1961 Star Class Sailboat World Championships - San Diego, U S A - a primer on star racing

The Star is one of the oldest one-design class sail boat. There are World Championship competitions for the best skippers. This recording was made on 16 mm film in 1961 and recently digitized to video. Thanks goes to the help of the racers and the race committee who made the film possible. .Lowell North and Bill Buchan are shown dueling for top honors. To view other videos produced by Franklin Clay Films go to