# 1983 Star World Championships

The 1983 Star World Championships were held in Marina del Rey, United States August 9–21, 1983. The hosting yacht club was California Yacht Club.

## Results

Results of individual races :
| Pos | Crew | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | Pts |
| | Antonio Gorostegui (H) José Doreste | Spain | 2 | PMS | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 33 |
| | Joachim Griese (H) Michael Marcour | West Germany | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RET | 48 |
| | Bill Buchan, Jr. (H) Carl Buchan | United States | 20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 51.7 |
| 4 | Vicente Brun (H) Hugo Schreiner | United States | 1 | 27 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 70.7 |
| 5 | Uwe von Below (H) Franz Wehofsich | West Germany | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | YMP | 36 | 82.1 |
| 6 | John Dane III (H) Frederick May | United States | 6 | 2 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 93.7 |
| 7 | Alexander Hagen (H) Vincent Hoesch | West Germany | 9 | PMS | 32 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 94.7 |
| 8 | Hubert Raudaschl (H) Karl Ferstl | Austria | 45 | 5 | 52 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 95 |
| 9 | Gastão Brun (H) Daniel Wilcox | Brazil | 24 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 96 |
| 10 | Olle Johansson (H) Dag Hansson | Sweden | 11 | 8 | 23 | PMS | 4 | 26 | 100 |
| 11 | Augie Diaz (H) Frank Egger | United States | 4 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 104 |
| 12 | Peter Sundelin (H) Roger Nilsson | Sweden | 12 | 50 | 4 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 108.7 |
| 13 | Colin Bate (H) Phil Baker | Australia | 22 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 110 |
| 14 | Allan Leibel (H) Corey Leibel | Canada | PMS | 4 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 7 | 129 |
| 15 | Tom Löfstedt (H) Martin Alsen | Sweden | PMS | 6 | 22 | 18 | 32 | 23 | 130.7 |
| 16 | Dennis Clark (H) Eric Kownacki | United States | 19 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 21 | 131.7 |
| 17 | Bruno Marazzi (H) Ueli Keller | Switzerland | 43 | 11 | 6 | 60 | 36 | 9 | 134.7 |
| 18 | Tryg Liljestrand (H) Christopher Gould | United States | 36 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 135 |
| 19 | Mark Reynolds (H) Steve Erickson | United States | 27 | 28 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 137 |
| 20 | Ilias Khatzipavlis (H) Michalis Mitakis | Greece | 14 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 11 | DNF | 138 |
| 21 | Ben Mitchell (H) Ken Young | United States | 15 | 21 | 42 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 141 |
| 22 | Shawn Killeen (H) Beau le Blanc | United States | 5 | 24 | 38 | DNF | 31 | 16 | 143 |
| 23 | J. A. MacCausland (H) Jay Brown | United States | 28 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 150 |
| 24 | Poul Richard Høj Jensen (H) Palle Steen Larsen | Denmark | PMS | 34 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 152 |
| 25 | Ian Woolward (H) John Maddocks | United States | 25 | 43 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 154 |
| 26 | Jochen Schwarz (H) Peter Moeckl | West Germany | 7 | 55 | 51 | 35 | 5 | 28 | 155 |
| 27 | Thomas Lundqvist (H) Lars Unger | Sweden | 33 | PMS | 8 | 44 | 17 | 24 | 156 |
| 28 | Giorgio Gorla (H) Alfio Peraboni | Italy | 23 | PMS | 46 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 158.7 |
| 29 | Barton S. Beek (H) Charles Beek | United States | 8 | 17 | 25 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 161 |
| 30 | John Boyce (H) David Munge | Great Britain | 54 | 13 | 53 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 163 |
| 31 | Andrew Menkart (H) James Kavle | United States | 30 | 15 | 68 | 23 | 27 | 41 | 166 |
| 32 | Boudewijn Binkhorst (H) Willem van Walt-Meyer | Netherlands | PMS | 32 | 34 | 2 | 3 | DNF | 171.7 |
| 33 | David Howlett (H) Timothy Tavinor | Great Britain | 46 | 45 | 12 | PMS | 25 | 15 | 173 |
| 34 | Stig Wennerström (H) Bengt Andersson | Sweden | 40 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 175 |
| 35 | Rainer Roellenbleg (H) Ulrich Seeberger | West Germany | 29 | 47 | 14 | 24 | DNF | 35 | 179 |
| 36 | Josef Steinmayer (H) Reto Heilig | Switzerland | 34 | 14 | 61 | 25 | 34 | 44 | 181 |
