# Star (keelboat)

The Star is a 6.9 metres (23 ft) one-design racing keelboat for two people designed by Francis Sweisguth in 1910. The Star was an Olympic keelboat class from 1932 through to 2012, the last year keelboats appeared at the Summer Olympics.
It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length. Unlike most modern racing boats, it does not use a spinnaker when sailing downwind. Instead, when running downwind a whisker pole is used to hold the jib out to windward for correct wind flow. Early Stars were built from wood, but modern boats are generally made of fiberglass. The boat must weigh at least 671 kg (1,479 lb) with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m$^2$ (285 sq ft). The Star class pioneered an unusual circular boom vang track, which allows the vang to effectively hold the boom down even when the boom is turned far outboard on a downwind run. Another notable aspect of Star sailing is the extreme hiking position adopted by the crew and at times the helmsman, who normally use a harness to help hang low off the windward side of the boat with only their lower legs inside.

## History

The Star was designed in 1910 by Francis Sweisguth, a draftsman at the William Gardner Marine Architect office. Over the course of his career Sweisguth designed a variety of yachts. A more traditional example of his work is Silent Maid, a Barnegat Bay B-class catboat designed shortly after the Star. The first 22 stars were built in Port Washington, New York by Ike Smith during the winter of 1910–11. Since that time, over 8,400 boats have been built, with more than 2,000 actively racing in 170 fleets.
The hull is a hard chine design with a slight curve to the bottom section, and a bulb keel. The Star was originally rigged with a large, low-aspect-ratio gunter mainsail and jib, which was replaced by a short bermuda rig gradually during the early 1920s, before the current tall bermuda sail plan was adopted in 1930. In 1965, fiberglass replaced wood as the primary hull material. Other changes to the strict design rules for the Star class, include adding flexible spars, an innovative circular-track boom vang, and self-bailers.

## Events
### Olympics

The Star was added to the Olympic roster for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Due to World War II, there were no Olympic games held in 1940 or 1944, and for 1976, the Star was replaced by the Tempest for keelboat competition. In 2011 keelboats were removed from sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The last keelboat Olympics competition was at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
| Gamesvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1932 Los Angeles details - Open | United States (USA) Gilbert Gray Andrew Libano | Great Britain (GBR) George Colin Ratsey Peter Jaffe | Sweden (SWE) Gunnar Asther Daniel Sundén-Cullberg |
| 1936 Berlin details - Open | Germany (GER) Peter Bischoff Hans-Joachim Weise | Sweden (SWE) Arvid Laurin Uno Wallentin | Netherlands (NED) Bob Maas Willem de Vries Lentsch |
| 1948 London details - Male | United States (USA) Hilary Smart Paul Smart | Cuba (CUB) Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. | Netherlands (NED) Adriaan Maas Edward Stutterheim |
| 1952 Helsinki details - Open | Italy (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | United States (USA) John Price John Reid | Portugal (POR) Joaquim Fiúza Francisco de Andrade |
| 1956 Melbourne details - Open | United States (USA) Herbert Williams Lawrence Low | Italy (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Bahamas (BAH) Durward Knowles Sloane Farrington |
| 1960 Rome details - Open | Soviet Union (URS) Timir Pinegin Fyodor Shutkov | Portugal (POR) Mário Quina José Manuel Quina | United States (USA) William Parks Robert Halperin |
| 1964 Tokyo details - Open | Bahamas (BAH) Durward Knowles Cecil Cooke | United States (USA) Richard Stearns Lynn Williams | Sweden (SWE) Pelle Petterson Holger Sundström |
| 1968 Mexico City details - Open | United States (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett | Norway (NOR) Peder Lunde Jr. Per Wiken | Italy (ITA) Franco Cavallo Camillo Gargano |
| 1972 Munich details - Open | Australia (AUS) David Forbes John Anderson | Sweden (SWE) Pelle Petterson Stellan Westerdahl | West Germany (FRG) Wilhelm Kuhweide Karsten Meyer |
| 1980 Moscow details - Open | Soviet Union (URS) Valentin Mankin Aleksandr Muzychenko | Austria (AUT) Hubert Raudaschl Karl Ferstl | Italy (ITA) Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | United States (USA) William Earl Buchan Steven Erickson | West Germany (FRG) Joachim Griese Michael Marcour | Italy (ITA) Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni |
| 1988 Seoul details - Open | Great Britain (GBR) Michael McIntyre Bryn Vaile | United States (USA) Mark Reynolds Harold Haenel | Brazil (BRA) Torben Grael Nelson Falcão |
| 1992 Barcelona details - Open | United States (USA) Mark Reynolds Harold Haenel | New Zealand (NZL) Rod Davis Don Cowie | Canada (CAN) Ross MacDonald Eric Jespersen |
| 1996 Atlanta details - Open | Brazil (BRA) Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | Sweden (SWE) Hans Wallén Bobby Lohse | Australia (AUS) Colin Beashel David Giles |
| 2000 Sydney details - Open | United States (USA) Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl | Great Britain (GBR) Ian Walker Mark Covell | Brazil (BRA) Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira |
| 2004 Athens details - Male | Brazil (BRA) Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | Canada (CAN) Ross MacDonald Mike Wolfs | France (FRA) Pascal Rambeau Xavier Rohart |
| 2008 Beijing details - Male | Great Britain (GBR) Iain Percy Andrew Simpson | Brazil (BRA) Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada | Sweden (SWE) Fredrik Lööf Anders Ekström |
| 2012 London details - Male | Sweden (SWE) Fredrik Lööf Max Salminen | Great Britain (GBR) Iain Percy Andrew Simpson | Brazil (BRA) Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada |

