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Star-Studded Star Finals

By Christine Weaver | December 8, 2017 | Nassau, Bahamas |

The cast of characters appearing at the Star Sailing League Finals is studded with the sport’s celebrities. Among the 25 entries from a dozen countries, you’ll find names like Loïck Peyron, Franck Cammas, Torben Grael, Paul ‘Goodie’ Goodison and the Bay Area’s own Paul Cayard. After three days of racing, Mark Mendelblatt of St. Petersburg, FL, and Brian Fatih, a native of Atlanta, are topping the leaderboard, 11 points ahead of Brazilians Robert Scheidt and Henry Raul Boening. Mendelblatt is the top-ranked Star skipper in the world. Cayard and crew Phil Trinter, from Ohio, are in fifth place. San Diegan George Szabo is in 13th place.

Phil Trinter and Paul Cayard on Wednesday. They scored bullets in the first and last race that day.

© Carlo Borlenghi / SSL

These guys are all pros, and, indeed, they’re competing for a purse of $200,000 US. Nassau Yacht Club in the Bahamas is hosting the regatta, and the last two days saw light-air conditions. The SSL website is very fancy; the home page includes live video coverage of the races including commentary from Dennis Conner, so take a look at www.starsailors.com. Friday’s sailing may still be underway when we post this. The final races will be held tomorrow.

The action on Day 1 of the Finals was held in a stable 12- to 15-knot easterly on Montagu Bay. 

© Carlo Borlenghi / SSL

The Star Sailing League was launched in 2013. Designed by Francis Sweisguth in 1910, the 22-ft Star was an Olympic Class keelboat from 1932 to 2012. For more about the boat, see the Star Class website, www.starclass.org.

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