# 1978 Star World Championships

The 1978 Star World Championships were held in San Francisco, United States in 1978.

## Results

Results of individual races :
| Pos | Crew | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | Pts |
| | Buddy Melges (H) Andreas Josenhans | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | DNS | 13.7 |
| | Dennis Conner (H) Ron Anderson | United States | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 38 |
| | Tom Blackaller (H) Ed Bennett | United States | 4 | 10 | DSQ | 14 | 2 | 3 | 52.7 |
| 4 | William Gerard (H) Paul Cayard | United States | 7 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 55 |
| 5 | James M. Schoonmaker (H) Kim Fletcher | United States | 11 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 58 |
| 6 | Peter Wright (H) Todd Cozzens | United States | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 66.7 |
| 7 | Eckart Wagner (H) Peter Moeckl | West Germany | 10 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 70.7 |
| 8 | Paul Henderson (H) Bruce Brymer | Canada | 17 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 73 |
| 9 | John Dane III (H) Frederick May | United States | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 83 |
| 10 | Bill Buchan, Jr. (H) Douglas Knight | United States | WDR | 3 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 90.1 |
| 11 | Eduardo de Souza (H) Peter Erzberger | Brazil | - | 21 | DSQ | 17 | 14 | 4 | 97.5 |
| 12 | Stig Wennerström (H) Lennart Roslund | Sweden | 13 | 8 | 51 | 6 | 32 | 12 | 100.7 |
| 13 | Thomas Lundquist (H) Lars Engelbert | Sweden | 9 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 24 | 101 |
| 14 | Sune Carlsson (H) Leif Carlsson | Sweden | 14 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 7 | 102 |
| 15 | Allan Leibel (H) David Shaw | Canada | 8 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 25 | 103 |
| 16 | Paul Louie (H) Les Shaw | Canada | DNF | 32 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 107.7 |
| 17 | Pelle Petterson (H) Stellan Westerdahl | Sweden | 24 | 15 | 22 | 18 | DNS | 11 | 120 |
| 18 | Boudewijn Binkhorst (H) Piet Aafjes | Netherlands | DNF | 4 | 18 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 123 |
| 19 | Don Trask (H) William Kreysler | United States | 3 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 5 | 123.7 |
| 20 | Mogens Nielsen (H) Mogens Pedersen | Denmark | 6 | 20 | DSQ | 25 | 45 | 10 | 135.7 |
| 21 | William Parks (H) Alan Leehner | United States | 19 | 29 | 16 | DSQ | 23 | 29 | 146 |
| 22 | Tryg Liljestrand (H) Carl Blomquist | United States | 27 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 151 |
| 23 | Malin Burnham (H) Robbie Haines | United States | 23 | 34 | 15 | 30 | 21 | DNF | 151 |
| 24 | Ian Elliot (H) Mark Brink | United States | DSQ | 30 | 30 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 159 |
| 25 | Stephen G. Gould (H) Christopher Gould | United States | DNF | 35 | 8 | 60 | 6 | 23 | 160.7 |
| 26 | Ian MacDonald-S. (H) Michael Baker-Harber | Great Britain | 26 | 7 | 25 | 64 | 33 | 40 | 161 |
| 27 | Larry Whipple (H) James Alexander | United States | 38 | 17 | 36 | 23 | 17 | DNF | 161 |
| 28 | Peter Sundelin (H) Håkan Lindström | Sweden | 25 | 25 | 24 | 36 | 25 | 42 | 165 |
| 29 | Kirk Reynolds (H) Michael Huber | United States | 22 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 64 | 21 | 166 |
