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Star #8069 - SOLD

2001 Mader: Excellent condition; Harbeck trailer; 2 long boxes; double mainsheet; 2 sets of sails; mast up cover(fair); all import papers and proper trailer documentation; upgraded controls and backstay conversion. Pick of the litter.

Asking $10,000

Star #7775 - SOLD

1995 Foli, keel and rudder faired, Emmetti mast, Spartech boom and pole, mast up cover, storage cover, Harbeck trailer with one long box, electronic compass, all safety gear, paddle, carbon tiller, 2 suits of Quantum sails.

1st in North American Championship and many other great results. Boat is located in Toronto, all Canadian taxes are paid.

Asking $9000

Star #7626 - SOLD

1991 Folli. Spartech mast. Harbeck trailer with 2 long boxes. Micro tacktick. 2 Quantum mains, 4 jibs. This boat is very fast and hard to beat. It has a very good track record. It is well maintained and rigging always kept in good condition.

Asking $5000

1990 Foli: Fair condition; fast boat; 2 sets of sails; all import papers for boat; road worthy trailer; upgraded controls and backstay conversion.

Asking $5000 Larry Scott 905-719-1632 ?Subject=your%20Star%20ad">[email protected]

Star #7386 - SOLD

Folli 7386 for sale. Race ready with three Quantum mains and 2 jibs. Very fast boat with excellent track record. Stored indoors. Includes whisker pole, hull cover, hiking vest, mast cover. New lights on trailer. Many lines upgraded.

Asking $2000 USD Gerry 978-957-5585 ?Subject=your%20Star%20ad">[email protected]

Star #7205 - SOLD

Exact: District 12 winning boat in 2012, completely faired and Interlux Performance Epoxy bottom, Emmetti mast, lots of sails, new tires on trailer.

Asking $3000

Star #7137 - SOLD

1985 Exact: special price - fall season only! This star is in good condition with an excellent hull. New lines and cleats, etc. At least three main sails - two being newer sails, and at least three jibs. This is an exceptional deal on a race-ready Star! The boat must go as we are leaving QCYC.

Asking $1500

1985 Folli: Great shape: recently refinished, newly rigged, Tack Tick micro compass, read to race! Harbeck trailer, full mast up cover. Call for more info.

Asking $3500 Bob Westcott 585-482-4698 or 585-733-8917

1985 Exact: Very well equipped, located in Hamilton. Contact Francis for more details.

Asking $3000 ?Subject=your%20Star%20ad">Francis Fougere

Star #7067 - SOLD

1984 Lillia: She is in Ottawa but willing to help with delivery. She is in good condition with the normal signs of wear and tear from that year. She is still super fast! Comes with two sets of Quantum sails, registered trailer, mast up cover. Mast ram has been converted to mast puller. She is ready to go! Email for more pics.

Asking $1350 OBO.

All fiberglass hull. Was was sailed in Hamilton for the last few years. Boat and sails in good condition, trailer included. Located in Grimsby. Email for more pics.

Asking $2500 Ernest Widmer 289-235-7826 [email protected]

Star #6857 - SOLD

Great club racer/daysailor. Comes complete with: single axle trailer, mast, boom, standing and running rigging, whisker pole, 4 mainsails, 5 jibs. Fiberglass/GRP construction by Gerrard Boat Co, 22 ft keelboat, drafts 3'4'', has been drysailed and raced actively.

Asking $2500

1983 Mader: Good condition; 2 sets of sails; older road worthy trailer; upgraded controls and backstay conversion.

Asking $3000 Larry Scott 905-719-1632 ?Subject=your%20Star%20ad">[email protected]

Star #6631 - SOLD

1980 Mader: Good condition; well rigged - upgraded controls & backstays, continuous forestay, 2+ suits of sails; stern-to-tongue type trailer. Includes 2016 season dry-sail storage at QCYC. I have too many boats to sail - must let this one go! It's a competitive club racer, ready to sail.

Asking $1200

Star #6436 - SOLD

Built by Gerrard (as is the sister-ship pictured). In great condition - complete and ready to race. The sails are updated from other boats and are very suitable for club racing. The trailer is landed in Canada (as is the boat), and is a galvanized, rear towing type with new bearings and good tires.

I think this would make an excellent choice for anyone interested in getting into the class and participating in club racing.

Asking $1500 CDN

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“The class of champions”

In the past one hundred years, the Star has established itself at the forefront of the international sailing community. The first one-design class and core Olympic racing yacht since 1932, the Star attracts sailors of varying ages and skill levels from all over the world. With nearly 2,000 boats competing annually and over 170 active fleets world-wide, the development of the class is not likely to slow down in the foreseeable future.

Designed in 1911 by naval architect Francis Sweisguth, the Star was born to replace the 17-foot “Bug,” which was one of the most popular keelboats at the time. By May 1911, the first Star class regatta was held on Long Island Sound and featured five of Sweisguth’s new boats. By 1922, the Stars already numbered in the hundreds, thus leading to the foundation of the International Star Class Yacht Racing Association (ISCYRA).

Just under twenty-three feet in length, the hull is long and narrow and features an integrated bulb keel positioned just aft of the mast. In adherence to strict class rules, the Star weighs 1,479 pounds and is typically constructed of fiberglass. Older wooden hulls can still be found from time to time, but rarely in competition. The hull has gentle, sweeping chines leading toward the water line that not only provide a speed advantage, but attribute to the yacht’s aesthetically pleasing appearance.

