2015 Star Western Hemisphere Championship day 1

by Paul Cayard on 17 Apr 2015 2015 Star Western Hemisphere Championship – The Stars are back on Biscayne Bay for the last time this season. The “Spring Championship” is being hosted by Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. Seven races are scheduled Through Sunday.

Today we had the first two races in 7-9 knots from the southeast. These are perfect Star boat conditions. However, it was extremely hot and humid today.

There are 39 teams from eight countries competing here. The 2016 World Championship will be held on Biscayne Bay at this exact time so this regatta is a good one for anyone thinking ahead to next year.

In the first race today, John MacCausland and his crew Bruno Prada worked the left side up the first windward leg and had a nice lead at the first mark. They extended on every leg and won easily. Larry Whipple and Austin Sperry were second with Hubert Merklebach and Makcus Koy in third. Marcus is the current world champion crew.

Brian and I had a good first leg, rounding the first mark about eighth but lost 20 boats in the first downwind. After rounding the leeward mark, Brian noticed we had a plastic bag on our keel. We got it off and moved up a bit to 23rd but still not a great race.

In the second race, Brian and I got off to a good start and played four very quick wind shifts in the first five minutes of the race to jump out to a 100-meter lead. We led the whole way around and won the race. The Brazilian team of Marcelo Fuchs Ronald Seifert finished second and pressed us a bit downwind as we are still struggling with our speed there. The two of us had a big lead over the rest of the fleet. Lars Grael and Samuel Conclaves sailed well to finish third.

Tomorrow's forecast is for a bit more wind, maybe up to 12 knots from the southeast.

Final Cumulative Results
Western Hemisphere Championship Racing
One Design Division

International Star Class
1.	40		USA 8490	Stella	Star	John MacCausland / Bruno Prada	1	5	6.0
2.	39		BRA 8474	Renata	Star	Lars Schmidt Grael / Samuel Goncalves	5	3	8.0
3.	96		USA 8238	Park Bench	Star	Tomas Hornos / Kipp Gardner	8	4	12.0
4.	45		USA 8484	Baraka Blue	Star	Larry Whipple / Austin B. Sperry	2	12	14.0
5.	19		ARG 8502	ARG 8502	Star	Torkel Borgstrom / Juan Pablo Engelhard	9	6	15.0
6.	38		USA 8320	Quantum	Star	Mark Reynolds / Mark Strube	6	9	15.0
7.	27		USA 8203	Akimbo	Star	Brian Ledbetter / Joshua Revkin	14	7	21.0
8.	33		USA 8465	USA 8465	Star	Augie Diaz / Arnis Baltins	12	11	23.0
9.	59		USA 8362	Marrakesh	Star	Paul Cayard / Brian Terhaar	23	1	24.0
10.	29		USA 8496	Pawseidon	Star	Peter Vessella / Phil Trinter	15	10	25.0
11.	54		BRA 8494	MIISCA 4	Star	Alessandro Pascolato / Henry Raul Boening	18	8	26.0
12.	63		USA 8440	USA 8440	Star	Jim Buckingham / Craig Moss	10	17	27.0
13.	37		GER 8450	Lara	Star	Hubert Merkelbach / Markus Koy	3	26	29.0
14.	53		BRA 8398	Erica	Star	Marcelo Fuchs / Ronald Seifert	28	2	30.0
15.	58		USA 8358	USA 8358	Star	Ben Sternberg / Donald Massey	16	15	31.0
16.	17		CAN 8143	REMARC	Star	Brian Cramer / Cam Lymburner	11	22	33.0
17.	42		USA 8000	USA 8000	Star	Arthur Anosov / Dave Caesar	17	19	36.0
18.	91		USA 8291	Picnic	Star	William Swigart / Brian Fatih	4	34	38.0
19.	41		BRA 8403	VIVI 2	Star	Frederico Viegas / Renato Moura	7	31	38.0
20.	95		USA 8395	Big Jim	Star	Michael Hecky / Shane Zwingelberg	13	25	38.0
21.	16		GER 8416	Karin	Star	Hubert Rauch / Edoardo Natucci	24	14	38.0
22.	64		ARG 8278	Antonia	Star	Alberto Zanetti / Ariel Simonet	20	18	38.0
23.	77		BRA 8459	Maricota	Star	Gonzaga Neto / Alexandre, Figueiredo de Freitas	26	16	42.0
24.	30		USA 8250	Rachel	Star	Andrew Macdonald / Brad Nichol	32	13	45.0
25.	79		SUI 8479	SUI 8479	Star	Jean-Pascal Chatagny / Patrick Ducommun	25	20	45.0
26.	6		NED 7806	NED 7806	Star	Thomas Allart / Ben Kloos	21	27	48.0
27.	25		ARG 8285	Pichon Pichoni	Star	Mones Ruiz / Diego Peisajovich	29	21	50.0
28.	48		CAN 8271	CAN 8271	Star	Allan Cullen / Dave Martin	27	24	51.0
29.	61		BRA 8337	BRA 8337	Star	Fabio Bodra / Arthur Lopes	19	33	52.0
30.	8		ITA 8219	Diecidecimi	Star	Giovanni Coppo / Luca Paloschi	22	32	54.0
31.	57		USA 8361	die fledermaus	Star	Thomas Londrigan Jr. / Steve Cutting	31	23	54.0
32.	47		USA 8464	Pied Piper	Star	Jack Jennings / Mike Rehe	30	28	58.0
33.	67		USA 8267	USA 8267	Star	Stephen Gunther / Aaron VanKleeck Smith	33	29	62.0
34.	23		CAN 8389	Southern Star	Star	Jerry Wendt / Ezra Culver	34	30	64.0
35.	20		USA 8215	Sonya	Star	John Chiarella / Robert Carlson	35	37	72.0
36.	51		USA 8084	USA 8084	Star	Robert Teitge / Richard F. Burgess	36	36	72.0
37.	82		SUI 8482	Squalo Bianco VII	Star	Lorenz Zimmermann / Nils Hollweg	40/OCS	35	75.0
38.	84		USA 8420	Dodie	Star	Carroll McCallum / Jock Kohlhas	37	38	75.0

