Star World Championship in Croatia

The Croatian city of Split will host the 2025 International Star Class World Championship, with racing for 107 teams from 20 nations on September 8-13. Fourteen past Star World Champions will seek to engrave their name again on the trophy which first began in 1922.

John Kostecki and Austin Sperry (USA) have returned to defend their title but most get past gold star winners Diego Negri (ITA), Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL), Robert Stanjek (GER), George Szabo (USA), Eric Doyle (USA), Enrico Chieffi (ITA) – who won the 2021 European Championship in Split – and Class President Paul Cayard (USA).

“The Star Class honors tradition while embracing the future,” said Cayard. “We’re seeing young talent rise through the ranks, racing shoulder to shoulder with the legends. To welcome over 100 teams, more than a century after the first Worlds, is a testament to the enduring strength of the Star.

“We are thrilled to bring the World Championship to Croatia for the first time, a country with deep passion for sailing, great sailors, and spectacular conditions.”

Among the fleet are 12 Under-30 skippers along with five women, both at the helm and as crew.

The Star World Championship continues with its traditional format of one long race per day, sailed over a four-leg course of approximately 2 nautical miles per leg, with each race lasting up to two hours.

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Source: ISCYRA