During the yacht’s one hundred year history, new features have been incorporated into the design in an effort to maintain the class’ position as the pinnacle of the international racing community. The class association began asserting a control over new refinements, not to stifle progress, but to maintain a level of competition based more on the skill of the sailor than the technological advancements of the yacht. Some of the features include:

Adjustable jib leads
Crew hiking vest
Suction bailers
Unique, circular boom vang
Whisker pole
Strict class association sail measurements

One of the interesting features of the Star is the hiking vest. The vest is worn by the crew and allows him or her to adopt a unique hiking position by “drooping” their body over the side of the hull. In addition to the vest, the Star also features a circular vang system. Designed for the star, but eventually adopted other classes, the circular vang system provides a safe means to deal with the enormous loads of the yacht’s large sail plan.

Numerous champions of the sailing world spent time sailing the Star and hold prestigious international titles. A Star Class World Championship is often considered on the most coveting trophies in all of sailing. Despite the high level of competition at top tier events, the Star also offers opportunities to local and amateur sailors. The depth of skill level and opportunity is unrivaled by any other racing class. Sailors looking to compete at the local level can often gain experience with the boat and progress up through the levels of competition, not to mention enjoy the thrill of sailing such an incredible boat.

Get involved with the Star Class! If you want to begin racing there are plenty of Stars out there looking for a good home. Thanks to the regulation in design features, many older Stars perform just as well as their newer counterparts and run at affordable prices. If you are a former college sailor or young professional looking to stay active at the highest level of competition or looking for a fast boat to sail at the local level perhaps a Star should be your next boat…

Sadly, in 2011, it was decided that the keelboats would be removed as an Olympic class following the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Recently rumors began to circulate of comeback for the 2016 Games; however these were quashed almost immediately by the ISCYRA. Despite being struck from the Olympic books the Star class has showed no signs of losing momentum. Huge turnouts for Barcardi Race Week and the 2012 Star Winter Series appear to have breathed new life into the yacht. With hundreds of local regattas scheduled this year and dozens at the internationals and championship level, the Star class remains strong

Draft: 3.3’

Sail Area: 285 sq. ft.

# Boats Built: 8,400

Active Fleets: MD, FL, CA, NY, CT, MA, RI, VA

Website: http://www.starclass.org/index.shtml

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Asking €49,000,000

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POLAR STAR Yacht for Sale

214’ ( 65.17m) Lurssen motor yacht POLAR STAR is a new addition the Eastwind Yachts Sales fleet. This exceptional ship was delivered in 2005, underwent an extensive refit in 2021/2022 and is continuously upgraded. POLAR STAR accommodates 12 guests in 5 luxurious staterooms. Her new interior gives off a feeling of comfortable sophistication, with soft ocean tones throughout the ship. Commodious well-designed areas for guest entertainment and relaxation.

The superyacht has a beam of 12.6m, a draft of 3.7m, and a volume of 1,495GT. POLAR STAR exceptional range and ice-class hull allow her to cruise to locations not frequented by most yachts.

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Specifications.

Builder	LURSSEN
Length (LOA)	213'
Year	2005
Year Refit	2021
Gross Tonn.	1,495
Draft	13'
Beam	41'
Range	7,000 NM

Accommodations

Staterooms	6
Sleeps	12

Dimensions & Capacity

LOA	213'
Max Draft	13'
Fuel Tank	50,193 g
Fresh Water	5,495 g
Gross Tonn.	1,495
Displacement	1,394

Construction

Hull Material	Steel
Ext. Designer	Espen Oeino
Int. Designer	FM Architettura
Cruising Speed	14 Knots
Range	7,000 NM

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Other machinery.

Water makers: 2 x HEM reverse osmosis type: 23m³/day (Total: 46m³/day)
Water heaters: 3 x water heaters heated by immersion heaters. (Total cap: 1500 litres)

The domestic freshwater system consists of the following main parts:

1 freshwater pressure tank units
3 water heater with and immersion heater (2 x 10 kW) made of stainless steel
2 freshwater feeding pump (one running, one standby)
2 hot water circulation pump
2 UV-sterilizing units
1 silver ionization injection unit
1 water softener
5-micron Filters in addition to activated charcoal freshwater treatment prior to consumers

Electricity:

400 V, 50 Hz, 3 phases for power consumers 230 V, 50 Hz, 1 phase for small equipment and lighting.
110 V, 60 Hz, 1 phase for small portable domestic equipment in Owner’s and guests’ cabins/bathrooms and wheelhouse (via Converter 20 kW)
24 V DC for monitoring, external communication, different nautical and other consumers

Emergency Switchboard for:

Emergency illumination
Navigation light
Navigation equipment
Radio system
Rescue boat crane
Steering gear
Firefighting pump
Provision refrigeration system
Battery charging units
High-fog system
Emergency generator room supply fan
One start air compressor
Alarm and monitoring system

Shore power:

2x Shore connection cables of 30 m length stored on reel.
2 TRAFOTEK transformer 125 kVA type 3 PUK 350/490
output: 400/230V 50Hz
input 380/400/420V/50Hz
2 Shore connection box, fitted with fuses, voltmeter with selector switch, phase sequence indicator and reverse phase rotation switch to find the correct connection. Phase sequence is supervised for interlocking functions.

Batteries: Battery Chargers:

The following 24 V DC units are provided:
2x 50A Rectifier/battery charger to charge the battery and supply the monitoring system and different consumers.
1x 25A Charging Rectifier to charge the starting
battery of the emergency generator set.
2x battery charger for SSB

Air Conditioning

2 x Carrier chilled water units, each with 2x compressors
3 x AC air handler units
Separate thermostats & fan controls for all accommodation areas
The bilge system is operated by 2 electrically driven centrifugal pumps and 2Bilge ejectors. The centrifugal pumps are also used as fire and ballast pumps.
The pressure side of the bilge ejector can also be operated by each fire pump.
The suction lines of the bilge ejectors are connected to the bilge main. Each watertight compartment has a suction strum box to the bilge main.
Additionally, the engine room is fitted with two direct suctions from the suction side of the fire/bilge pumps, and one emergency suction from one chilled water pump. One ejector is installed for draining chain locker and fore peak.