Sub-Class Scoring - Final Cumulative Results
Western Hemisphere Championship Racing
One Design Division
International Star Class - Grand Master

1.	45		USA 8484	Baraka Blue	Star	Larry Whipple / Austin B. Sperry	2	12	14.0
2.	33		USA 8465	USA 8465	Star	Augie Diaz / Arnis Baltins	12	11	23.0
3.	54		BRA 8494	MIISCA 4	Star	Alessandro Pascolato / Henry Raul Boening	18	8	26.0
4.	17		CAN 8143	REMARC	Star	Brian Cramer / Cam Lymburner	11	22	33.0
5.	91		USA 8291	Picnic	Star	William Swigart / Brian Fatih	4	34	38.0
6.	30		USA 8250	Rachel	Star	Andrew Macdonald / Brad Nichol	32	13	45.0
7.	48		CAN 8271	CAN 8271	Star	Allan Cullen / Dave Martin	27	24	51.0
8.	20		USA 8215	Sonya	Star	John Chiarella / Robert Carlson	35	37	72.0
9.	51		USA 8084	USA 8084	Star	Robert Teitge / Richard F. Burgess	36	36	72.0
10.	82		SUI 8482	Squalo Bianco VII	Star	Lorenz Zimmermann / Nils Hollweg	40/OCS	35	75.0

 International Star Class - Masters

1.	40		USA 8490	Stella	Star	John MacCausland / Bruno Prada	1	5	6.0
2.	39		BRA 8474	Renata	Star	Lars Schmidt Grael / Samuel Goncalves	5	3	8.0
3.	19		ARG 8502	ARG 8502	Star	Torkel Borgstrom / Juan Pablo Engelhard	9	6	15.0
4.	38		USA 8320	Quantum	Star	Mark Reynolds / Mark Strube	6	9	15.0
5.	27		USA 8203	Akimbo	Star	Brian Ledbetter / Joshua Revkin	14	7	21.0
6.	59		USA 8362	Marrakesh	Star	Paul Cayard / Brian Terhaar	23	1	24.0
7.	29		USA 8496	Pawseidon	Star	Peter Vessella / Phil Trinter	15	10	25.0
8.	63		USA 8440	USA 8440	Star	Jim Buckingham / Craig Moss	10	17	27.0
9.	37		GER 8450	Lara	Star	Hubert Merkelbach / Markus Koy	3	26	29.0
10.	53		BRA 8398	Erica	Star	Marcelo Fuchs / Ronald Seifert	28	2	30.0
11.	41		BRA 8403	VIVI 2	Star	Frederico Viegas / Renato Moura	7	31	38.0
12.	95		USA 8395	Big Jim	Star	Michael Hecky / Shane Zwingelberg	13	25	38.0
13.	16		GER 8416	Karin	Star	Hubert Rauch / Edoardo Natucci	24	14	38.0
14.	64		ARG 8278	Antonia	Star	Alberto Zanetti / Ariel Simonet	20	18	38.0
15.	77		BRA 8459	Maricota	Star	Gonzaga Neto / Alexandre, Figueiredo de Freitas	26	16	42.0
16.	79		SUI 8479	SUI 8479	Star	Jean-Pascal Chatagny / Patrick Ducommun	25	20	45.0
17.	67		USA 8267	USA 8267	Star	Stephen Gunther / Aaron VanKleeck Smith	33	29	62.0
18.	23		CAN 8389	Southern Star	Star	Jerry Wendt / Ezra Culver	34	30	64.0
19.	84		USA 8420	Dodie	Star	Carroll McCallum / Jock Kohlhas	37	38	75.0