The 1981 Star World Championships were held in Marblehead, United States in 1981. It was the first time since Pim von Huetschler in the 40th that non American sailors won the prestigious Worlds Title. It was Alexander Hagen and Vincent Hösch from Germany that rocked the Star Class in the early 80th with Laser like downwind technics and light body weight. They were struggling upwind because of minor crew weight. They managed to reach the 1st mark in 10th position but were "flying" on the reach to call for room at the jibing mark into 1st position. They were rocking the boat and pumping sails like sitting on a Laser to extend their lead. Then it was easy to defend the lead from the front despite their poor upwind speed. 2 Years later rocking and pumping was forbidden by the IYRU-Racing Rules. 16 Years later Alex Hagen won the Star Worlds again in Marblehead. This time Marcelo Ferreira (the crew of Torben Grael) was crewing.
Results
| Pos | Crew | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alexander Hagen (H) Vincent Hösch |
 West Germany |
1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 37.4 |
|
Peter Wright (H) Todd Cozzens |
 United States |
7 | 4 | 1 | DSQ | 10 | 2 | 40 |
|
Bill Buchan Jr. (H) Ron Anderson |
United States |
2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 49.4 |
| 4 | Tom Blackaller (H) David Shaw |
United States |
3 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 50.1 |
| 5 | Boudewijn Binkhorst (H) Rob Douze |
 Netherlands |
5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | DSQ | 10 | 74 |
| 6 | Andrew Menkart (H) Steve Calder |
United States |
DNS | 13 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 76 |
| 7 | Giorgio Gorla (H) Alfio Peraboni |
 Italy |
4 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 76.7 |
| 8 | Uwe von Below (H) Wolf Sellig |
West Germany |
16 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 92 |
| 9 | Albino Fravezzi (H) Oscar Dalvit |
Italy |
23 | 8 | 6 | DSQ | 14 | 13 | 93.7 |
| 10 | Stig Wennerström (H) Sture Christensson |
 Sweden |
27 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 95 |
| 11 | John Dane III (H) Frederick May |
United States |
8 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 33 | 103 |
| 12 | Vicente Brun (H) Hugo Schreiner |
United States |
10 | 9 | 16 | 7 | DSQ | 39 | 111 |
| 13 | Joachim Griese (H) Jurgen Homeyer |
West Germany |
14 | 29 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 113 |
| 14 | Jochen Schwarz (H) Ulrich Seeberger |
West Germany |
11 | 31 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 125 |
| 15 | Peter O'Donnell (H) Richard Coxon |
 Australia |
28 | 10 | 22 | 26 | DNF | 11 | 127 |
| 16 | Tryg Liljestrand (H) Bengt Andersson |
United States |
21 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 43 | 40 | 137 |
| 17 | Barton S. Beek (H) William Munster |
United States |
12 | 24 | 11 | 12 | DSQ | 48 | 137 |
| 18 | Buddy Melges (H) Andreas Josenhans |
United States |
22 | 49 | 2 | DNF | 7 | 32 | 137 |
| 19 | John Boyce (H) Pete Milliken |
 Great Britain |
31 | 30 | 10 | DSQ | 4 | 37 | 140 |
| 20 | Aldo Migliaccio (H) Donato Pagliarulo |
Italy |
39 | 45 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 143 |
