1955 Star World Championship

1955 Star World Championship
Event title
Edition33rd
Event details
VenueHavana, Cuba
YachtsStar
Titles1
Competitors
Competitors74
Competing nations10
Results
1st place, gold medalist(s) GoldCuba de Cárdenas & de Cárdenas
2nd place, silver medalist(s) SilverCuba de Cárdenas & Garcia Tunon
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) BronzeUnited States Gentzlinger & Farrand
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The 1955 Star World Championship was held in Havana, Cuba in 1955.[1]

Results

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Results of individual races
Pos Boat name Crew Country I II III IV V Pts
Kurush V Carlos de Cárdenas
Carlos de Cárdenas Jr.
 Cuba 5 2 5 2 6 170
Kurush IV Jorge de Cárdenas
Alberto Garcia Tunon
 Cuba 15 1 1 5 2 166
Vengeance William Gentzlinger
Clair L. Farrand
 United States 18 6 4 8 7 147
4 North Star II Lowell North
James B. Hill
 United States 9 7 3 10 16 145
5 Conch Basil Kelly
David Kelly
 Bahamas 17 8 6 9 5 145
6 Gam II Philippe Chancerel
Michel Parent
 France 3 9 12 13 10 143
7 Shannon E. W. Etchells
Charles Dominy
 United States 31 16 2 1 3 137
8 Boomerang John K. Todd
Jack W. Streeton
 United States 1 20 20 6 9 134
9 Faneca Duarte de Almeida Bello
Jose Bustorff
 Portugal 16 25 8 4 4 133
10 Circus Howard Lippincott
R. Lippincott
 United States 6 17 14 17 8 128
11 Stormy Bill Ficker
Don K. Edler
 United States 21 5 17 7 10 128
12 Bu IV Jorge F. Geyer
Harry Adler
 Brazil 13 15 7 14 14 127
13 Merope II Agostino Straulino
Nicolò Rode
 Italy 4 18 WDR 3 1 126
14 Dingo James M. Schoonmaker
Albert Worthen
 United States 20 14 15 11 11 119
15 Magic Richard Stearns
Stanley Fahlstrom
 United States 29 4 11 20 17 109
16 Vega IV C. W. Lyon Jr.
Owen P. Merrill
 United States 10 22 22 15 13 108
17 Candide Albert Debarge
A. K. de Bokay
 France 14 13 10 DNF 26 89
18 Citation William Parks
Robert Halperin
 United States 30 10 9 DNF 18 85
19 Cygnet Owen C. Torrey
Paul Smart
 United States 22 28 18 19 20 83
20 Twin Star Read Ruggles Jr.
Ellis F. Muther
 United States 2 21 16 31 DNF 82
21 En Garde Cal Hadden Jr.
August Lorber
 United States 32 3 13 DNF 23 81
22 Chuckle Harold Halsted
Ernst Pfrunder
 United States 12 19 24 16 DNF 81
23 Kismet Mead Batchelor
Donald Spengler
 United States 19 11 29 23 28 80
24 Scylla Charles Ulmer
Herbert Hild
 United States 7 26 23 29 27 78
25 Encore H. Stephenson
Walter Lindemann
 United States 25 39 27 12 15 76
26 Pimm Walter von Hütschler
Peter D. Siemsen
 Brazil 8 29 21 21 DSQ 73
27 Shadrach Gary Comer
John W. Bennett
 United States 11 30 19 DSA 19 73
28 Paka VI Paul E. Fischer
Claus Wunderlich
 West Germany 28 24 25 22 22 69
29 Caprice Roberto Ciappa
Carlo Rolandi
 Italy 27 12 DNS 18 DSQ 67
30 Blue Chip David Glillard
John Rieger
 United States 24 31 30 28 24 53
31 Shillalah Daniel Catlin
J. Titterington
 United States 23 27 DSA 26 29 47
32 Katia II Michel Gautier
Jean L. Domerc
 Morocco 34 36 28 24 25 43
33 Brisote Alfredo Maruri
Oscar Espinosa
 Cuba 33 DSA 26 30 21 42
34 Waterwitch Charles H. Dole
A. D. Johnson
 United States 35 23 DSA 27 30 37
35 Scotch Mist Philip Somervell
William Rhawn
 United States 26 34 DSQ 25 31 36
36 Twinkle Roy Mitchell
Jean Mitchell
 Great Britain 36 33 32 32 32 25
37 Scoot John C. Dengler
Frederick Dasson
 United States 37 32 31 33 DNF 18

Source: [1][2]
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DSA – Disabled; DSQ – Disqualified; WDR – Withdrew;

References

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  • "WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 1945 - 1957". starclass.org. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  • "1955 World Championship". starclass.org. Retrieved 2014-02-25.