Star Class Western Hemisphere Championship Archives
2025 Star Class Western Hemisphere Championship
June 12-15, 2025
Gibson Island Yacht Squadron - Gibson Island, MD, USA
TOP FINISHERS
| George Szabo | Guy Avellon | SDYC | USA | |
| John Loe | Phil Trinter | Southern/New York | USA | |
| Arthur Anosov | David Caesar | SSC | USA |
RACE DOCUMENTS
SCHEDULE
| Thursday, May 01, 2025 | |
| Standard Entry Deadline | |
| Thursday, May 22, 2025 | |
| Registration Closes | |
| Thursday, June 12, 2025 | |
| 1000-1730 | Registration & Boat Inspection |
| 1400 | Practice Race |
| Post Race | Beverages & Snacks |
| 1830 | Opening Ceremony: Blazer |
| Friday, June 13, 2025 | |
| 0830 | All Boats Afloat |
| 0900 | Competitors Meeting |
| 1100 | Warning Signal - 2 races |
| Post Race | Beverages & Snacks |
| Saturday, June 14, 2025 | |
| 0800 | Competitors Meeting |
| 1000 | Warning Signal - 2 races |
| 1900 | Gibson Island YC Dinner: Blazer |
| Sunday, June 15, 2025 | |
| 0800 | Competitors Meeting |
| 1000 | Warning Signal - 2 races |
| 1500 | Latest Time for Warning Signal |
| Post Race | Prizegiving |
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2025 REGATTA NEWS
GEORGE SZABO AND GUY AVELLON WIN 2025 STAR WESTERN HEMISPHERE CHAMPIONSHIP IN CHESAPEAKE BAY
Gibson Island delivers classic Star conditions for one of the five Continental titles of the year
The 2025 Star Western Hemisphere Championship came to a close on Sunday after three days of tight and tactical racing hosted by the Gibson Island Yacht Squadron on the Chesapeake Bay. The regatta, part of the historic Star Class calendar, attracted many of North America’s finest teams, culminating in a well-deserved victory for George Szabo and Guy Avellon.
Szabo and Avellon delivered an outstanding performance across the seven-race series, counting five top-2 finishes, including four bullets, and discarding only one mid-fleet result. Their consistent dominance secured them the championship with a total of 8 points after discard — a commanding lead over the rest of the fleet.
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2025 ENTRY LIST
| Country | Sail | Skipper | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 7996 | Matthew Rajacich | Eric Wagner |
| USA | 8471 | Paul Owens | Adam Schwarzweller |
| USA | 8444 | Alan Campbell | John Foster |
| USA | 8286 | Luke Buxton | Meehan Irose |
| USA | 8506 | Stephen Braverman | Ron Rezac |
| USA | 8170 | Aaron Serinis | Adam Dolezal |
| USA | 8445 | Robert Lippincott | |
| USA | 8510 | Thomas Londrigan | Mike Farmer |
| USA | 7620 | Derek DeCouteau | Chas Beek |
| USA | 8043 | benjamin sternberg | will christenson |
| USA | 8015 | Tom Price | Sarah (Saidee) Price |
| USA | 8056 | Michael Lovellette | Jack Carkhuff |
| USA | 8484 | Larry Whipple | Brian Sharp |
| USA | 8291 | William Swigart | Brian Fatih |
| USA | 8521 | Ken Woods | Samuel Goncalves |
| CAN | 8402 | Quinton Gallon | James Golden |
| USA | 8481 | John Loe | Phil Trinter |
| USA | 7933 | Igor Vavilov | Bogdan Mirochnik |
| USA | 8000 | Arthur Anosov | David Caesar |
| USA | 7425 | Read Beigel | Read Beigel |
| USA | 7515 | Ross Adams | AJ Brown |
| USA | 8415 | Nicolaus Pro | Aaron Smith |
| USA | 8227 | zachary hansman | Ryley Garbey |
| USA | 8253 | Brandon DePalma | Roberto Ayala |
| USA | 7951 | Robert Dunigan | Murray Leigh |
| USA | 8067 | Scott Schluederberg | Earl Chambers |
| CAN | 7545 | John Gardner | Alex Taylor |
| USA | 5000 | Joshua Powell | Arthur Lopes |
| USA | 8420 | Jim Ryan | Andrew Devlin |
| USA | 8448 | John MacCausland | TC Belco |
| USA | 7585 | Tim Paris | Isabel Paris |
| USA | 8318 | Dwight Escalera | Elizabeth Escalera |
| USA | 8537 | George Szabo | Guy Avalon |
| USA | 8272 | Spencer Carraher | Mike Raijacich |