| 30 | Lars-Erik Molse (H) Bernt Ekström | Sweden | DNF | 23 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 169 |
| 31 | Jeff Madrigali (H) John Mann | United States | 12 | 45 | 58 | 46 | 26 | 15 | 174 |
| 32 | Peter Holds (H) Thomas Anderson | Australia | 15 | 42 | 34 | 26 | 46 | 33 | 180 |
| 33 | Chas. Corbishley (H) Paul Nolan | United States | 20 | 39 | 21 | 34 | DNF | 37 | 181 |
| 34 | Hartmut Voigt (H) Hans-Juergen Duggen | West Germany | 31 | 28 | 38 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 182 |
| 35 | James Allsopp (H) Barton S. Beek | United States | DNF | WDR | 14 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 196 |
| 36 | James Dobbs (H) Craig Symonette | Bahamas | DNF | 56 | 19 | 52 | 15 | 32 | 204 |
| 37 | Heinz Nixdorf (H) Josef Pieper | West Germany | 36 | 51 | 23 | 39 | 29 | DNS | 208 |
| 38 | Uwe von Below (H) Franz Wehofsich | West Germany | DNF | 18 | 11 | DNF | 38 | 17 | 220 |
| 39 | Dierk Thomsen (H) Christian Prey | West Germany | 21 | 14 | 55 | 69 | 56 | 51 | 227 |
| 40 | Ben Staartjes (H) Kobus Vandenberg | Netherlands | DSQ | 40 | DSQ | 16 | 19 | 22 | 233 |
| 41 | Uwe Mares (H) Wolf Stadler | West Germany | DNF | 5 | 20 | 15 | 59 | DNS | 234 |
| 42 | Flavio Scala (H) Testa Mauro | Italy | 28 | * | DNF | 38 | 51 | 49 | 236.3 |
| 43 | Fritz Riess (H) Josef Steinmayer | Austria | 33 | 80 | 56 | 41 | 31 | 48 | 237 |
| 44 | Hans H. Domschke (H) Jorg C. Stegman | Brazil | 48 | 37 | 52 | 48 | 36 | 44 | 243 |
| 45 | Gary MacDonald (H) David Winkler | United States | 40 | DNF | 64 | 33 | 35 | 46 | 248 |
| 46 | Yan Rogers (H) Tog Rogers | United States | 34 | 64 | 43 | DNF | 51 | 41 | 263 |
| 47 | Stef Scheuregger (H) Wolfgang Schneider | West Germany | 44 | 54 | 46 | 53 | 52 | 39 | 264 |
| 48 | Göran Tell (H) Börje Larsson | Sweden | DSQ | DNF | 26 | 43 | 24 | 38 | 267 |
| 49 | Larry Shorett (H) David Nielsen | United States | DNF | 36 | 27 | 24 | DNF | 45 | 268 |
| 50 | Thomas S. Meric (H) Kyle Smith | United States | DNS | 31 | 32 | 57 | 30 | DNS | 286 |
| 51 | Hans Prechter (H) Ulrich Rattenhuber | West Germany | 49 | 66 | 48 | 58 | 47 | 54 | 286 |
| 52 | Arno Gudrat (H) Manfred Joppich | West Germany | 30 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 50 | 47 | 288 |
| 53 | Arnold Osterwalder (H) Theo Toggweiler | Switzerland | 37 | 60 | 49 | 70 | DNS | 43 | 289 |
| 54 | J. M. MacCausland (H) George Szabo, Jr. | United States | 47 | 70 | 41 | 47 | 54 | DNS | 289 |
| 55 | Sven Karlsson (H) Peder Cederschiöld | Sweden | 29 | 38 | 54 | 81 | DNS | 58 | 290 |
| 56 | Ian Woolward (H) Philip Rutledge | Great Britain | 35 | 68 | 44 | 66 | 57 | DNF | 300 |
| 57 | Thomas Norrman (H) Peter Schulz | Sweden | 59 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 48 | DNF | 305 |
| 58 | John Jenkins (H) Theodore Petterson | United States | 50 | 46 | 59 | 65 | 70 | 56 | 306 |
| 59 | William Kieser (H) Craig Collins | United States | 45 | 71 | 60 | 55 | 66 | 55 | 311 |
| 60 | Wulf Kahl (H) Hermann Hedinger | West Germany | 43 | 57 | 77 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 313 |
| 61 | Gary Schlegel (H) Charles Lawson | Canada | 52 | 53 | 45 | 73 | 60 | DNF | 313 |
| 62 | David Gaillard (H) William John Levedahl | United States | 32 | 75 | 67 | 71 | 62 | 53 | 315 |
| 63 | Ulf Blencke (H) Lars Andersson | Sweden | DNF | DSQ | 42 | 21 | DNF | 20 | 325 |
| 64 | George Thomas (H) Donald Harris | United States | 46 | 58 | 33 | 54 | DNS | DNS | 327 |