Galley & Laundry Equipment

Gaggenau large oven
MKN Salamander
Hoshizaki icemaker
Sharp microwave
Hobart Dishwasher FXLS-10A
Schott Ceran Induction top
2x MKN programmable oven & steam oven
Walk in fridge
Foster Freezer Eco Pro G2
Walk in freezer
Walk in dry store.
Walk in Bonded Store
Walk in Fridge
Medical Locker
Hoshizaki ice maker
Undercounter Subzero Fridge & Freezer
Miele dishwasher
Nespresso Gemini coffee machine
Foster full height Fridge

Main Deck Pantry

1x Etna Microwave
1x Subzero TC700 Wine Fridge
Subzero Fridge & freezer

Owners Deck Pantry

Subzero 700BR drawer fridge
Sage Oracle Coffee Machine
Nespresso Coffee machine

Sundeck Deck Exterior

Subzero 700BR drawer fridges
BBQ Electric
Hoshizaki Ice Machine
2x Miele Washing machines
2x Miele professional tumble dryers
1x Miele T5206 professional dryer
Pony Steam Iron
1x Miele WS5425 professional washer
1x Miele HM21-140 roller press

Waste Disposal

Refrigerated garbage store.
Vacuum Bag Compacter Machine

Communication Equipment

2x Sailor 6222 VHF DSC radios
1x Sailor 6301 MF/HF DSC radio
1x GMDSS Alarm Panel Mini C, MF/HF, VHF
Motorola UHF Crew radios
4 x Skanti leisure slave VHF
1 x Sailor 6280 AIS with GPS
ICOM ICM23 VHF portables
Chrome plated Kahlenberg F-2 marine air horn system
2 x Sailor 6006 Mini-C GMDSS Terminal
1 x Sailor 6391 Navtex System
2 x Thrane & Thrane Mini M sat phones
1 x Phonetec intercom system
1 x Marble MS421B BNWAS
Zöllner 5+S automatic Fog Signal Timer
3 x McMurdo R2 GMDSS handheld VHF

Navigation Equipment

7x 26’ Information display screens
1x Consilum SD1-7 Elec trip log
1x Furuno FCV-1200L LCD sounder
1x Raytheon Skipper GDS 101 Sounder
1x Raytheon NX 25 kW X Band Radar
1x Raytheon NX 30 kW S Band Radar
1x Transas 4000
2 x Meteo LCD Weather Information Displays
2x Simrad MX510 GPS
1x Raytheon NX Nautoconning
2x Raytheon ECDIS NX Workstations
1x Raytheon Steering Control System
2x Anschutz Nautopilot 5400 Subsystem
Wing Control Consoles Port & STB
Control levers propulsion systems
Remote control for the bow thruster (direction/speed)
Rudder control (tiller)
Bow thruster and stern thruster control.
Rudder angle indicator
Shaft revolution indicator
Horn button
Control panels are illuminated and fitted with dimmers.
Search Light controls.
Furuno Nav Display in Deckhead

Entertainment Equipment

The AV system is new as of a 2016 Refit by VBH Holland which is Crestron controlled.
All entertainment areas are linked to a Kaleidoscope
Movies on Demand System and Apple TV, Air Play
Removable screen with projector
Karaoke system
4 x outdoor waterproof speakers
iPad controlled system.
iPad control for all systems
Exterior speakers in Jacuzzi area

Owner’s Cabin

Samsung 40» Flatscreen TV

Owner’s Lounge

Samsung 60» Flatscreen TV
Denon amplifier
iPad controlled system
Panasonic Blue-Ray player
Sonance surround sound speakers

Upper Aft Deck

Exterior speakers with separate controls

Guest 4 (Fwd Stb Guest)

BOSE DVD player
iPod docking station
BOSE surround sound with separate control
iPad control system

Guest 2 (Fwd Port Guest)

iPod docking station.

Guest 3 (Fwd double Guest)

iPod docking system
BOSE surround sound

Guest 1 (Fwd Double Guest)

Massage Room

Sonance surround sound
Sonance Exterior speakers
Samsung 40» TV
Sonance Surround sound

Tenders & Toys

9.5 meter / 31’ Linx twin jet Tender - 2022
7.6 meters / 25’ Zodiac N-ZO – 300hp Yamaha 2014
2 x 1800cc Yamaha waverunners - 2015
1 x Fliteboard Ultra
1 x Tiwal inflatable Sailboat
3 x Seabobs
8 x SCUBA sets
12 x snorkeling sets
4 x water skis
2 x wake boards
2 x Wake skate boards
1 x 6-man towing banana
1 x Towing doughnut
1 x Molecule towing tube
Bauer Junior ll-E (200/300 bar, 100 ltr./min) compressor
Various folding beach chairs and tables, with 2 x coal beach BBQ.
4 x Standup Paddle boards
2 x Inflatable Hobie Kayaks

Deck Equipment

7-meter Yacht Tec telescopic aft Gangway
Marquip Seastair side boarding ladder
Lutz 4 deck elevator, 225Kg/3 persons, serving from Tank Deck to

