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EDITORIAL OFFICE, I. S. C. Y. R. A. 51 EAST 42ND ST., NEW YORK 17, N. Y. NOVEMBER, 1955 No. 374 1955 CUBAN CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRIA By EMERY LIPPAI By A. NEMETSCHKE, JR. Just before leaving for New York, where he won the The 1955 Oesterreichische Staatsmeisterschaft (Aus­ North American Championship at Rye as reported in trian National Championship), sailed on the Wolfgang· the last issue, young Jorge De Cardenas swept the 1955 see under the auspices of the Salzburg-Mozart Fleet late Championship of Cuba with three straight firsts in his last summer, was won by Mechtild, No. 3431, skippered Kurush IV. by J. Pankhofer of Munich, Bavaria. Mechtild repre­ But, as usual, there is more to say about de Cardenases, sented the Starnbergersee Fleet. The series, held in fine certainly the most remarkable family of Star skippers winds and fair weather, attracted 17 entries. today. Jorge's crew at the North American was In addition to the Championship, Pankhofer also his brother Carlos. At the Cuban Championship, Miguel carried off the Tibor von Heinrich Memorial Trophy, Figueroa sailed with the champion, and Carlos sailed presented by his widow, Mrs. von Heinrich. another , the Kurush V - and took second place in The order of finish in the series follows. the series. This second boat is the current World's 3431 Mechtild Pankhofer, Link STA Champion, No. 3376; but the situation on board was the reverse of what is was in Portugal last year: World 3325 May-be Musil, Immerhelfer TR Title holder Carlos de Cardenas, Sr., crewed. 3466 Goggowri Schmidt, Schmidt STA Weather was excellent. During two of s, 3668 Evita III Auterried, Wurmboeck ATT sailed on one day, a soft north wind blew, which may 3399 Ali Baba III Kastinger, Schoenbrodt ATT surprise some of our North American friends accus­ tomed to seeing races postponed in January because of 3019 Mermaid Eisl, Eisl TR too much north wind. 3112 Sneezy Obermueller, Langer ATT 3076 KurusliIV J. de Cardenas, Figueroa 36 3229 Mink Resmann, Strasser SMA 3376 Kurush V C. de Cardenas, Jr. and Sr. 32 3216 Gemma Nemetschke, Windhager SMA 1057 Riverola Rivero, Larrea 30 1279 Algenip Laubenberger, Denzel SMA 3192 Caliente Gans, Llopis 23 1247 Grane III Peter, Peter 3551 Almar de Marigny, Gallo 22 SMA 2856 Ginebra II Lippai, Maestri 20 3209 Augustin v. Lumbe, Hinterberger SMA 2965 Baire Llanso, Rosell 15 3576 Spina Haindl, Haindl Chi 3405 Cubana Reyes, Alvarez 14 2902 Orion Jugendabteilung Wg. SMA 3356 Finucha Maruri, Maruri 9 1416 Siddhartha Seemann, Luschan SMA 2934 Mambi de Castro, Rios 5 3190 Brisote Tunon, Espinosa 3 1716 Melpommene Wedermann, Kindt SMA 3303 Evalu IV Urioste, Alonso o 2805 Corona Nemetschke, Fuerst SMA TED GOUDVIS WINS FOURTH DISTRICT GREEN STAR CHAMPIONSHIP By G EORGE W. Voss The 16th annual sailing of the fathe r of all Green two seconds and a third in Dolphin, and Bob Asher's Star events, the IV District Green Star Championship, Sharen, also of the home Fleet, was third. was won by Ted Goudvis and Charlie Simpson, of th e Goudvis' success did not end with this event, as he host Central Lake Eri e Fleet, sailing their Nonino to was runner-up the following month in the Exchange three straight firsts. Until this victory they had won Club Series, which was won by Bever and Stack in only one rac e in three previous seasons, th e third ra ce Luscious Too. of the CLE Green Star Eliminations this year. Frank The Green Star summaries : Raymond from Wilm ett e Harbor