| 21 | Stefan Winberg (H) Stefan Sundquist |
Sweden |
13 | 43 | 17 | DNF | 3 | 41 | 143.7 |
| 22 | Eduardo Farre (H) Alberto Zanetti |
 Argentina |
56 | 11 | 23 | 61 | 9 | 15 | 144 |
| 23 | John King (H) Marcus Temke |
 Brazil |
34 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 36 | 145 |
| 24 | Colin Bate (H) Phil Smidmone |
Australia |
DNS | 20 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 50 | 153 |
| 25 | Heinz Nixdorf (H) Josef Pieper |
West Germany |
18 | 68 | 18 | 28 | 44 | 22 | 160 |
| 26 | Peter Scheel (H) Camilo Carvalho |
Brazil |
19 | 21 | 7 | 40 | DSQ | 43 | 160 |
| 27 | Hans Wallén (H) Henrik Dubois |
Sweden |
15 | 1 | DSQ | 8 | DSQ | 29 | 161 |
| 28 | Ch. Corbishley (H) Doug Weatherby |
United States |
47 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 45 | 12 | 164 |
| 29 | Harry W. Walker (H) David Perry |
United States |
57 | 16 | 28 | 59 | 19 | 18 | 168 |
| 30 | Mats Johansson (H) Ingemar Jansson |
Sweden |
37 | 22 | 21 | 53 | 25 | 35 | 170 |
| 31 | Joe Zambella (H) Leo Dawson |
United States |
6 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 21 | 64 | 175.7 |
| 32 | Gastão Brun (H) Steven Bakker |
Brazil |
29 | 82 | 52 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 176 |
| 33 | Paul Riley Jr. (H) Bill Butz Jr. |
United States |
50 | 26 | 53 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 176 |
| 34 | Mark Reynolds (H) Ed Trevelyan |
United States |
9 | 75 | DNF | 27 | 6 | 30 | 176.7 |
| 35 | Rob Maine III (H) Terry Bowman |
United States |
38 | 25 | 37 | 34 | DSQ | 14 | 178 |
| 36 | William Parks (H) Greg Cook |
United States |
26 | 17 | DNF | 43 | 42 | 24 | 182 |
| 37 | William Gerard (H) Billy Matson |
United States |
55 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 183 |
| 38 | Alex Smigelski (H) Chuck Tripp |
United States |
20 | 27 | 48 | 22 | 36 | DNF | 183 |
| 39 | William Allen (H) Bill Kinell |
United States |
17 | 12 | 44 | DNF | 34 | 49 | 186 |
| 40 | Shawn Killeen (H) Conrad Kuebel |
United States |
43 | 35 | 36 | 21 | 33 | DNS | 198 |
| 41 | J. M. MacCausland (H) J. A. MacCausland |
United States |
32 | 37 | DSQ | 42 | 32 | 25 | 198 |
| 42 | Ian Ford (H) Geoffery Davidson |
Australia |
45 | 62 | 41 | 39 | 28 | 16 | 199 |
| 43 | Rainer Roellenbleg (H) Deter Wuerdig |
West Germany |
35 | 64 | 30 | 33 | 60 | 21 | 209 |
| 44 | Stephen G. Gould (H) John Mann |
United States |
24 | 15 | DSQ | 29 | DSQ | 54 | 237 |
| 45 | George Thomas (H) Donald Harris |
United States |
33 | 42 | 50 | 47 | 38 | DNF | 240 |
| 46 | Ben Staartjes (H) Kobus Vandenberg |
Netherlands |
25 | 46 | DSQ | 18 | DSQ | 38 | 242 |
| 47 | Patrick de Barros (H) Manuel Ricciardi |
 Portugal |
53 | 36 | 35 | 53 | 35 | DNF | 242 |
| 48 | Steve Andrews (H) John Raymont |
United States |
46 | 72 | 27 | 37 | DSQ | 31 | 243 |
| 49 | Dave McCalley (H) Mike Barney |
United States |
42 | 59 | 38 | 54 | 23 | 61 | 246 |
| 50 | Knight Coolidge (H) Dale Hoffman |
United States |
DNF | 65 | 26 | 38 | DNF | 8 | 252 |
| 51 | Peter Costa (H) David O'Brien |
United States
|
36 | 58 | 45 | 16 | DSQ | 69 | 254 |
| 52 | Bob Westcott (H) John McMaus |
United States
|
51 | 66 | 68 | 56 | 31 | 27 | 261 |
| 53 | P. Migliaccio (H) Antonio Bottini |
Italy
|
64 | 19 | 54 | 44 | DSQ | 52 | 263 |