Wheelhouse Deck

2x TTS Gantry Cranes
1x Yachttec foredeck Crane
Hydraulic shell service door
2x 750kg Galvanized steel anchors, High Holding POOL type
2x Electric Steen Anchor Capstans with dual speed
2x Electric warping capstans with 2 speed (aft deck)
2x Aft wind doors (port & Stb Owners Aft deck)
14 pc stainless steel bollards (600 x 260mm base plate, height 350mm)
16 pc fixed hawses abt. 400 x 250mm clear opening

Safety & Security Equipment

Marioff HI fog Sprinkler system
Minerva T2000 fire detection system
4 x RFD 25 man life rafts
4 x Fire Fighting BA sets
2 x McMurdo S4 Rescue SART’s
2 x McMurdo G5 GPS EPIRBS
2 x Phillips Defib sets
1 x Tempus IC Patient Monitor
8 x Life rings
1 x Zodiac 420 rescue tender with 40HP outboard
CONLAN Coded Crew security door

CCTV System: Cameras:

Engine room

Engineering Alarm Column System:

The light column is activated for the following indications:
General alarm
Engine alarm
Telephone alarm
Engine order telegraph alarm
Hi-Fog Fire System
1 large light column, wall-mounted unit including:
5 alarm indication fields
1 rotating light lamp (red)
1 rotating light lamp (amber)

Fire Detection System consist of:

2x Fire alarm control panels
117x Heat and/or optical smoke detectors in accommodation and machinery spaces
Manual alarm push buttons behind glass in the alleyways and by deckinterior doors

Bilge Alarm System:

Level switches for Bilge High Level monitoring are provided.
Second level Bilge Alarm in Engine room

General Alarm System:

An acoustic alarm system is installed to give alarms to all relevant areas.

Tank Level Indication:

High alarms in all tanks
Tank gauges in ECR
Additional fuel gauges at fuel manifold

Fire Extinguishing System:

Seawater Fire Extinguishing System
The 2 bilge pumps, which are also used as fire pumps, are installed in the engine room. There are local controls on both these pumps.
Near each fire valve a C-type fire hose and an adjustable nozzle is installed.
In accommodation five valves with D38-hose couplings and connected fire hoses with adjustable nozzle is installed.
Deck hydrants and hoses are located in the various deck storage lockers.
AFFF Applicator system. Usable with all onboard firehoses
Hi-fog sprinkler system fitted throughout all accommodation, engine room and technical spaces.
The galley exhaust ducting and deep fat fryer are fitted with Hi-Fog sprinkler system
Emergency fire pump, located in the bow thruster compartments separate from the two primary pumps.

Refit History

15-year Survey Items – 2019/2020

Main Engine and Generator rebuild
Hull Sandblasting and Antifouling
Bow and Stern Thruster service
Stabilizer Removal and Service
Shaft Removal and Alignment
Propeller removal and balancing
Rudder and Steering Gear Service
Electrical Switchboard Surveys and mega Testing
Bilge and Ballast Valve works
Hull Thickness Survey
Ballast Tank Sandblasting and Painting

2015/2016 Refit

Full vessel repaint in new colours, Awl grip Polar Star Brown, and Grey Stone.
Full Raytheon Bridge Upgrade including GMDSS Equipment
IT and AV, CCTV Upgrade
Exterior Cushion and Awning upgrade
Sauna Upgrade to Klafs
HUG Generator Exhaust replacement on all three Generators
Engine room repaint
Complete Interior Upgrade
Teak – Foredeck, Sundeck, Bridge Deck Aft and Swim Platform replaced
Sundeck remodelled to new layout with Carbon Fibre hard top and furniture
New Inclining and Stability Book issued
Crew Cabin upgrades – Bathrooms, Cupboards, Carpets
Lazarette and Dive Store Upgrade and Layout modifications
Beam Cranes re-built by TTS Germany
Hull extension on the swim Platform from 62.97 Meters to 65.17 Meters
Mist Cooling System Owners Deck Aft installed
Exterior LED Lighting upgrade
Interior Deckheads replaced – Lower Deck and Tank Deck
Auto Transfer Ballast System Installed
Exterior Furniture upgrade
Jacuzzi upgrade along with Sunbeds
Gym Equipment Upgrade – Technogym
Massage Room Upgrade from a Guest Office
MD Aft Wooden Slats added.
Exterior Deckheads replaced
Approved Ballast Water Treatment plant installed
Routine maintenance
Guest Cabin 2 – Modified to a Bunk bed four berth cabin as per photos sent
Galley Upgrade – Flooring, Cabinetry revamp
LOP Safety system upgrade on Generators
Generator Mounts replaced

2021/2022 Refit

Complete Exterior vessel repaint
Air-conditioning Upgrade – All Air handler units and control upgraded to ROMV
Exterior Cushion Fabric replacement
V-Sat dome upgrade
Starlink Installation
Custom 9.5 Meter Linx Tender Upgrade
Routine Maintenance
Anchor Chains replaced

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NORFOLK STAR Sailing yacht for sale

Asking price	EUR 4,450,000
Built	1996 (refitted 2020), Perini Navi, Italy
Length	37m (121.4ft)
Guests	7 guests in 3 cabins

NORFOLK STAR is a 37m (121.4ft) pedigree sailing yacht, designed and built by renowned Italian shipyard Perini Navi. This yacht is in superb condition having recently undergone a multi-million euro refit in 2020, as well as her five-year Lloyd's survey. This included a new main engine, two new generators, PLC system, Inmarsat VSAT dome, 505 Williams tender, Doyle sails and Reckmann rigging. The interior and exterior furnishings have been recovered, all surfaces and marble has been professionally cleaned and coated. The teak decks have also been professionally sanded. No expense has been spared to bring this yacht to market in pristine order for a new owner.

