Edgartown July 24, 2015 I have been in Edgartown for the past two days racing onboard Foggy, a brand new Frers 75′. Foggy is not just a racing boat but more like a work of art. She has a number of artistic touches, not common to racing boats, that have been added by famed […]
Marina del Rey 16 Stars turned up in Marina del Rey this weekend to contest the King of Spain regatta. The conditions couldn’t have been better with 8-10 knots for all 6 races. Jimmy Buckingham and Austin Sperry posted great scores to win the regatta with 7 points. They won three of the 6 races […]
Father’s Day Newport Beach CA 18 teams competed for the 5th District Championship and the Baxter Bowl on Father’s Day weekend. The top two teams were, appropriately, father-son teams! Six Star races were conducted over the weekend by Newport Harbor Yacht Club. The conditions were typical; sunshine, 6-8 knots of wind and sloppy seas. […]
San Diego May 24, 2015 The past two days a fleet of 16 Stars have been racing on Coronado Rhodes competing for the Rollins Bowl. Chick Rollins was a fiery character who graced the San Diego Bay Star fleet for over 50 years. The usual cast of characters from California were in attendance including 4 […]
John Payne Photo Coconut Grove One race today in perfect conditions again! 10-12 knots from the southeast, warm water, warm air. I don’t think we have had a week of Star sailing this good, anywhere, in a very long time. Lars Grael turned it on today and got the win. Brian Ledbetter continued his strong […]
John Payne Photo Coconut Grove Two races were held today on Biscayne Bay, in ideal conditions for Star racing. The wind was again 8-12 knots from the South. Blue skies, warm water and slightly warmer air temperature. In the first race, Brian and I shook off the morning blues, or what ever it was that […]
John Payne Photo Coconut Grove Two races were held again today on Biscayne Bay, in 8-11 knots from the south. The wind was quite shifty again which gave everyone plenty of opportunity to move up…….. or down. In the first race Brian and I crossed the starting line too early. This meant we had to go back and restart […]
John Payne Photo Coconut Grove The Stars are back on Biscayne Bay for the last time this season. The “Spring Championship” is being hosted by Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. 7 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, […]
Rosehearty (on the right) by night St. Barts The wind was a light easterly today, 7-9 knots. This makes things a lot slower and a little more challenging when you weigh in at 500 tons. Onboard Rosehearty, we sailed a good race, probably as best we could. However, we were no match for the speed of […]
St. Bart’s I am sailing as tactician onboard the Super Yacht, Rosehearty, this week in the beautiful French Caribbean Island of St. Bart’s. Rosehearty is a 56 meter (182′) Perini Navi sailing yacht. We have a crew of 37 to handle the 500 ton vessel. There are 32 yachts racing here this year. There are […]
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