2021 Star North American Championship

Erik Lidecis with Greg Smith (above) beat 29 teams to win the 2021 Star North American Championship on August 18-21 in Newport Beach, CA. With the fleet including seven Star world champions, five at the helm and two as crew, the lead was held by Eric Doyle/ Payson Infelise through the first three days but it was the consistency of Lidecis/ Smith that won them the title on the final day.

Event information – Race details – Results

Final Results (Top 10 of 30; 7 races, 1 discard)
1. Erik Lidecis/ Greg Smith, USA, 5-[16]-6-3-7-2-2; 25
2. Eric Doyle/ Payson Infelise, USA, 2-1-1-4-[11]-9-10; 27
3. Augie Diaz/ Bruno Prada, USA, [12]-9-2-5-1-11-1; 29
4. George Szabo/ Guy Avellon, USA, 1-5-14-[25]-3-3-3; 29
5. Andy MacDonald/ Brad Nichol, USA, 6-[17]-3-2-10-1-12; 34
6. Brian Ledbetter/ Ben Wilkinson, USA, 11-2-5-1-4-12-[21]; 35
7. Jim Buckingham/ Phil Toth, USA, 8-3-7-8-[17]-8-7; 41
8. John Dane/ Dave Martin, USA, [20]-4-12-7-2-19-5; 49
9. Carl Buchan/ Jamie Buchan, USA, 7-13-4-[16]-15-6-4; 49
10. Daniel Cayard/ Paul Cayard, USA, 3-8-[31/UFD]-12-9-10-16; 58

Age Division Winners*:
Master (50-59 years): Eric Doyle / Payson Infelise
Grand Master (60-69 years): Augie Diaz / Bruno Prada
Exalted Grand Master (70 and over years): Andy MacDonald / Brad Nichol
Junior (Under 30 years): Roberto Ayala / Hendrik Reidel
*Skipper’s age