was runner-up with 3259 Nonino Ted 1. Goudvis Central Lake Erie 1 1 1 36 2829 Dolphin Frank Raymond Wilmette Harbor 2 3 2 32 3403 7 Sharen Robert Asher Central Lake Erie 3 2 3 31 2013 Lynx George W. Voss Central Lake Erie 4 9 6 20 3552 Puff J ack Rice Jackson Park DSQ 6 4 16 3534 Su nshine L. Severs Southern Lak e Erie 6 10 7 16 1981 Dickery Don Asher Southern Lake Eri e 7 12 5 15 2950 March Hare King Stutzman Ja ckson Park 8 5 11 15 3181 Hoot'n Annie Fred Meyer Southern Lake Eric J>SQ 4 9 13 3199 Gale Judy Nyc Southern Luke Michigan 9 7 10 13 3/j,12 Doll Baby J umes S'1l 11 0tt Southern Luke Michigan n SQ 8 8 10 2111 Renaissance Edw. J. Lutz, J r. Penn -Erie 5 11 DSQ 10 PAGE 2 STARLIGHTS STARDUST Because the last issue had to be devoted to two Silver The Atlantic Highlands - Barnegat Bay Inter-Fleet Star events, both with enormous summary listings, there rega tta ended in a tie after three rac es. Bob Levin's was very little space left for anything else. We apologize Jersey Devil, No. 3003, took first place in the combined for the lat e appearance of the many reports which had score ; but each Fleet amassed exactly 31 points. to be held over to this issue. •• • • • • Robert E. Williamson's Needle of the Central Lake The North American Yacht Racing Union sponsors Erie Fleet was an easy winner of the Inter-Lake an event known as the Men's Sailing Championship , held Association Championship at Put-in-Bay, annually, open to sailors of any Class, qualification Ohio, taking two firsts and a third. through distri ct and regional eliminations. Thi s year • • • the finals, for the Mallo ry Trophy, were sailed in Detroit Howard Lippincott, who accomplishes the difficult in L-16's. The series was won by Bill Buchan, a Jr., feat of sailing in two Classes and doing very well in Star skipper from the P uget Sound Fleet, who will be both of them, won the International Comet Class Cham­ well rememb ered for his wide-open victory in the third pionship for the second consecutive year against 35 Silver Star race at Rockpo rt in 1954. The crew con­ sisted of the skipper's father, William Buchan, Sr., contenders. who was likewise his Star crew, and Ron MacFarlane. ••• • •• This year's Quincy Challenge Cup Series was swept The Second District Championship, sailed at Atlantic by Robert Kirkland's Lively Mary, three straight, for Highlands, was called off at two rac es, after the third 26% points. 's Hilarius had 21 for runner­ race failed to finish within the time limit Sunday after­ up position for the second year in a row; and series noon and there seemed no prospect of any wind for the third was taken by George Smith's Flying Cloud, of rest of the day. Charles Stein III and William Kouwen- Rockport and the Cape Ann Fleet. .hoven, the formidable pair who campaigned with the • • • Snallygaster in eastern waters last summer, won the first Harold Halsted has demonstrated again, as he does two race s and the abbreviated series, and were awarded so often, that although he may be a veteran (his Blue the series and daily prizes. But no Blue Star or Chev­ Stars and Corry Trophies reach back to 1934), he is rons can be applied to a two-race serie s; and for the no has-been. He won the Picken Memorial Trophy in purposes of Star records, there was no 1955 II District Chuckle against 25 entries, with Ralph Cameron's Championship. Shimmie second and John Titterington in Wendy third. • • • The previous weekend, Halsted also won the Domino The awkward predicament which overtook the II Y. C. Series; and rumor has