 | 45 | 227 |
| 48 | Jochen Schwarz (H) Dieter Wuerdig |
West Germany |
- | 45 | 37 | 44 | 19 | 46 | 231 |
| 49 | Mogens Nielsen (H) Mogens Pedersen |
Denmark |
30 | 31 | 50 | 41 | 51 | - | 233 |
| 50 | Alan Warren (H) Robin Pullinger |
Great Britain |
17 | 48 | 62 | 24 | 38 | - | 239 |
| 51 | Ludwig Buedel (H) Erwin Pamp |
West Germany |
56 | 51 | 47 | 35 | 44 | 42 | 249 |
| 52 | F. Nabuco (H) Jorge Zarif Neto |
Brazil |
55 | 47 | 48 | 56 | 43 | 29 | 252 |
| 53 | Stef Scheuregger (H) H. Braun |
West Germany |
43 | 52 | 63 | 30 | - | 38 | 256 |
| 54 | Werner Landau (H) Daniel Wyss |
Switzerland |
46 | 56 | 46 | 57 | 53 | 37 | 266 |
| 55 | Sune Carlsson (H) Leif Carlsson |
Sweden |
58 | 61 | 66 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 275 |
| 56 | Wolfgang Richter (H) Peter Richter |
Brazil
|
37 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 45 | 47 | 277 |
| 57 | Sven Karlsson (H) Lars Andersson |
Sweden
|
35 | - | 36 | 55 | 48 | - | 281 |
| 58 | William Parks (H) Warren B. Cozzens |
United States |
66 | 37 | 32 | 40 | DNS | DNS | 284 |
| 59 | Josef Steinmayer (H) Bernfried Osterwald |
Switzerland
|
52 | - | 51 | 66 | 50 | 39 | 288 |
| 60 | Timothy A. Owens (H) Robert Cox |
Australia
|
40 | 40 | 45 | 49 | - | - | 293 |
| 61 | Dierk Thomsen (H) W. Mehner |
West Germany
|
65 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 56 | 43 | 296 |
| 62 | Al Strohmayer (H) F. Hehinger |
Austria
|
62 | 61 | 55 | - | 49 | 44 | 301 |
| 63 | Josef Urban (H) Jochen Peters |
Austria
|
53 | 42 | 54 | 48 | - | - | 306 |
| 64 | Lars Berg (H) Richard Berg |
Sweden
|
70 | 66 | 70 | 61 | 46 | 50 | 321 |
| 65 | Peter D. Siemsen (H) Torben Grael |
Brazil |
50 | 49 | 49 | 65 | - | - | 322 |
| 66 | Arnold Winkler (H) Francesco Rossi |
Switzerland
|
36 | 65 | 52 | 69 | - | - | 329 |
| 67 | Fernando Pombo (H) Luis Vina |
Spain
|
68 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 60 | - | 333 |
| 68 | Francoise Brenac (H) Yves Taylor |
 France
|
- | 60 | - | 50 | 37 | - | 335 |
| 69 | Erwin Joras (H) J. Hain |
Netherlands
|
71 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 61 | 48 | 337 |
| 70 | Max Juchli (H) Willi Spellbrink |
West Germany
|
48 | 55 | 57 | 70 | - | - | 339 |
| 71 | Gui. Calegari (H) Alberto Zanetti |
 Argentina
|
63 | 68 | 69 | - | 62 | 49 | 341 |
| 72 | Horst Loos (H) Georg Beck |
West Germany
|
69 | 54 | 67 | 68 | 57 | - | 345 |
| 73 | Willy Schlosser (H) B. Juergens |
West Germany
|
61 | 59 | 59 | 62 | - | - | 350 |
| 74 | Phillip R. Baker (H) Colin Bate |
Australia
|
64 | 66 | 68 | 44 | - | - | 351 |
| 75 | Lars Engelbert (H) Lars Unger |
Sweden
|
60 | - | - | 46 | - | - | 373 |
| 76 | Franco de Denaro (H) J. Pezzotti |
Italy
|
57 | - | - | 52 | - | - | 376 |
| 77 | Harald Wirth (H) R. Herber |
Austria
|
72 | 69 | - | 71 | 63 | - | 384 |
| 78 | John W. Allen (H) John Ahlquist |
United States
|
67 | - | - | 60 | - | - | 394 |
Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; WDR – Withdrew;
References
edit- "Star Class World Championship Results 1978 - 1989". International Star Class Yacht Racing Association.
- "1979 World Championship - Regatta Report". International Star Class Yacht Racing Association.