# 1997 Star World Championships

The 1997 Star World Championships were held in Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States between September 3 and 14, 1997.

## Results

Results of individual races :
| Pos | Crew | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | Tot | Pts |
| | Alexander Hagen Marcelo Ferreira | Germany | 3 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 20 |
| | Mark Reynolds Magnus Liljedahl | United States | 4 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 27 |
| | Peter Bromby Michael Marcel | Bermuda | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | DNF 72 | 105 | 33 |
| 4 | John A. MacCausland Phil Trinter | United States | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 55 | 35 |
| 5 | Colin Beashel David Giles | Australia | 10 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | DSQ 72 | 115 | 43 |
| 6 | Howard Shiebler Rick Peters | United States | DNF 72 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 119 | 47 |
| 7 | Cuyler Morris Mike Dorgan | United States | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | DSQ 72 | 1 | 121 | 49 |
| 8 | Vincent Brun Rodrigo Meirleles | United States | 12 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 85 | 54 |
| 9 | Larry Whipple Barry van Leeuwen | United States | 9 | 17 | 10 | 53 | 13 | 11 | 113 | 60 |
| 10 | Ross Adams Chuck Nevel | United States | 20 | 19 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 113 | 69 |
| 11 | Eric Doyle Brian Terhaar | United States | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | DND 72 | 149 | 77 |
| 12 | Ben Mitchell Bill Stump | United States | 19 | 24 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 32 | 127 | 83 |
| 13 | Albert Schweizer Florian Fendt | Germany | 13 | DNF 72 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 12 | 161 | 89 |
| 14 | John King Wellington de Barros | Brazil | 35 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 136 | 92 |
| 15 | Eduardo Farre Sergio Bonelli | Argentina | 11 | 20 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 130 | 96 |
| 16 | Bill Buchan Jr. Bill Bennett | United States | 6 | 32 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 144 | 98 |
| 17 | Peter Vessella John Rokosz | United States | 17 | 14 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 39 | 137 | 98 |
| 18 | Dave Watt Ed Snyders | United States | 16 | 30 | 36 | 10 | 12 | DSQ 72 | 176 | 104 |
| 19 | Rob Maine III Andrew Higgs | United States | 18 | 13 | DNF 72 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 178 | 106 |
| 20 | Mike Ilgenstein Lutz Boguhn | Germany | 21 | 26 | 15 | 38 | 8 | 41 | 149 | 108 |
| 21 | Andrew Ivey Scott Zimmer | United States | 34 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 19 | DSQ 72 | 181 | 109 |
| 22 | Douglas Wefer William Burtis | United States | 38 | 37 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 155 | 117 |
| 23 | Alberto La Tegola Giovanni Di Cagno | Italy | 28 | 50 | 57 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 176 | 119 |
| 24 | Riccardo Simoneschi Corrado Cristaldini | Italy | 22 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 41 | DSQ 72 | 192 | 120 |
| 25 | Joachim Helmich Martin Nixdorf | Germany | 29 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 32 | 42 | 163 | 121 |
| 25 | Alberto Zanetti Juan Pablo Englehard | Argentina | DND 72 | 15 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 159 | 126 |
| 27 | Bill Allen Eric Beckwith | United States | 36 | 29 | 2 | 40 | 43 | 19 | 169 | 126 |
| 28 | John Safford Joe Chambers | United States | 43 | 16 | 41 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 170 | 127 |
| 29 | Ingvar Krook Lars Edwall | Sweden | 26 | 51 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 37 | 182 | 131 |
| 30 | Fran Charles Ron Sandstrom | United States | 59 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 193 | 134 |
| 31 | Werner Fritz George Iverson | Germany | 7 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 48 | DNC 72 | 213 | 141 |
| 32 | Marc A. Pickel Carston Witt | Germany | DSQ 72 | 8 | 48 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 214 | 142 |