On deck, the main cockpit is split into two areas, one with easy seating around a circular coffee table, whilst the other provides a dining area. Both can comfortably sit up to eight people. For relaxation, a large cushioned sunbathing area is in position immediately behind the shaded cockpit. This is a favourite spot to watch the world as you sail by.

Down below, NORFOLK STAR's bright upper salon has a large L-shaped sofa around a coffee table and a forward facing desk, with panoramic views. Her interior is finished in cherry wood, and the large hull portholes give the interior a particularly light and airy feel. From the upper salon a large stairway forward shows the way to the main salon. There are two sofas and a more formal dining area in the main salon which features an extendable walnut table.

This yacht offers a family-friendly layout with accommodation for six guests. On the lower deck, the full-width private master stateroom is found aft. Here you find a generous, glamorous space with walk-in wardrobe, en suite bathroom with a full bath, plus a seperate study area. Next door are two twin cabins that sleep another four guests. There is no compromise in comfort, as each cabin comes with an en suite shower room. There is also the option of an additional pullman berth for an extra guest.

Once aboard, NORFOLK STAR looks after her guests with Samsung LED TVs, and Creston Control AV System. At anchor, the swimming platform drops into place on the starboard side, and all the water toys come out - there's something for everyone to have fun, from paddle boards and flight boards. We are delighted to present for sale this classic sailing yacht with all the modern conveniences.

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Key features

Major refit in 2020 including a full repaint, new main engine and two new generators
Five year survey complete in 2020
New Williams 505 tender in 2020
Exterior and interior design by acclaimed Perini Navi
Proven world cruiser
Fantastic family or charter yacht with great deck spaces and accommodation for 6 in 3 cabins

Asking price	EUR 4,450,000
Length	37m (121.4ft)
Built	1996 (refitted 2020), Perini Navi, Italy
Tenders	Williams Jet tender 505 110hp engine

Beam	7.6m (24.9ft)
Draft min/max	3.2m (10.5ft)/6.4m (21ft)
Displacement	236 tonnes
Cruising speed	11.4 knots
Maximum speed	12.5 knots
Range	3,050 nm
Flag	Malta
Lying	West Mediterranean
Class	American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) A1 Yachting Service + AMS
Exterior designer	Perini Navi
Interior designer	Perini Navi
Construction	Hull - Steel Superstructure - Aluminium Deck - Teak
Crew	5
Guests	7
Cabins	3 (1 × double, 2 × twin, 1 × additional berths)
Engines	1 × 550hp Volvo

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2024 Star World Championship September 4 - 13, 2024 San Diego, CA, USA

JOHN KOSTECKI AND AUSTIN SPERRY ARE THE 2024 STAR WORLD CHAMPIONS

A hard-fought battle on the water among the top six teams, the Americans finished third in the last race, overall one point ahead of Will Stout with Danny Cayard and Leandro and Lucas Altolaguirre

2024 STAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GAMES WIDE OPEN GOING INTO THE LAST DAY TOMORROW

Will Stout and Danny Cayard win Race Five, their second bullet in the series, and are the provisional overall leaders, tied on points with John Kosteki and Austin Sperry.

2024 STAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN SAN DIEGO

Paul Cayard and Frithjof Kleen win third race out of four and are the provisional leaders

2024 STAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, A FAMILY AFFAIR

Paul Cayard and Frithjof Kleen win Race Three, their second bullet in the series

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Selling J.F.K.’s Boat

John F. Kennedy sailed Flash II during summers on the Nantucket Sound and while at Harvard. Decades later it was seized...

After going up for auction on Monday, with a starting bid of a hundred thousand dollars, President John F. Kennedy’s boat is still for sale. Nobody has yet taken the chance to add their name to a long line of owners, ranging from the young President to, far less reputably, a pot smuggler.

The sailboat is a twenty-two-foot International Star sloop, a class designed by the draftsman Francis Sweisguth in 1910, according to Heritage Auctions, which organized the sale. The relatively tall mast and narrow hull give the boat a massive mainsail, which made it extremely responsive and sensitive to touch but also meant it was tricky to handle and required tremendous skill to race. The Star class has been used for the Olympic keelboat event since 1932, with the exception of the 1976 games. More than eight thousand Stars have been built since 1910. Kennedy’s boat, Star No. 721, was built in 1929 and 1930 by the original owner, H. B. Atkin, of Manhasset Bay, Long Island. Atkin raced it under the name Jubilee from 1930 to 1933.

It was swift and impressive enough to catch the eye of the teen-aged Kennedy and his brother Joseph, who already owned a Star class boat (No. 902), which they called Flash. The Kennedy brothers bought Jubilee in 1934 and renamed her Flash II (records show that they sold the original Flash in 1936). It quickly became John's favorite racing boat and gained a reputation among East Coast sailing clubs as being the fastest in its class. Jock Kiley sailed against Kennedy in the waters of Nantucket Sound, and he insisted that Flash II, not Kennedy’s sailing skills, was to thank for the streak of wins. According to Tazewell Shepard’s “John F. Kennedy: Man of the Sea,” the ribbing proved too much for Kennedy, who in the summer of 1936 finally made a proposition to Kiley: let's swap boats and race. Shepard writes:

Flash II with Jock Kiley at the helm jumped to an early lead. The boat was running true to form, when in the middle of the race both boats were becalmed. As a little breeze began to stir, Jack took a different lark, as he often did. In the trailing position, he was the first to feel the effect of the wind. He hugged the shore line where the breeze was freshest and began to close the distance, managing to pull ahead at the end and—just barely—to win the race. There was no more switching of boats after that.