it that he went on the District Championship this year may occur at any three­ following month to take the Nash High Point Trophy race series scheduled for only a two-day weekend. In for the combined Long Island Sound fall circuit. fact, it is rather remarkable that it has not happened more often in the past. A District which schedules such a series must be willing to accept a wash-out if some­ NUTMEG TROPHY SERIES. thing goes wrong with the last race. The XII District takes the precaution to reserve four days for its three MILFORD. CONNECTICUT race Championship. As reported last month, it was a 3375 Vengeance Gentzlinger HB 119 good thing that this was done in 1955: no race could 3355 Sirene Smith HB 113 be completed Thursday (calms), two were sailed Friday, 3540 Buzzar CLlS 111 none Saturday (storms), and one Sunday, to complete 2857 Heather Lynn WUS no the event. 3648 Chuckle Halsted MorB 105 • • • 3340 Kismet Batchelor Mid 98 W. T. Sampson Smith, of Otsego Lake won the Jr., 3315 Cygnet Torrey WLlS 96 1955 sailing of the Central New York Yacht Racing 3357 GazeUe Whyte NB Association regatta at Ithaca in his Leatherstocking. 94 3458 Blue Chip Gaillard CB 93 About 25 Stars competed. 2806 Twinkle Hanson NB 91 • •• 3484 Soiree Marriner HB Of the various records set by the 1955 North Ameri­ 89 1821 Nutmeg Hedden CLlS 85 can Championship, one deserves special mention. Every 2858 Dingo Jewett HB B4 one of the huge entry list of 54 boats started in every 3310 Rawalpindi Fullerton race. This is most unusual in any sizable event. Also, RAR 83 3235 Malihini Beard GSB 83 for the first two days, every boat finished. 502 Winsome Sexauer ERF BO • • • 3417 Capstar Burbeck MorB 76 Most of the 1955 honors in the Southern Lake Erie 3250 Maoourneen Moore HB 74 Fleet went, as has been usual in recent seasons, to 3510 Tweedledee Tweedy HB 72 Don Bever's hot Luscious Too. However, Bever did not 3639 Scrimshaw Voytershark Mid 70 win the Fleet Championship, which went to Ray Full's 3400 Scherzo Lawrence SUS 70 Deuces Wild. Full likewise won the Rosswurm Series. 3478 Needle Williamson CLE 65 • • • 3426 Emme Underhill MorB 65 Leslie C. Kemp's S tarlight III was a convincing win­ 3210 Pursuit Danes MorB 58 ner of the Briti sh Star Champi onship sailed under the 1659 Dawn Sigler Mid 57 capable management of th e Royal Norfolk and Suffolk 3175 Shimmie Cameron MorB 53 at Lowestoft, Suffolk, during las t August. 3339 Caber Gordon CLlS 51 Second was Roy Mitchell's Twinkle; and one point 3191 Melody Smart ellS 50 behind her, T. Welpton's R ed Devil. Of the 13 entries, 1633 Pyrene Kahl EllS 49 the prize for pre-194O boats went also to Red Devil, 333 Smoky Lacross NB 43 No. 1074. 3555 Asdjghjkl; Laverne HB 36 • • • 2820 Pixy O'Connell RB 34 Th e Great Lakes Championship for the Blue Star of 1901 S parkle Birks Mid 33 the IV District, sailed this year at Chicago under the 82 Heirloom Bristol Mid 30 auspices of the Southern Lake Michigan Fleet, was 3044 Tulia Vilks WLlS 29 won by Dr. Florus Black in his October, which was 2793 Dodot Bucher ERF 23 later to do so well at the North American Championship. 2459 Tac kless Goddard CA 22 Octob er took two firsts, a second, a third, and a four th. 3494 Cancan Rieger MorB 20 Runner-up was Bert Williams of the host Fleet, three 626 Jay Wenck Mid 19 points hack ; and Dick Miller of Cleveland was third, 653 Pole S tar Oldroyd Mid 18 another three points astern. Complete ser ies summaries 1553 Dri ppin' Too Knopf Mid 17 were not available at this writing. 1647 Altair II Brown Mid 15 NOVEMBER. 