### World Championships

The Star World Championships has been held annually since 1923. Most titles has American sailor Lowell North won, with five titles between 1945 and 1973 and another seven podiums. The most crowned skipper-crew combination is Italian duo Agostino Straulino and Nicolò Rode and Brazilian duo Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada with three titles each. Also, American Mark Reynolds has three titles, but with different crew.
| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1923 Western Long Island Sound details | Taurus (USA) William Inslee Robert Nelson | Astrea (CAN) Harry Wylie Ernest Ratsey | Doris (USA) R. Walton L. Carey |
| 1924 Western Long Island Sound details | Little Bear (USA) Jack Robinson Arthur Knapp Jr. | Rhody (USA) Ben Comstock William Gidley | California (USA) B. Weston R. Schauer |
| 1925 Western Long Island Sound details | Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin Ed Willis | Auriga (CAN) G. H. C. Phillips C. G. Davis | Movie Star II (USA) B. Rey Schauer Ed. Gillett |
| 1926 Western Long Island Sound details | Rhody (USA) Ben Comstock William Gidley | Ardora (USA) D. Starring F. Bedford | Dona Bertha (USA) H. Fisher H. Denhie |
| 1927 Narragansett Bay details | Tempe III (USA) Walt Hubbard Jr. Richard Edwards | Coleen (USA) F. Bedford B. Cunningham | Mackerel (USA) H. Smith W. Henderson |
| 1928 Newport Harbor details | Sparkler II (USA) Prentice Edrington Gilbert Gray | Okla (USA) Joseph Watkins Arthur Knapp Jr. | Windward (USA) J. Jessop J. Sykes |
| 1929 New Orleans details | Eel (USA) Graham Johnson Lawdens Johnson | Sparkler II (USA) Gilbert Gray Prentice Edrington | Okla II (USA) Joseph Watkins William McHugh |
| 1930 Chesapeake Bay details | Peggy Wee (USA) Arthur Knapp Jr. Newell Weed | Tempe IV (USA) W. Hubbard T. Dittmar | Okla II (USA) Joseph Watkins William McHugh |
| 1931 Western Long Island Sound details | Coleen (USA) William McHugh Joseph Watkins | Joy (GBR) Colin Ratsey S. Elsbree | Zoa (USA) Edward Fink A. McCrate |
| 1932 Central Long Island Sound details | Mist (USA) Edward Fink Edwin Thorne | Wings (USA) C. Pflug J. Pflug | Laura G (USA) Ralph Bradley P. Singer |
| 1933 Long Beach Harbour details | Three Star (USA) William Glenn Waterhouse Woodbridge Metcalf | Mist (USA) Edwin Thorne Landon K. Thorne | Chip (USA) Herbert Dowsett Jr. H. White |
| 1934 San Francisco details | By-C (USA) Hook Beardslee Myron Lehmann | Andiamo III (USA) John Arms J. Abberley | Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin W. White |
| 1935 Newport Harbour details | By-C (USA) Hook Beardslee Myron Lehmann | Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin Ed Willis | Three Star (USA) William Glenn Waterhouse Woodbridge Metcalf |
| 1936 Lake Ontario details | Ace (USA) Adrian Iselin Garrett Horder | By-C (USA) Hook Beardslee Myron Lehmann | Chuckle II (USA) Harold Halsted Wilmot Halsey |
| 1937 Western Long Island Sound details | Lecky (USA) Milton Wegeforth Ernest Phillips | Pimm (GER) Walter von Hütschler Hans-Joachim Weise | Chuckle II (USA) Harold Halsted Wilmot Halsey |
| 1938 San Diego details | Pimm (GER) Walter von Hütschler Hans-Joachim Weise | Gale (USA) Harry Gale Nye Jr. Myron Lehmann | Mercury (USA) J. McAleese F. Graham |
| 1939 Kiel details | Pimm (GER) Walter von Hütschler Egon Beyn | Polluce (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Maggel (GER) Peter Hansohm Christian Blankenburg |
| 1940 San Diego details | Rambunctious (USA) James Cowie Gordon Cowie | Jade (USA) Robert White Robert Holcomb | Twin Star (USA) Lockwood Pirie Richard Miller |