| 33 | Josef Pieper Lennert Kemp | Germany | 32 | 39 | 43 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 188 | 145 |
| 34 | Antonio Tamburini Renzo Ricci | Italy | 25 | 28 | 45 | 25 | 45 | 24 | 192 | 147 |
| 35 | Jack Rickard Sam Eadie | United States | 55 | 47 | 19 | 15 | 42 | 25 | 203 | 148 |
| 36 | Dieter Gast Patrick Bodden | United States | 45 | 49 | 26 | DND 72 | 3 | 15 | 210 | 161 |
| 37 | Jack Slattery Doug Brophy | United States | 23 | 4 | 35 | DND 72 | DNF 72 | 36 | 242 | 170 |
| 38 | Joe Londrigan Chris Nielsen | United States | 8 | OCS 72 | 24 | 28 | 39 | DND 72 | 243 | 171 |
| 39 | Sune Carlsson Benny Nilsson | Sweden | 56 | 27 | 49 | 32 | 23 | 43 | 230 | 174 |
| 40 | Joe Zambella Kurt Larson | United States | 41 | 23 | 47 | 46 | 65 | 18 | 240 | 175 |
| 41 | Rolf Beck Jurgen Eiermann | Netherlands | 33 | 22 | 42 | 29 | 50 | DNF 72 | 248 | 176 |
| 42 | J. Joseph Bainton Chris Rogers | United States | 27 | 18 | 54 | 59 | 55 | 23 | 236 | 177 |
| 43 | Pat Londrigan John Shanahan | United States | 31 | 35 | 50 | 24 | 54 | 45 | 239 | 185 |
| 44 | Jeannot Walder Hans Korevaar | Switzerland | 44 | 40 | 27 | 55 | 28 | DSQ 72 | 266 | 194 |
| 45 | Tony Hermann Todd Raynor | United States | 50 | 31 | 37 | 23 | 53 | DNC 72 | 266 | 194 |
| 46 | Heinz Maurer Hans-Jürg Saner | Switzerland | 24 | 33 | RET 72 | 43 | 27 | DSQ 72 | 271 | 199 |
| 47 | Jock Kohlhas Dave Winkler | United States | 39 | 52 | 51 | 22 | 38 | DNF 72 | 274 | 202 |
| 48 | Barton Beek Joel Kew | United States | RET 72 | 42 | 22 | 39 | 64 | 38 | 277 | 205 |
| 49 | Markus Reger Thorsten Helmert | Germany | 30 | OCS 72 | 17 | 56 | 31 | DSQ 72 | 278 | 206 |
| 50 | Rick Dhein Dave Marshall | United States | 57 | 43 | 39 | DNF 72 | 44 | 27 | 282 | 210 |
| 51 | James A. Freeman Keith Gardner | United States | DNF 72 | 48 | 40 | 18 | 33 | DSQ 72 | 283 | 211 |
| 52 | Peter U. Wyss Urs Joss | Switzerland | 37 | 34 | 38 | 49 | 34 | DND 72 | 264 | 215 |
| 53 | Tom Londrigan Jr. John Wisnosky | United States | DSQ 72 | 38 | 23 | 58 | 36 | DSQ 72 | 299 | 227 |
| 54 | Dieter Schön Michael Schön | Germany | 14 | 46 | DNF 72 | 48 | 47 | DSQ 72 | 299 | 227 |
| 55 | Gerhard Meyer Ronald Seifert | Brazil | 40 | DSQ 72 | 53 | 41 | 60 | 33 | 299 | 227 |
| 56 | Dierk Thomsen Jakob Just | Germany | 52 | DNF 72 | 34 | 50 | 62 | 30 | 300 | 228 |
| 57 | David Chittick Michael Whitford | United States | 49 | DNC 72 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 8 | 305 | 233 |
| 58 | Stefan Lehnert Peter Menning | Germany | 48 | OCS 72 | 29 | 51 | 37 | DSQ 72 | 309 | 237 |
| 59 | Bill Parks Ken Kazezski | United States | 53 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 29 | 306 | 243 |
| 60 | Steve Braverman Ron Rezac | United States | 51 | 54 | 64 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 309 | 245 |
| 61 | Ian Bruce Daniel Kurbiel | Canada | 42 | 58 | 52 | 64 | 66 | 31 | 313 | 247 |
| 62 | Robert Teitge Adam Korejsza | United States | 54 | 56 | RET 72 | 62 | 59 | 21 | 324 | 252 |
| 63 | Thomas Ramoser Michael Dietzel | Germany | 62 | DSQ 72 | 58 | 60 | 57 | 16 | 325 | 253 |
| 64 | Renato Irrera Adriano Figone | Italy | 47 | DNF 72 | 60 | DSQ 72 | 51 | 46 | 348 | 276 |
| 65 | John Chiarella Terry Fletcher | United States | 58 | 57 | 61 | 54 | 67 | 48 | 345 | 278 |
| 66 | Bruno Prada Guilherme De Almeida | Brazil | 60 | DND 72 | 59 | 45 | 52 | DSQ 72 | 360 | 288 |
| 67 | David Ivey Brad Nichol | United States | 61 | 53 | RET 72 | 61 | 49 | DSQ 72 | 368 | 296 |
| 68 | Mario Caprile Frederico Medilago | Spain | RET 72 | 55 | 62 | DSQ 72 | 68 | 40 | 369 | 297 |
| 69 | G. Calegari Frederico Calegari | Argentina | DNC 72 | DNC 72 | DSQ 72 | 52 | 58 | 44 | 370 | 298 |
| 70 | William Watson Roger Sharp | United States | 46 | DNF 72 | 56 | 65 | 63 | DSQ 72 | 374 | 302 |
| 71 | Kenneth R. Smith Chris Arleo | United States | DSQ 72 | DNC 72 | DSQ 72 | DNC 72 | DNC 72 | DNC 72 | 432 | 360 |
Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DND – Disqualification non discardable; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RET – Retired;