1955 PAGE 3 LABOR DAY SERIES AND ELDER FUND TEAM RACE AT SAN DIEGO The generous response of the membership to the request for contributions to a George Elder Memorial By H. W. CALLIHAN fund resulted in the raising of more than five hundred The San Diego Bay Star Fleet played host at a hard dollars, through small (and some large) contributions fought Labor Day series September 4th and 5th, 1955. from hundreds of Star members. The Governing Com­ After the first two races, three familiar names were at mittee takes pleasure in announcing that the Elder the top of a 17·boat fleet: Lowell North, George Fleitz Memorial Perpetual Trophy will be up for competition and . Then on the second windward leg for the first time this year. It is to be awarded of the last race, sailed on the ocean course off the annually to the winner of the first race in the World's Hotel Del Coronado, Burnham sniffed his way most Championship series. successfully through a flat spot to finish first in the race George Elder was of course best known and will and the series. always be remembered as the organizer of the Star The results (reverse scoring) follow. • Class and as its President for twenty-five years. It may 2951 Chatterbox Burnham 6 surprise some to know that he was also at one time a 3496 Wench V Fleitz 8 racing expert; and that in fact his highest award, two 2920 North Star II North 8 Gold Chevrons, was for winning a race in the World's 1560 Stormy Ficker 15 Championship, which he achieved in 1926. 1982 Rascal Scott 19 The trophy is a large and substantial Sterling cup in 3497 M enehune Hahn 21 the style reminiscent of the period in which George 3538 Manana Driscoll 22 Elder was actively racing, an era of yachting on whose 2067 Chaser II Rollins 23 history he later became an authority. The winner of 1865 lade Schoonmaker 25 the first race at Havana this month will have the added 2488 Sugar Rabbit Lewsadder 30 honor of being the first recipient of the new cup. Per­ 2887 Ricochet Mitchell 31 haps each year the awarding of this trophy will serve 768 Phar Lap Callihan 36 as a small reminder of the very large part which George 1887 Scout III Beek 37 Elder played in bringing the World's Championship 1447 Carrousel McNainara 40 series to its present position of world wide prominence. 2121 Ah·Me-Go Hines 42 ~~ L~D~u ~~~ ~ • • • Shortly after returning home from Rye, where he 723 Banshee Mitchell 47 had entered the fourth race of the Silver Star Cham­ On the preceding day the V District Team Race was pionship in the lead only to suffer a breakdown, Gary held on a Bay course off the San Diego Yacht Club. Comer was given a rousing send-off for the World's Cham­ The San Diego Bay Fleet team won the series handily pionship in Cuba. Capt. Bill Whalen acted as master after a shaky start, over the best skippers of the New­ of ceremonies, and Harry Nye, Buck Halperin and Bill port Harbor and Los Angeles Harbor Fleets. As one Parks added a few sentiments for the occasion. Over visiting skipper was heard to remark, "After all, we two hundred Fleet members and friends attended the were sailing against a team consisting of Driscoll, Burn­ barbecue, held at the Jackson Park Yacht Club, to ham and North .- what else could you expect?" wish Gary the best of luck.