Kennedy went on to win the Nantucket Sound Star Class Championship that year, and then competed in the 1937 Atlantic Coast Star Class Championships, winning one race by a massive four-minute margin. He raced Flash II at Harvard, as well, and won the prestigious McMillan Cup on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, in 1938.

Kennedy joined the Navy in 1942 and shipped off to the Pacific, where he sailed on a much bigger vessel, the PT-109. Flash II, meanwhile, passed along a series of owners: Millard Vanderwald, of Casco Bay, Maine, sailed her under the name until 1948, when he sold it to Ken Schwartz, of Larchmont, New York. Schwartz raced her out of Larchmont Yacht Club for two years before selling to Richard Percoco, of Mamaroneck, New York, who bought her with money he earned from delivering newspapers. He sold the boat to Charles Morgan in 1962, who in turn sold it to D. William Ehler, of Clearwater, Florida, in 1963, the year Kennedy was killed, for a reported three hundred dollars. In 1972, the boat was moved to a shed, which is where it remained until Ehler died, in 1996, at which point the vessel went up for auction.

Enter Gregory Olaf Anderson. Anderson had the idea to restore the old boat and, based on its historical pedigree, sell it for at least a million dollars. He assembled a group of investors and purchased the boat for nineteen thousand eight hundred dollars at an auction in Monticello, Florida, in 1996.

With the help of a shipwright at the Marblehead Trading Company, a boatyard in Massachusetts, Anderson stripped off several layers of fibreglass to expose the original wood hull, repaired the old spruce mast and keel, replaced the pine deck, refinished the hull, and spent weeks applying eleven coats of paint. Finally, after the fittings were polished and the teak varnished, the boat was ready. Anderson and his investors sunk approximately seventy thousand dollars into Flash II, according to court documents, and occasionally exhibited the boat at nautical museums and boat shows. "I'd like to see somebody sail her for a summer and then give her to the museum. That would be great,” Anderson told the Associate Press in 1997. "I'd love to be the crew."

But Anderson would never get the chance. In December, 2001, he was arrested in Arizona with more than thirteen hundred pounds of marijuana in his truck and was sentenced to eighteen months in state prison. Anderson was in fact transporting the marijuana for one of his investors; after his arrest, he agreed to stay silent in exchange for payment—including the investor’s share of the Kennedy boat. After his release, Anderson was still planning to sell the boat when, in 2004, it was seized by the Drug Enforcement Agency : Anderson’s investor was coöperating with the authorities, and tipped them off to the likely pot-financed sloop.

The boat was auctioned off by the U.S. Marshals Service in 2005, where it was purchased for a hundred and twenty thousand dollars by its current owner, Frank Harvey, a Houston businessman who volunteered for Kennedy's 1960 Presidential campaign and now collects Kennedy memorabilia. Flash II had been sitting in his backyard under a tarp. After a decade, Harvey was ready to sell Kennedy's boat. He said that he's downsizing.

Harvey told me that Anderson turned down an offer for eight hundred thousand dollars before he was arrested and sent to prison. Anderson, according to court documents, believed that he could sell it for more than a million. "That was the biggest mistake of his life," Harvey said. "I think Olaf got screwed."

But Harvey thinks that Flash II is worth a million dollars, too—a figure largely based on Kennedy nostalgia. He also believes that Anderson's ownership adds to the boat’s story. "It puts a little romance in it," he says. "I can't see it hurting the value."

That romantic patina was not enough to move the boat, however. On Monday, there were no bidders. So, for the next two weeks, Flash II is on the block for a hundred thousand dollars.

It’s an emotional buy, Barbara Beigel-Vosbury, the executive director of the International Star Class Yacht Racing Association, said. Prices for a Star in good condition—one not owned by a U.S. President or a drug dealer—can range from five hundred to fifteen thousand dollars. But for Flash II? “The buyer will be a Kennedy aficionado who will pay whatever they think it’s worth,” she said. “It’s like buying Picasso. If you love Picasso, you’ll pay wherever it is they ask.”

Mark Prendergast, a director at Heritage Auctions, said that the boat did succeed in drawing attention to the rest of the Kennedy auction items, which included J.F.K.’s back brace (sold for twenty thousand dollars) and a collection of cameras owned by Jackie Kennedy (sold for $8,125). “It was a tough thing to sell,” Prendergast said about Flash II. “It's very specific buyer base.”

Ben Miller, who restores boats in Texas, readied the boat for its latest auction and took her out for a quick test sail. Other than a leak around the rudder, the boat is in great condition, he says, though by no means for everyday sailing: the rigging is questionable, and he doesn't trust the mast. "It handled just fine," Miller said. "But it's a boat that belongs in a museum."

Kennedy owned a number of boats in his lifetime, and sailing was never far from his mind. On November 21, 1963, he slept at the Rice Hotel in Houston, before flying to Dallas the next day. Sometime that night, he sketched in pencil a simple drawing on hotel stationary. It was a small sloop, sleek on a full keel.

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1st in North American Championship and many other great results. Boat is located in Toronto, all Canadian taxes are paid.

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$5000 Mark Passmore 905-635-4355 [email protected]

1990 Foli: Fair condition; fast boat; 2 sets of sails; all import papers for boat; road worthy trailer; upgraded controls and backstay conversion.

$5000 Larry Scott 905-719-1632 ?Subject=your%20Star%20ad">[email protected]

Exact: District 12 winning boat in 2012, completely faired and Interlux Performance Epoxy bottom, Emmetti mast, lots of sails, new tires on trailer.