| 1941 Los Angeles details | Wench (USA) George Fleitz William Severence | Gale (USA) Harry Gale Nye Jr. Jim Michael | Scout III (USA) Myron Lehmann Paul McKibben |
| 1942 Lake Michigan details | United States Harry Gale Nye Jr. Stanley Fahlstrom | United States Sterling Potter Ed Douglass | United States Tommy Scripps Maurice Watson |
| 1943 Great South Bay details | United States Arthur Deacon Perry Roehm | United States W. H. Picken Jr. Joseph Forrington | Cuba Carlos de Cárdenas G. Carricaburu |
| 1944 Lake Michigan details | United States Gerald Driscoll Malin Burnham | United States Robert Lippincott Ed Shivelhood | United States Herbert Williams A. Nye |
| 1945 Central Long Island Sound details | United States Malin Burnham Lowell North | United States James Cowie Walter Krug | United States E. W. Etchells Mary Etchells |
| 1946 Havana details | Wench II (USA) George Fleitz Walter Krug | Pagan (USA) Robert White Gordon Holcombe | Gem II (BAH) Durward Knowles Basil Kelly |
| 1947 Los Angeles details | Gem II (BAH) Durward Knowles Robert Levin | Hilarius (USA) Hilary Smart Stan Ogilvy | Glider (USA) Richard Stearns Robert Rodgers |
| 1948 Cascais details | Twin Star (USA) Lockwood Pirie Harry Rugeroni | Polluce (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Hilarius (USA) Hilary Smart Paul Smart |
| 1949 Chicago details | Gale (USA) Harry Gale Nye Jr. Stanley Fahlstrom | Blue Star II (USA) Robert Lippincott Robert Levin | Flame (USA) Stan Ogilvy Owen Torrey |
| 1950 Chicago details | Sea Robin (USA) Robert Lippincott Robert Levin | Twin Star (USA) Lockwood Pirie Charles Tuttle | Shillalah (USA) E. W. Etchells Mary Etchells |
| 1951 Gibson Island details | Shillalah (USA) E. W. Etchells Mary Etchells | Magic (USA) Richard Stearns Robert Rodgers | Flame (USA) Stan Ogilvy Whitney Stueck |
| 1952 Cascais details | Merope (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Flower (USA) Robert Lippincott Dan Hubers | Faneca (POR) Duarte Manuel Bello Fernando Bello |
| 1953 Naples details | Merope II (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Faneca (POR) Duarte Manuel Bello João Miguel Tito | Asterope (ITA) Tito Nordio Livio Sangulin |
| 1954 Cascais details | Kurush V (CUB) Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. | Gem II (BAH) Durward Knowles Sloane Farrington | Merope II (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode |
| 1955 Havana details | Kurush V (CUB) Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. | Kurush IV (CUB) Jorge de Cárdenas Alberto Garcia Tunon | Vengeance (USA) William Gentzlinger Clair L. Farrand |
| 1956 Naples details | Merope II (ITA) Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | North Star III (USA) Lowell North James B. Hill | Kurush IV (CUB) Álvaro de Cárdenas Jorge de Cárdenas |
| 1957 Havana details | North Star III (USA) Lowell North James B. Hill | Candide (FRA) Albert Debarge Paul Elvstrøm | Star of the Sea (BAH) Joseph Duplin Peter Wilhauser |
| 1958 San Diego details | Nhycusa (USA) William P. Ficker Mark Yorston | Perseverance (USA) Chick Rollins William Pickford | Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Malin Burnham |
| 1959 Newport Harbour details | North Star III (USA) Lowell North Mort Carlile | Turmoil (USA) Gary Comer Bill Hackel | Nhycusa (USA) William P. Ficker Tom Skahill |
| 1960 Rio de Janeiro details | North Star III (USA) Lowell North Tom Skahill | Deacon (USA) Donald K. Edler Kent Edler | Fierce (USA) Robert Lippincott Frank Hogg |
| 1961 San Diego Bay details | Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Douglas Knight | Tranquil (USA) John Bennett John McKeague | North Star IV (USA) Lowell North Tom Skahill |
