Star Western Hemisphere Championship at Biscayne Bay Yacht Club - Day 1
by Rachele Vitello 24 Apr 01:31 BST
April 22-25, 2021
Star Western Hemisphere Championship - Day 1 © ISCYRA
The past Star World Champions wanted to prove their worth on the opening day of the 2021 Western Hemisphere Championship in Miami. The three Gold Stars on the race course claimed a bullet each, John MacCausland / Guy Avellon (USA) won the first race, Augie Diaz / Bruno Prada (USA/BRA) the second and are second overall while Paul Cayard / Luke Lawrence (USA) won the third and last one and are leading the series.
A beautiful day in Miami for the first Star Class Championship of the year 2021. After a short postponement at Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, the fleet headed out and the first signal went up at 11:15am. A steady breeze between 12 - 15 knots from the North East granted the 20 teams to sail three very regular windward - leeward courses over the blue waters of Biscayne Bay.
They finished around 3pm so that they were able to fully enjoy the South Florida weather and lifestyle, particularly for the only team coming from still cold northern Europe, the Danish/German duo Jørgen Shoenherr and Markus Koy, who had a very consistent first day and are third overall (7, 3, 2).
Day two, Saturday, looks very similar to Friday, with the wind rotating slightly from the South East, and the first warning signal planned for 10:55am.
For more information visit 2021whc.starchampionships.org.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Yacht Name | Skipper / Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 60 | USA 8466 | GEM | Paul Cayard / Luke Lawrence | St. Francis Y.C. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 9 | USA 8509 | Danilu | Augie Diaz / Bruno Prada | Biscayne Bay Yacht Club | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 36 | DEN 8532 | African Queen | Jorgen Schonherr / Markus Koy | | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | 56 | USA 8448 | GM | John MacCausland / Guy Avellon | Cooper River Y.C. | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 42 | USA 8459 | USA 8459 | Peter Vessella / Phil Trinter | BBYC/StFYC | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | 51 | USA 8440 | USA 8440 | James Buckingham / Phil Toth | NHYC | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | 17 | ARG 8498 | Juanita | Alberto Zanetti / Lucas Altolaguirre | CN Olivos | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | 37 | USA 8159 | USA 8159 | Jock Kohlhas / Arthur Anosov | | 13 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 9 | 65 | USA 7996 | Manipulator | Matthew Rajacich / Eric Wagner | Tred Avon Yacht Club | 14 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 10 | 14 | USA 8504 | Star | Scott Barnard / Jon Klerk | NHYC | 9 | 14 | 10 | 33 |
| 11 | 64 | USA 8275 | USA 8275 | Nick Madigan / Rob Scrivenor | NHYC | 15 | 8 | 11 | 34 |
| 12 | 57 | USA 8521 | Big Jim | Mike Hecky / Bob Krahulik | Brant Beach Y.C. | 12 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
| 13 | 22 | USA 8522 | El Morro | Joshua Powell / Mark Strube | | 8 | 11 | DNF | 40 |
| 14 | 96 | GER 8396 | High Octane | Loither Geilen / Carlos Miquel | CRYC | 16 | 15 | 12 | 43 |
| 15 | 55 | USA 8555 | Zoom Zoom Zoom | John Dane / Tim Ray | Pass Christian Yacht Club | 2 | DNC | DNC | 44 |
| 16 | 39 | USA 8546 | Inshane Asylum | Shane Zwingelberg / TC Belco | AYC/CRYC | 11 | 12 | DNF | 44 |
| 17 | 66 | USA 8415 | My Way | Aaron Smith / Tim Ostrander | Aspen Y.C. | 18 | 17 | 14 | 49 |
| 18 | 62 | USA 8208 | Dragonfly | Fabiano Vivacqua / Caio Gerassi | ICRJ/CGSC | 17 | 16 | DNF | 54 |
| 19 | | USA 8518 | Death Roll in Pecos | Doug Smith / Dave Martin | St. Francis YC/Treasure Island SC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 63 |
| 20 | 67 | USA 8484 | Barka | Larry Whipple / Brian Fatih | | DNC | DNC | DNC | 63 |