$3000 Harri Palm ?Subject=your%20Star%20ad">[email protected]

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1985 Folli: Great shape: recently refinished, newly rigged, Tack Tick micro compass, read to race! Harbeck trailer, full mast up cover. Call for more info.

$3500 Bob Westcott 585-482-4698 or 585-733-8917

1985 Exact: Very well equipped, located in Hamilton. Contact Francis for more details.

$3000 ?Subject=your%20Star%20ad">Francis Fougere

1985 Mader: Built in Germany; includes highway trailer, sails and equipment. The boat has a successful race record and is in good condition and ready to sail.

Open to offers. John Finch ?Subject=your%20Star%20ad">[email protected]

All fiberglass hull. Was was sailed in Hamilton for the last few years. Boat and sails in good condition, trailer included. Located in Grimsby.

Asking $2500 Ernest Widmer 289-235-7826 [email protected]

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1983 Mader: Good condition; 2 sets of sails; older road worthy trailer; upgraded controls and backstay conversion.

$3000 Larry Scott 905-719-1632 ?Subject=your%20Star%20ad">[email protected]

$1200 David Winter 416-363-7952 ?Subject=your%20Star%20ad">[email protected]

Star #6436 - SOLD

I think this would make an excellent choice for anyone interested in getting into the class and participating in club racing.

Star #4904 - SOLD

This is an Old Greenwhich "G" model built in 1964. Recently restored and is in absolutely beautiful condition. All new Harken hardware and rigging. Aluminum spars, sails, trailer, etc.

Ready to sail.

Asking $6000.

Star #4985 - SOLD

A classic Star in excellent conditon. Built in 1965 by Skip Etchells of the Old Greenwich Boat Co. It's like a new fibreglass boat on the outside, natural cedar and mahogany inside.

One of the fastest wooden stars, with an extensive race record and colourful history. Still very competitive to this day. Well equipped, aluminum spars, lever vang, self-tacking jib, Quantum sails, covers, etc.

Ready to sail. Perfect for the Star class centennial classic boat events. Available with either a galvanized back-towing trailer or a front-towing Harbeck.

My time is fully taken with another classic Star restoration; so, this boat should be in the hands of someone who will sail it and appreciate it.

Price is negotiable. John Finch [email protected]

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International Star Class revisited

The International Star has turned into one of the best, most competitive and rewarding classes to sail in the world, but as with most modern boats it has become more and more expensive. Is it time for a homebuild Star plan?

There have been huge developments in the ease and sophistication of building possible for homebuilt boats in general. Could the Star take advantage of that.

For News and Information about Wooden International Star Class Yachts see Facebook.

The best place to get updates about both vintage wooden Starboats … … and potential new builds … See the Wooden Star Group on facebook for International news.

A Great Article about a Revival In Classic Wooden Starboat Racing

New builds are one option, but there is a big movement in restoration.

Here an article on Cayard, Andy MacDonald and John MacCausland and the Woodie Regatta.

The Origination of the Star was as a Simple and Fast Build home built boat.

But the Star was designed in the ’20s (pic right)as the sort of boat a handyman could knock together out of a pile of timber over a winter to go sailing when the weather got nicer.

Maybe it is time to regather that ethos but to build it strong and stiff and simply using modern methods.

I don’t think ANYTHING else need be changed But homebuilt hulls could be allowed that would cost maybe $4-5000 rather than the tens of thousands required now for semi-mass produced foam sandwich boats.

And an opportunity for backyard development through shared knowledge.

A great example is an early boat by Bill Buchan coming out from a winter of rebuilding to increase the prismatic coefficient and stability.

Why I am thinking about Wooden International Star Class Yachts

Now a couple of co-incidences – Stars came up on a couple of forum threads I was involved in. On the WoodenBoat Forum woodenboat forum thread

And on the Sailing Anarchy forum where a clever fellow has made a nice mod to get an old star sailing cheaply (and somewhat quickly) Frankenstar

I try to be a bit of an activist in terms of trying to get people to see that building boats in wood is plain good sense. It provides a cheap entre into some competitive classes at not much cost – it allows the classes to grow.

You can see from the posts below and above that there are thousands of people out there wanting to build their own boat – and almost none of them choose class racing boats.

This is what I ended up writing about Stars and the possibility of making the class grow (or any other class that can be built in wood) by allowing a competitive wooden boat to be built that uses modern simplified building methods. It is just that the Star is more suitable than most

Originally Posted by rbgarr “Boatmik (thats me – Ed)- Which Olympic classes are the ones that are built of wood other than the Star?” My Reply: And which of those olympic class boats have growing fleets around the world? The answer is none. All of them have declined in active sailing numbers around the world.

Picture and boat by Christian Lanctot – his boat doing it’s stuff – you can see the original transom.

And I doubt a competitive wooden star could be built – because they are still required to be built of traditional planked construction – they don’t allow plywood!!! Or timber/glass composite.

Read the class rules here – see section 1.6 Wood construction – the wooden building method is straight out of the 1920s – they even require screws and nails which no-one interested in modern lightweight timber boats has used for a decade or more.

The picture right shows boats being built in the 1930s – it is possibly time things were changed.

If it was allowed I (or anyone else using modern methods) could have a hull built in three weeks that may be totally competive with the best foam sandwich boats in the world and they wouldn’t even need to build a strongback and molds – it is usual to make the sides and bulkheads self supporting. (see the pdr construction in the blog below or all the other boats on I know I can make it lighter – so if a conservative approach is used to build to the same weight as existing boats a lot of the normal internal timber structure could be eliminated and the result would be a boat with a very clean interior.

What if people could build a competitive Star hull in wood for around $4000 rather than the tens of thousands they cost now in foam sandwich?