| 54 | Arnold Osterwalder (H) Juergen Maly |
 Switzerland
|
44 | 48 | 47 | DSQ | 51 | 44 | 264 |
| 55 | T. Lippincott (H) Dick Martin |
United States
|
40 | 51 | 63 | DNF | 39 | 42 | 265 |
| 56 | S. Prinsenberg (H) D. Prinsenberg |
 Canada
|
41 | 56 | 39 | 41 | DSQ | 58 | 265 |
| 57 | Chuck Lamphere (H) Robert Lamphere |
United States
|
49 | 14 | 70 | 35 | DSQ | 72 | 270 |
| 58 | Justo L. Frazer (H) Hector Longarela |
Argentina
|
30 | 50 | 49 | 57 | DSQ | 55 | 271 |
| 59 | Dierk Thomsen (H) Wulf Mehner |
West Germany
|
52 | 40 | 46 | 49 | DSQ | 59 | 276 |
| 60 | Peter D. Siemsen (H) Torben Grael |
Brazil |
DSQ | 47 | DSQ | 23 | 29 | 63 | 277 |
| 61 | Dave Cook (H) Robert Cook |
United States
|
54 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 65 | 286 |
| 62 | Robert Seltzer (H) Charles Hurlbut |
United States
|
48 | 55 | 42 | 64 | 52 | 62 | 289 |
| 63 | Thompson Adams (H) William Richard |
United States
|
DNF | 52 | 59 | 17 | DSQ | 47 | 290 |
| 64 | Andy Ivey (H) Jim Nichol |
United States
|
61 | 77 | 61 | 69 | 54 | 19 | 294 |
| 65 | John Grether (H) Tracy Usher |
United States
|
62 | 63 | 57 | 31 | DSQ | 51 | 294 |
| 66 | Jack Button (H) John Button |
United States
|
DNF | 38 | 31 | 68 | 57 | 71 | 295 |
| 67 | Gary MacDonald (H) David Winkler |
United States
|
58 | 28 | DNF | 51 | DSQ | 46 | 298 |
| 68 | David Robinson (H) John Robinson |
United States
|
DNF | 73 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 17 | 300 |
| 69 | John Hackman (H) Don Alexander |
Great Britain
|
63 | 71 | 58 | 63 | 30 | 57 | 301 |
| 70 | Frank Zagarino (H) Frank Egger |
United States
|
DNF | 34 | 29 | 45 | DNF | DNS | 308 |
| 71 | William Kieser (H) Hans Bucher |
United States
|
66 | 78 | 69 | 55 | 40 | 53 | 313 |
| 72 | William Farrar (H) John Sibander |
United States
|
DNF | 69 | 24 | 61 | 55 | 75 | 314 |
| 73 | Thorsten Cook (H) Mark Dolan |
United States
|
DNF | 67 | 67 | 48 | 41 | 66 | 319 |
| 74 | David Gaillard (H) Jack Levendahl |
United States
|
59 | 79 | 55 | 71 | 49 | 56 | 320 |
| 75 | Dave Ivey (H) Jon Blom |
United States
|
DNF | 57 | 72 | 67 | 53 | 67 | 346 |
| 76 | Werner Holtze (H) Regina Holtze |
United States
|
67 | 76 | 56 | 66 | 58 | 70 | 347 |
| 77 | F. N. De Abreu (H) Galba Filho |
Brazil
|
60 | 60 | DSQ | DSQ | 37 | DNF | 357 |
| 78 | Thomas D. Drew-Bear (H) Robert Franza |
 Venezuela
|
65 | 61 | 64 | 70 | DSQ | 68 | 358 |
| 79 | Hilary Smart (H) John Huntsman |
United States |
68 | 70 | DNS | 58 | DSQ | 60 | 371 |
| 80 | At Atkinson (H) Thor Kieser |
United States
|
69 | DSQ | 71 | 73 | 56 | 73 | 372 |
| 81 | John R. McGann (H) John C. McGann |
United States
|
70 | 74 | 66 | 74 | DNF | 74 | 388 |
| 82 | Steve Kling (H) Rolf Zeisler |
United States
|
71 | 80 | DNF | 75 | 59 | 76 | 391 |
| 83 | Luis F. Bustelo (H) Santiago González |
Argentina
|
DNF | 84 | DNS | 72 | 48 | DNF | 404 |
| 84 | Gerry Cayne (H) Dick Atkinson |
United States
|
DNF | 81 | 62 | 62 | DSQ | DNF | 405 |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified;
References
- "Star Class World Championship Results 1978 - 1989". starclass.org. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- "1981 World Championship - Regatta Report". starclass.org. Retrieved February 25, 2014.