| 1962 Cascais details | Glider (USA) Richard Stearns Lynn Williams | Faneca (POR) Duarte Bello Fernando Bello | Shanty (USA) E. W. Etchells R. M. Allan III |
| 1963 Chicago details | Star of the Sea (USA) Joseph Duplin Francis Dolan | North Star (USA) Lowell North Tom Skahill | Wayward Wind (USA) Blair Fletcher Asa L. Colson |
| 1964 Boston Harbour details | Big Daddy (USA) Donald K. Edler Kent Edler | Star of the Sea (USA) Joseph Duplin Francis Dolan | Chatterbox (USA) Malin Burnham Charles Lewsadder |
| 1965 Newport Harbour details | Mache (USA) Donald Bever Charles Lewsadder | Chatterbox (USA) Malin Burnham James Reynolds | Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Douglas Knight |
| 1966 Kiel details | Scandale (DEN) Paul Elvstrøm John Albrechtson | North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett | Glider (USA) Richard Stearns Lynn Williams |
| 1967 Copenhagen details | Scandale (DEN) Paul Elvstrøm Poul Mik-Meyer | North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett | Swingin' Star (USA) Donald Trask William Kreysler |
| 1968 | not held because of the 1968 Summer Olympics | not held because of the 1968 Summer Olympics | not held because of the 1968 Summer Olympics |
| 1969 San Diego details | Humbug VII (SWE) Pelle Petterson Ulf Schröder | Good Grief! (USA) Tom Blackaller Gary Mull | North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett |
| 1970 Marstrand details | Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Carl F. Sutter | Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Arne Åkerson | Blott X (SWE) Stig Wennerström Sture Christensson |
| 1971 Seattle details | Menace (USA) Dennis Conner James Reynolds | Something Else (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett | Contact (SWE) John Albrechtson Göran Tell |
| 1972 Caracas details | Sunny (FRG) Wilhelm Kuhweide Karsten Meyer | Buho Blanco (BRA) Jörg Bruder Cláudio Biekarck | Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Thomas Dudinsky |
| 1973 San Diego details | North Star (USA) Lowell North Peter Barrett | Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Craig Thomas | Streaker (USA) Tom Blackaller Ron Anderson |
| 1974 Laredo details | Swift (USA) Tom Blackaller Ron Anderson | Humbug XVIII (SWE) Pelle Petterson Ingvar Hansson | Gem (BAH) Durward Knowles Jerry Ford |
| 1975 Lake Michigan details | Dingo (USA) Ding Schoonmaker Jerry Ford | Impossible (USA) Tom Blackaller Ron Anderson | Virgo III (USA) Peter Wright Bill Wright |
| 1976 Nassau details | Mustard Seed (USA) James Allsopp Michael Guhin | Frolic (USA) William Earl Buchan Earl Lasher | Suzanne (USA) Barton Beek William Munster |
| 1977 Kiel details | United States Dennis Conner Ron Anderson | Sweden Sune Carlsson Leif Carlsson | West Germany Uwe von Below Franz Wehofsich |
| 1978 San Francisco details | United States Buddy Melges Andreas Josenhans | United States Dennis Conner Ron Anderson | United States Tom Blackaller Ed Bennett |
| 1979 Marstrand details | United States Buddy Melges Andreas Josenhans | United States William Earl Buchan Douglas Knight | United States Peter Wright Todd Cozzens |
| 1980 Rio de Janeiro details | Chewbacca (USA) Tom Blackaller David Shaw | Riky (ITA) Albino Fravezzi Oscar Dalvit | Findus (ITA) Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni |
| 1981 Marblehead details | West Germany Alexander Hagen Vincent Hösch | United States Peter Wright Todd Cozzens | United States William Earl Buchan Ron Anderson |
