Star Western Hemisphere, day 1 report from Biscyane Bay

Star Western Hemisphere 2018. On the first sunny day of racing two races happened with a great easterly breeze from 15 to 18 knots. The first race started at 11.05am just as planned with a couple of OCS as the fleet was so eager to get the championship going. Since the beginning Brazilians Lars Grael / Samuel Goncalves with American-German duo Jack Jennings / Frithjof Kleen were in the leading group alongside Italian Luca Modena sailing with the Brazilian flag for his crew Marcello Sansone.

BISCAYNE BAY READY TO HOST ISCYRA WESTERN HEMISPHERE 2018

The Western Hemisphere 2018 will official start tomorrow April 12th with the first day of racing, in Miami, Florida. Organized by Biscayne Bay Yacht Club in conjunction with the ISCYRA, International Star Class Yacht Racing Association, the Western Hemisphere is one of the big five Silver events on the ISCYRA calendar and it will go on until Sunday April 15th with two races per day. It will be the second big event on Star boats held in Miami's Biscayne Bay within a little more than a month’s time: on the first week of March on these water Diego Negri and Sergio Lambertenghi won the 91st edition of the Bacardi Cup.

Entry Extended for WHC

The Entry for the WHC has been extended until April 6. Register today!

IGC Approves WHC request for Test Event Status