XVII DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNED TO SWITZERLAND FROM JUGOSLAVIA By STJEPAN VEKARIC The blue Adriatic and the rocky Dalmatian coast Baba IV, with U. Bucher as crew, did not have any treated the Swiss and South German Star skippers with really threatening opponent, and won the Championship not too much wind but with plenty of sunshine during with four firsts and one third place. F. Heilmeier's the five days of the fourth annual sailing of the Cham­ Mecki and P. Adolff's Clambambes followed with only pionship of the Seventeenth District. The Austrian Fleets one point between them. Last year's Champion M. sent no boats, but 19 from 9 different Swiss, Ger­ Fafangel did not this time have the Ventolina and the man and J ugoslavian Fleets started the first race. strong winds of the Lake of Zuerich, and finished only The Champion of Switzerland, H. Bryner, in Ali twelfth. XVII DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP 3069 Ali Baba IV H. Bryner Lago di Lugano 1 1 131 93 ~239 Mecki F. HeiImeier Ammersee 3 3 2 13 6 73 3414 Clambambes P. Adolff Starnbergersee 12 2 5 1 8 72 ~557 Suleika II H. Gubler Zuerich 5 7 16 4 9 69 3326 Blue Lei C. Joos Rapperswil 8 982 4 69 3254 Biserka 13. Nincevic Dalmatian 7 8 4 11 3 67 3589 Perfidia V H. Looser Rapperswil 4 5 3 12 13 63 3380 Saylor II W. Benz Bodensee 14 11 7 8 2 58 3427 Noeck F. Groos Starnbergersee 6 6 9 7 15 57 3221 Cisa E. Schneider Ammersee 10 10 12 5 14 49 2971 Pandora E. Vorberg Zuerich 11 15 10 9 7 48 3252 Primorka M. Fafangel Dalmatian 2 12 15 5 46 3432 Fram II E. Gautschi Bodensee 13 16 14 6 12 39 3570 Kiebitz M. Huber Starnbergersee 16 4 11 10 39 3251 ladranka B. Kalodjera 9 14 14 11 32 3255 Koraljka N. Filipl 13 16 16 10 25 3253 Dalmutinka N. Alujcvic Dulmatian 15 13 15 16 21 3285 Istranka H. Mueller Chiemsee 17 17 6 PAGE 4 STARLIGHTS CHIEMSEE RACE WEEK. BAVARIA By EBERIIARD HOESCH Five races were sailed during the so-called Chiemsee- Starnberg, The best any of our local skippers could Woche in Southern Germany, with 24 Stars at the do was third place, taken by J. Mueller with Stella Maris. starting line. The Chiemsee Star Fleet has existed one The week was well organized and took place under a year and is now already the biggest Fleet in Germany. very friendly atmosphere. Our fond hope is that the We were glad to welcome as our guests many friends next Championship of Germany might be sailed on our from the other Bavarian lakes. J. Pankofer, BYC/CYC, Chiernsee, the largest of the Bavarian lakes, and con- Starnberg, was the winner, followed by Gross, BYC, sidered by us to be ideal sailing water. SUMMARY, CHIEMSEE WEEK I 3431 Mechtild J. Pankofer BYC 2 I 5 10 2 105 2 3427 Noeck V F. Gross BYC 3 3 19 1 1 98 3 3487 Stella Maris J. Mueller CYC 6 7 2 4 9 97 4 3573 Mizar R. Schmid CYC 7 6 9 2 4 97 5 3414 Clambambes P. and J. AdolfI BYC 9 2 7 9 5 93 6 3570 Kiebitz M. Huber BYC 4 12 5 12 8 84 7 3466 Goggolori P. and R. Schmid CYC/BYC I 5 7 6 81 8 3221 Cise E. Schneider ASC 12 4 3 3 78 9 3240 Festina M. Koernschild ASC 8 17 16 6 3 75 10 3583 Phoenix K. Scheufelen CYC II 14 1 14 17 68 II 3582 Kimscho E. Winkler CYC 13 9 14 8 15 66 12 3581 Gaudeamus G. Bickel CYC 16 16 10 13 13 57 13 3580 Foehn III M. Niederlechner CYC 20 8 5 12 55 14 3399 lmme R. Eilenstein CYC 5 13 6 51 15 3488 Zwentebold E. Hoesch/A. Fiedrich CYC II 12 II 18 48 16 3574 Delphin R&~ CYC 10 15 15 22 16 47 17 2980 Muschi III K. Dersch CYC 17 21 II 19 10 47 18 3576 Sphinx IV W. Haindl CYC 15 8 21 II 45 19 3584 Pinguin S. von Geyern CYC 23 17 15 7 38 20 3579 Diana III W. Scharfenberger CYC 18 19 20 17 14 37 21 3577 Tornado H. Maltz CYC 18 13 16 19 34 22 3586 Sabine F. Esterer CYC 10 18 20 27 23 3578 Lump III C. Loos CYC 14 18 20 23 24 3571 Hai J. Kainz, SCW/CYC 22 2321 9 1955 MICHIGAN STATE THIRD