1939 Star World Championship
The 1939 Star World Championship was held in Kiel, Germany in 1939, organised by Yacht-Club von Deutschland and Norddeutscher Regatta Verein.[1]
| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 17th |
| Host |  Yacht-Club von Deutschland Norddeutscher Regatta Verein |
| Event details | |
| Venue | Kiel, Germany |
| Dates | 20–25 August 1939 |
| Yachts | Star |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 42 |
| Competing nations | 8 |
| Results | |
 Gold | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} von Hütschler & Beyn |
 Silver | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Straulino & Rode |
 Bronze | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hansohm & Blankenburg |
← 1938 1940 → | |
The championship regatta started on Sunday 20 August 1939.[2] Walter von Hütschler and Edgar Beyn were the winners when the racing concluded the Friday after.[1][3]
Events
21 teams from 8 nations were present.[1] Swedish boat Unn was sailed by Arvid Laurin and Alban Verne.[2]
von Hütschler won the first race on Monday 21 August.[4]
The crew of the Dutch boat Bem II, Henny Scholtz, was sent home for military duty and replaced.[1] On Thursday 24 August, Dutch, French, and British crews were notified to return home by their consulates.[1]
Results
| Pos | Boat name | Crew | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pimm | Walter von Hütschler Edgar Beyn | Brazil | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 99 |
| Polluce | Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Italy | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 89 |
| Maggel | Peter Hansohm Christian Blankenburg | Germany | 2 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 75 |
| 4 | Scout II | Milton Wegeforth Barney Lehman | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 74 |
| 5 | Hasto | Joachim Weise K. Weise | Germany | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 73 |
| 6 | Spirit | Stan Ogilvy T. Fairbanks | United States | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 73 |
| 7 | Castore | Dario Salata Luigi De Manincor | Italy | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 69 |
| 8 | Pegasus | K. Koppenhagen Karpf | Germany | 8 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 67 |
| 9 | Aloha | Yves Lorion Armand Chatord |  France | 6 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 65 |
| 10 | Bellona | Esterer Kolbe | Germany | DSQ | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 64 |
| 11 | Grunau | A. Gaedtke Poppe | Germany | 7 | 4 | 8 | WDR | 11 | 63 |
| 12 | Albatross | Peltow Kopinzsch | Germany | 14 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 57 |
| 13 | Stella Diana | Giuseppe Fago V. Merani | Italy | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 43 |
| 14 | Mona III | H. Gumprecht S. Kerrison |  Great Britain | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | DNS | 42 |
| 15 | Gloriana II | Mario Ducrot Enrico Ducrot | Italy | 12 | WDR | 19 | 9 | 10 | 38 |
| 16 | Rhythm | J. Abberley E. Seay | United States | 13 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
| 17 | Axilla | Tito Nordio P. Mitis | Italy | 18 | WDR | 12 | 15 | 17 | 26 |
| 18 | Bem II | Bob Maas Henny Scholtz |  Netherlands | 17 | DSQ | 6 | WDR | DNS | 21 |
| 19 | Bremen | D. Albers P. Rohland | Germany | 15 | DSQ | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| 20 | Perseus | Hissink Bertelaman | Germany | WDR | DSQ | 14 | WDR | 12 | 18 |
| 21 | Unn | Arvid Laurin Alban Verne |  Sweden | WDR | 15 | 15 | WDR | DNS | 14 |
Source: [1][5]
Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; WDR – Withdrew;
References
- "World Championship Results 1923-1944". International Star Class Yacht Racing Association (ISCYRA).
- Miller, Elizabeth (1940). "1939 World's Championship - Kiel". Star Class Log. Regatta Results. ISCYRA.
- "Star Class | History".
- "Arvid Laurin till "stararnas" V.M.-segling". Svenska Dagbladet. 15 August 1939. p. 11.
- "VON HUETSCHLER VICTOR; Retains World Star Class Title in Yacht Series at Kiel". The New York Times. 26 August 1939.
- "Tysk van V.M. i starbåt". Svenska Dagbladet. 22 August 1939. p. 12.
- "World Sailing - Star World Championship".