| 37 | Mats Johansson (H) Bengt Bengtsson | Sweden | 44 | 29 | 20 | 32 | 28 | DNS | 181 |
| 38 | Gio. Cassinari (H) Oscar Dalvit | Italy | 21 | 19 | 66 | DNF | 50 | 3 | 185.7 |
| 39 | Jens-Peter Wrede (H) Matthias Borowy | West Germany | PMS | 22 | 11 | 17 | DNF | 31 | 190 |
| 40 | Larry Whipple (H) Foss Miller | United States | PMS | PMS | 10 | 8 | 44 | 20 | 191 |
| 41 | William Gerard (H) Randy MacLaren | United States | 55 | PMS | 27 | 19 | 38 | 30 | 199 |
| 42 | Pelle Petterson (H) Ulf Schröder | Sweden | 39 | 57 | 30 | 43 | 19 | 45 | 206 |
| 43 | William Parks (H) David Cornes | United States | 48 | 1 | 48 | 53 | 54 | DNS | 227 |
| 44 | James M. Schoonmaker (H) Chris Rogers | United States | 32 | PMS | 39 | 11 | 39 | PMS | 230 |
| 45 | Thompson Adams (H) Ross Adams | United States | PMS | 39 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 4 | 232 |
| 46 | Ludwig Buedel (H) Werner Fritz | West Germany | 31 | 46 | 36 | 47 | 45 | DNS | 235 |
| 47 | Schröder (H) Gunther Haack | Sweden | PMS | 12 | 26 | 46 | 48 | PMS | 241 |
| 48 | Agost. Randazzo (H) Alessandro la Lomia | Italy | 60 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 46 | DNF | 242 |
| 49 | Timothy A. Owens (H) T. J. Carruthers | Australia | 38 | PMS | 43 | 45 | 47 | 42 | 245 |
| 50 | John Polglase (H) Geoffrey Crampton | Canada | 18 | 49 | 60 | DSQ | 55 | 37 | 249 |
| 51 | Paul Davis (H) Phillip Bissell | Canada | 44 | 31 | 70 | 52 | 23 | DNS | 250 |
| 52 | Patrick de Barros (H) Felipe V. da Rocha | Portugal | 41 | 51 | 72 | 48 | 58 | 32 | 260 |
| 53 | Kenneth Palmgren (H) Timo Lampen | Finland | 10 | 48 | 56 | PMS | 42 | DNS | 265 |
| 54 | Chuck Lewsadder (H) Kim Fletcher | United States | 57 | 44 | 67 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 273 |
| 55 | M. Chr. Scheinecker (H) Thomas Richer | Austria | PMS | PMS | 64 | 36 | 26 | 39 | 274 |
| 56 | Peter D. Siemsen (H) Marcus Temke | Brazil | 59 | 53 | 40 | 56 | 37 | DNS | 275 |
| 57 | Eduardo Farre (H) Juan Solar | Argentina | 50 | 61 | 47 | 40 | 52 | DNS | 280 |
| 58 | Dierk Thomsen (H) Gert Schulte | West Germany | 47 | 41 | 75 | 54 | 59 | 49 | 280 |
| 59 | Jens Christensen (H) Lars Kier | Denmark | PMS | ret | 57 | PMS | 9 | 27 | 281 |
| 60 | Carroll Beek (H) Joseph Beek | United States | 49 | 35 | 69 | 57 | 61 | 50 | 282 |
| 61 | Peter Scheel (H) Carlos Rittscher | Brazil | PMS | 26 | 17 | PMS | 56 | DNS | 287 |
| 62 | Chas. Corbishley (H) Kevin Murphy | United States | 37 | 42 | 62 | 38 | DNF | DNS | 288 |
| 63 | Harry W. Walker (H) Bo Svenson | United States | 58 | 33 | 73 | 62 | 60 | 48 | 291 |
| 64 | Kees Douze (H) Willem Nagel | Netherlands | DSQ | 56 | 33 | 15 | DNF | DNS | 292 |
| 65 | Duarte Bello (H) Rui Roque de Pinho | Portugal | 52 | 52 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 46 | 295 |
| 66 | Heinz Nixdorf (H) Josef Pieper | West Germany | 17 | 40 | 54 | DNF | DNF | DNS | 299 |
| 67 | Buddy Melges (H) Lance Puccio | United States | 26 | PMS | 9 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 302 |
| 68 | Gary Mawson (H) Witold Gesing | Canada | 13 | 54 | 49 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 304 |
| 69 | J. M. MacCausland (H) Robert MacCausland | United States | 35 | PMS | 74 | 37 | 53 | DNS | 308 |
| 70 | S. Westerdahl (H) Bengt Hellsten | Sweden | 56 | 58 | 44 | 42 | DNF | DNS | 309 |
| 71 | Gerd Hanelt (H) Charles Saylan | West Germany | 53 | 60 | 76 | 61 | 62 | 51 | 317 |
| 72 | Stephen G. Gould (H) John Mann | United States | DNF | PMS | 55 | 55 | DNF | 34 | 332 |
| 73 | Paul Henderson (H) Dennis Totms | Canada | PMS | 30 | 45 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 342 |
| 74 | Hans Bucha (H) Fred Simmons | United States | 61 | 59 | 77 | 63 | 63 | DNF | 353 |
| 75 | Eugene E. Corley (H) James Lyman | United States | DNF | 62 | 65 | 59 | DNF | DNS | 374 |
| 76 | Durward Knowles (H) Michael Russell | Bahamas | 51 | PMS | 71 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 389 |
| 77 | Joe Londrigan (H) Tom Londrigan | United States | PMS | PMS | 58 | DNF | DNF | DNS | 404 |
| 78 | F. N. De Abreu (H) Camilo Carvalho | Brazil | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 425 |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; PMS – Premature start; RET – Retired; YMP – Yacht materially prejudiced;