| 1982 Medemblik details | Spain Antonio Gorostegui José Luis Doreste | West Germany Alexander Hagen Vincent Hösch | United States William Earl Buchan Steve Erickson |
| 1983 Marina del Rey details | Spain Antonio Gorostegui José Luis Doreste | West Germany Joachim Griese Michael Marcour | United States William Earl Buchan William Carl Buchan |
| 1984 Vilamoura details | Findus (ITA) Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni | United States Andrew Menkart James Kavle | United States Paul Cayard Ken Keefe |
| 1985 Nassau details | United States William Earl Buchan Steve Erickson | Netherlands Steven Bakker Kobus Vandenberg | United States Paul Cayard Ken Keefe |
| 1986 Isle of Capri details | United States Vicente Brun Hugo Schreiner | Italy Giuseppe Milone Roberto Mottola | United States Ed Adams Tom Olsen |
| 1987 Chicago details | United States Ed Adams Tom Olsen | West Germany Alexander Hagen Fritz Girr | United States Paul Cayard Steve Erickson |
| 1988 Buenos Aires details | United States Paul Cayard Steve Erickson | United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel | United States Ed Adams Tom Olsen |
| 1989 Porto Cervo details | Era Ora (BRA) Alan Adler Nelson Falcão | West Germany Werner Fritz Ulrich Seeberger | C-Ya (CAN) Ross MacDonald Bruce MacDonald |
| 1990 Cleveland details | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | Denmark Benny F. Andersen Mogens Just | Sweden Mats Johansson Stefan Hemlin |
| 1991 Cannes details | Italy Roberto Benamati Mario Salani | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel |
| 1992 San Francisco details | United States William Carl Buchan Hugo Schreiner | United States Joe Londrigan Phil Trinter | United States Paul Cayard Steve Erickson |
| 1993 Kiel details | United States Joe Londrigan Phil Trinter | Sweden Hans Wallén Bobby Lohse | Germany Alexander Hagen Kai Falkenthal |
| 1994 San Diego details | Canada Ross MacDonald Eric Jespersen | Brazil Alan Adler Rodrigo Meireles | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira |
| 1995 Laredo details | United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | Denmark Christian Rasmussen Kasper Harsberg |
| 1996 Rio de Janeiro details | Italy Enrico Chieffi Roberto Sinibaldi | United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira |
| 1997 Marblehead details | Germany Alexander Hagen Marcelo Ferreira | United States Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl | Bermuda Peter Bromby Michael Marcel |
| 1998 Portorož details | Australia Colin Beashel David Giles | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | Germany Alexander Hagen Thorsten Helmert |
| 1999 Punta Ala details | United States Eric Doyle Tom Olsen | Canada Ross MacDonald Kai Bjorn | United States Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl |
| 2000 Annapolis details | United States Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl | Canada Ross MacDonald Kai Bjorn | Ireland Mark Mansfield David O'Brien |
| 2001 Medemblik details | Sweden Fredrik Lööf Christian Finnsgård | New Zealand Gavin Brady George Iverson | United States Vicente Brun Mike Dorgan |
| 2002 Marina del Rey details | Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | France Xavier Rohart Yannick Adde |
| 2003 Cádiz details | France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau | Sweden Fredrik Lööf Anders Ekström | Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell |
| 2004 Gaeta details | Sweden Fredrik Lööf Anders Ekström | Switzerland Flavio Marazzi Enrico De Maria | Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell |
| 2005 Buenos Aires details | France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira | Great Britain Iain Percy Steve Mitchell |