| 65 | Durward Knowles (H) Michael Russell | Bahamas | 8 | WDR | DNF | 37 | DNS | 31 | 328 |
| 66 | Daniel Adler (H) Marceilo C. Adorno | Brazil | 51 | DNF | 37 | 62 | 42 | DNS | 328 |
| 67 | William Campbell (H) Arthur W. Silcox | United States | DNF | 43 | 47 | 42 | 60 | DNS | 328 |
| 68 | William Cowles (H) Ross F. Wood | United States | 57 | 59 | 76 | 80 | 65 | 50 | 337 |
| 69 | Giorgio Gorla (H) Alessandro la Lomia | Italy | DNF | DNS | DSQ | 59 | 13 | 27 | 341 |
| 70 | Ricardo Didier (H) Manfred Kaufmann | Brazil | 54 | 47 | 62 | 74 | 74 | DNS | 341 |
| 71 | Eugene McCarthy (H) Glenn McCarthy | United States | DSQ | 52 | 71 | 44 | 41 | DNF | 344 |
| 72 | Steve Jepperen (H) Kenneth Keefe | United States | DSQ | 48 | DNF | 85 | 44 | 36 | 349 |
| 73 | Peter U. Wyss (H) Bruno Muller | Switzerland | DNF | 19 | 29 | 63 | DNS | DNS | 353 |
| 74 | Hans J. Ruedel (H) Michael Esselgroth | West Germany | DNF | 44 | 31 | 79 | 71 | DNS | 361 |
| 75 | Jochen Schwarz (H) Dennis Watts | West Germany | 55 | 63 | 70 | 78 | * | DNS | 362.5 |
| 76 | Neil McConaghy (H) Chris Holden | United States | DNF | 49 | DNF | 45 | 27 | DNF | 363 |
| 77 | Rainer Roellenbleg | West Germany | 41 | 50 | DSQ | 76 | 67 | DNF | 270 |
| 78 | Rudolf Lange (H) Heinz Mitterhauser | Austria | DNS | 72 | 61 | 86 | 72 | 57 | 378 |
| 79 | Detlef Kuke (H) Udo Winands | West Germany | 42 | 65 | 68 | 67 | DNF | DNS | 378 |
| 80 | Jack Lynch (H) Duncan Skinner | United States | 39 | WDR | DSQ | 31 | 68 | DNF | 380 |
| 81 | Victor Thausing (H) Sepp Nostlinger | Austria | 60 | 77 | 63 | 50 | DNS | DNS | 386 |
| 82 | John McGann (H) Fred Simmons | United States | 63 | 84 | 78 | 88 | 76 | 59 | 390 |
| 83 | Timothy A. Owens (H) Robert Cox | Australia | DNF | DSQ | 50 | 49 | 55 | DNF | 396 |
| 84 | Klaus Kappes (H) Peter Ledosquet | Switzerland | 56 | 61 | 65 | 82 | DNS | DNS | 400 |
| 85 | E. F. Aitkinson (H) Mark Svenson | United States | 62 | 83 | DSQ | 87 | 78 | 60 | 400 |
| 86 | Mario Innecco | Brazil | 53 | 67 | DNF | DSQ | 58 | DSQ | 420 |
| 87 | Sven Rhyheden (H) Håkan Berntsson | Sweden | 58 | 73 | DSQ | 51 | DNF | DNF | 424 |
| 88 | Edgar Purins (H) Sigurd Purins | Australia | 61 | 81 | 74 | 83 | DNS | DNF | 435 |
| 89 | Ralph F. DeLuca (H) Julle Lewicki | United States | DNF | 76 | 72 | * | 73 | DNF | 438.8 |
| 90 | Stefano Ongania (H) Giovanni Vaisecchi | Italy | DNF | DNS | 67 | 61 | 75 | DNF | 445 |
| 91 | Lloyd Bush (H) Dave McCalley | United States | DNF | 78 | DSQ | 77 | 49 | DNS | 446 |
| 92 | Erwin Joras (H) Dieter Freund | Netherlands | DNF | 69 | DNF | 75 | 69 | DNS | 455 |
| 93 | Franz von Gagern (H) Gunther Frieracher | Austria | DSQ | 79 | 75 | 84 | DSQ | DNS | 480 |
| 94 | Manfred Meyer (H) Gunther Haack | West Germany | DNF | 82 | 73 | DNF | DNS | DNS | 503 |
| 95 | Stef Schermerhorn (H) Susan Schermerhorn | United States | DNF | 85 | DNS | DNS | 77 | DNF | 510 |
| 96 | Thomas D. Drew-Bear (H) Mark Hurlbut | Venezuela | DNF | 74 | DNF | 89 | DNS | DNS | 511 |
| 97 | Daniel J. Clark (H) Michael de Paemeiare | United States | DNF | DNS | 79 | 90 | DNS | DNS | 517 |
| 98 | Horst Loos (H) Georg Beck | West Germany | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DAS | 560 |
| 99 | Heinz Maurer (H) Heinrich Scherer | Switzerland | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 560 |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; WDR – Withdrew;