There’s nothing to the structure – it is perfect for modern timber construction – all could be ply and the bottom (as it is compounded) could be built of wide cedar strips glassed both sides – take a day to plank it up.

It really is a handyman level project because of the simplicity of the hullshape and would take a full three weeks if the hull construction method was thought through properly – then the keel and skeg, rudder etc..

What if the Star Association could get another 5 or 10 or 50 people into the class through home building? It could be one of the strengths of the class. But, hey, lets be realistic – no-one from conventional classes is going to be reading this or has any interest whatsoever in departures from what they are doing now.

This is an old boat Duckflat and I modded up. using modern methods we pulled 300kg out of the structure but kept the character – performance went up more than a little too. link

The star is a really good example of what I was talking about before -the crazy arms race.

The class had close racing in 1929 and anyone could build one – they were a handyman project. And racing was close and hundreds of people became involved. RAcing is still close but ppl are forced to spend tens of thousands ($100K for a campaign?) to do it because if one has flash gear – everyone else has to as well.

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I was wondering where one would get a keel for wooden Star if building one today. Weren’t they made of cast iron?

The traditional way is to make a pattern allowing for shrinkage as the molten iron cools and take it to a foundry to be cast.

Look online to find a foundry near you. Another option – considering the number of star boats that have been built over the decades might be to contact the class association to see if someone has a keel hidden away.

http://www.mycstar.org/Stardust/KeelDevelopment_files/image002.jpg

I have a collection of plans for the Star as both PDF and digitised for a 48″ scale model. If interested contact me. I can also supply frames for models at 36″, 1metre, or 48″.

Cheers, Colin

A very nice restoration of an early Star reported on Duckworks.

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/15/columns/dave/06/index.htm

Hi Michael and others

I have just discovered your web and blogs, which have cost me two days of productive work so far….:)

I specifically focused on this posting because it addresses a major crisis in sailing here in South Africa as well as (it appears) much of the rest of the world. Sailing is being killed by the cost of competing, and as Michael comments, probably not even justifiable costs for the bulk of sailors not aiming at the very pinacle of sailing competition. Thank you for the insight, now to find a way to drive this home….

The second point I wanted to make is the Star specifications make provision for a “way in” for the proposal Michael is making, they offer provisional measurement certificates for experimental material and manufacture, which can become permanent subject to review and vote, etc. How serrious they would be about embracing a low cost home-build approach would need to be seen, especially if the builders of the expensive versions are involved in the vote.

But I guess if anyone is really interested and has the time, they could go after this approach. Unfortunately not for me at the moment, I am already building a boat, and it would be a bit pointless here in South Africa as I doubt we have enough Stars to compete against.

Regards to all Richard

Hi Richard,

That was written a few years ago and the creeping of boat costs hasn’t abated with much more than the hull cost being pumped up past what the market can bear.

Now I think that the solution is that existing classes will be supplanted by DIY boats again.

As an example the heavily promoted O’pen Bic has been designed from the ground up as an Opti Killer, seeing that Optis have priced themselves out of the market (if you want to set one up seriously)

But it doesn’t deal with the fact that you can build something using the same materials as the Opti for around $400 and that can include the sail.

Think of where the opti would be at if that had been maintained!

Same too for the bulk of beginning and intermediate boats.

The crazy thing is that yachting authorities and class associations still believe the myth that more spray and more high tech will allow sailing to compete with Playstations.

But this has pushed up prices, so all the classes can do is poach members from each other as new entrants in conventional sailing classes are few and far between.

But outside all of the failed marketing approaches there is lots of growth in building boats that will never be raced at any conventional club.

Wow!! Thanks Michael…

Been looking for an elegant boat to build using modern wood/composite construction techniques for a long time. When it comes to ease of build and shear beauty…have yet to find a design that I like as much as the Star.

Thank you for sharing your insight!!!

Will scale it back closer to the lower aspect original, and lose the bendy mast but…ahhh that gorgeous Star sail!

Salutations, Kasha

The size is not necessarily the problem … it actually helps resolve the problems to some extent – particularly giving you more stability for a cabin cruising boat. You still want a bendy mast … but not quite as bendy as the rig on a racing star GRIN.

I would recommend you do some calculations to make sure your scheme is heading in the right direction. Recommend http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Yacht-Design-Lars-Larsson/dp/0071353933 or http://www.amazon.com/Skenes-Elements-Yacht-Design-Norman/dp/0396065821/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320059296&sr=1-3

Best wishes Michael

Okay, call me crazy…but i would LOVE to build a star using modern plywood construction/cold molded bottom…but..here’s the kicker..i would like to increase it’s size by 25-30% and add a low profile cabin. Doable??

Hi Kasha, Nothing wrong with doing something crazy.

You just have to accept the results whether they are good or bad.

It would be a cool looking boat, but I wonder. The Star is a beast in stronger winds – I think that is why a lot of the sailors love it – because not everyone is good enough to sail one. But that might not be compatible with your other aims of having a cabin.

The increase in size would increase the stability somewhat and possibly give you more weight to put in the keel as the hull could be lighter than the original in proportion which would help too. The rig would have to be scaled away from the bendy, somewhat twitchy masts of the Star as well.

But at the same time … it could be very cool if you worked out those problems.

Would love to get my hands on a Star plan to see what can be done with limited funds and skills. As you mention, this design is a perfect match for easy and cheap modern plywood construction, something I am looking for for a long time now without succes. The classic looks combined with the very uncomplicated hull shape are a unique combination that could appeal to many home builders out there!

Hi Natanatan,

The International Star Website details the construction within the rules https://starclass.org/starclass/class-rules/2018-specifications

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