| 2006 San Francisco details | New Zealand Hamish Pepper Carl Williams | Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada | France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau |
| 2007 Cascais details | Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada | France Xavier Rohart Pascal Rambeau | Great Britain Iain Percy Andrew Simpson |
| 2008 Miami details | Poland Mateusz Kusznierewicz Dominik Życki | Italy Diego Negri Luigi Viale | Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada |
| 2009 Varberg details | United States George Szabo Rick Peters | New Zealand Hamish Pepper Craig Monk | Brazil Lars Grael Ronald Seifert |
| 2010 Rio de Janeiro details | Great Britain Iain Percy Andrew Simpson | Switzerland Flavio Marazzi Enrico De Maria | Brazil Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira |
| 2011 Perth details | Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada | Germany Robert Stanjek Frithjof Kleen | United States Mark Mendelblatt Brian Fatih |
| 2012 Hyères details | Brazil Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada | Great Britain Iain Percy Andrew Simpson | Denmark Michael Hestbæk Claus Olesen |
| 2013 San Diego details | United States John MacCausland Phil Trinter | United States Andrew Campbell John Von Schwarz | United States Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel |
| 2014 Malcesine details | Germany Robert Stanjek Frithjof Kleen | Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi | Norway Eivind Melleby Bruno Prada |
| 2015 Buenos Aires details | Brazil Lars Grael Samuel Gonçalves | Brazil Marcelo Fuchs Ronald Seifert | Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi |
| 2016 Miami details | United States Augie Diaz Bruno Prada | Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi | United States Brian Ledbetter Joshua Revkin |
| 2017 Troense details | Norway Eivind Melleby Joshua Revkin | Brazil Lars Grael Samuel Gonçalves | Germany Reinhard Schmidt Paul Sradnick |
| 2018 Oxford details | Brazil Jorge Zarif Guilherme de Almeida | Norway Eivind Melleby Joshua Revkin | United States Paul Cayard Arthur Lopes |
| 2019 Porto Cervo details | Poland Mateusz Kusznierewicz Bruno Prada | United States Augie Diaz Henry Boening | Norway Eivind Melleby Joshua Revkin |
| 2020 Miami | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Kiel details | Italy Diego Negri Frithjof Kleen | Croatia Tonči Stipanović Tudor Bilić | Austria Hans Spitzauer Christian Nehammer |
| 2022 Marblehead details | Italy Diego Negri Sergio Lambertenghi | Croatia Tonči Stipanović Tudor Bilić | United States Paul Cayard Frithjof Kleen |

### Star Sailors League

The Star Sailors League was created in 2013 by athletes to establish a sustainable sailing circuit.

## Famous Star sailors

* Ralph Craig (Olympic 100 and 200 meter Champion: 1912)
* Duarte Bello (Championship competitor, 1947–1970s. Invented auto-bailers and circular boom-vang track)
* John F. Kennedy (Nantucket Sound Star Class Championship: 1936)
* Agostino Straulino (Olympic Champion: 1952; World Champion: 1952, 1953, 1956; Olympic Silver: 1956)
* Robert Halperin (Olympic Bronze: 1960; Pan American Games Gold: 1963)
* Paul Elvstrøm (World Champion: 1966, 1967)
* Dennis Conner (World Champion: 1971, 1977)
* Buddy Melges (World Champion: 1978, 1979)
* Iain Percy (Olympic Champion: 2008; World Champion: 2010; Olympic Silver: 2012)
* Robert Scheidt (Olympic Silver: 2008; Olympic Bronze: 2012; World Champion: 2008, 2011, 2012; SSL Finals: 2013)
* Fredrik Lööf (World Champion: 2001, 2004; Olympic Champion: 2012)