DISTRICT BLUE STAR CHAMPIONSHIP TO KILLEEN'S URCHIN By RICHARD E. HARTMAN By GORDON GsELL, Courtesy Yachting The annual Michigan Championship regatta was held Joseph L. Killeen, Jr., sailing his new boat Urchin II, at Crescent Yacht Club this year under the auspices edged out W. W. Weatherly of the Gulfport Y. C. by one of the Detroit River Fleet, as a consequence of Alex point to win the Third District Star Class championships Allardyce's 1954 win. Bennett and Sisson, sailing Bar­ on Lake Pontchartrain August 20-21 under the sponsor­ baree, won with three straight firsts to take the Phillip ship of Killeen's New Orleans Gulf fleet and the Upton Memorial Trophy. Second place and the Star Southern Y. C. Ten skippers, representing four Star of Michigan Trophy went to Bob Boudeman's Big fleets, took part. Allegro, sailed by Weatherly, won the Kick II of Gull Lake for the second consecutive year; first race, with Killeen close on his stern and Milton and the Defender finished third. Evans of Gulfport third in Shrew. In the second race, 2429 Barbaree Bennett II I 45 Killeen finished on top, followed by Weatherly and Cal H. Hadden, Jr., of Southern, sailing En Garde. The 3397 Big Kick Boudeman 2 3 2 41 3453 Chance Allardyce 3 2 3 40 two top skippers entered the third race tied with 19 2355 Judy Barnes 7 4 4 33 points each and Hadden had 15. The race was a real 2491 Par 4 Parfet 5 7 5 31 thriller, with Hadden getting the winner's gun and 2886 Sparkle Williams 4 8 7 29 Killeen finishing fourth, one second ahead of Weatherly. This threw Weatherly and Hadden into a tie with 25 2885 Paleface Waddell 6 5 9 28 3545 Sea Gull Day 8 9 8 23 points each, but the Gulfport skipper took the second 763 Bottoms Up Bell 10 23 place trophy since he had finished ahead of Hadden in 9 6 two of the three races. Fourth place went to Evans. 3049 Fleet Star Wright 10 II II 3291 Punk Kapetanski 12 10 10 2775 Thistle Hutchinson 6 10 FOR SALE 3045, BLUE HEAVEN. Hanson's finest. In excellent condition; bright deck, 3 very good suits cotton , 1956 LOG fitted winter cover, 2-wheel trailer with electric brakes. $1500. Tom Barnes, 69 Orchard si, Oyster Bay, L. I., LAST CALL. This is the last call for everything for N. Y. the 1956 LOG. All material must reach the Central Office by December 15, 1955, for inclusion. Fleet Secre­ 2856, GINEBRA. Old Greenwich built, Ulmer sails, taries will have no further reminder to submit race 4·wheel trailer. Cuban Champion 1952. Excellent con­ results. dition, ready to race if desired in World's Championship GOOD PHOTOS arc still needed. We can say no in Havana. $1500. Emery Lippai, Calle 15 No. 1206, more - it's up to you now. Vedado, Havana, Cuba. 2125, SHILLALAH. Old Greenwich. Good condition. New Murphy & Nyc Orlon, Watts cotton; 2-wheel trail er; cover. 2500. Daniel Catlin, Jr., Phillips Acad­ HAVANA NOTE emy, Andover, Mass. Because of the holding of the World's Championship 1460. Parkman; new Saybrook mast and rig. Two in Havana at the end of November, there will be no suits cotton sails; new deck; boat all refinished with ilvcr tar Midwinter eries sailed there this wint er. Vinylon; kept out of wuter between race s. Spare mast, 4·wheel trailer. $800. Ernest mith, 9 South Main St., Ipswich, Mass. MEMBERSHIP BUTTONS 502, WINSOME. ompl etely equipped ; 4-wheel trail .r ; new Lippincott rig, 2 suits colton sails. $895. I. . . Y. R. A. lap I buttons are now available from Hohert W. S sxuuer, 3:3-21 168th si., Flu shing, L. 1., the As ociation, Price 50c each. N. Y. Tel. No. FL. 9·5454.