1979 Star World Championships

Results of individual races

Pos	Crew	Country	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	Pts
	Buddy Melges (H) Andreas Josenhans	United States	4	1	1	5	11	WDR	35
	Bill Buchan, Jr. (H) Douglas Knight	United States	2	3	10	16	9	DSQ	61.7
	Peter Wright (H) Todd Cozzens	United States	38	28	5	3	3	4	63.4
4	Peter Sundelin (H) Håkan Lindström	Sweden	3	6	26	1	-	10	65.4
5	Giorgio Gorla (H) Alfio Peraboni	Italy	5	4	18	36	10	6	69.7
6	Pelle Petterson (H) Stellan Westerdahl	Sweden	1	15	6	18	18	9	71.7
7	Eckart Wagner (H) Jorg Moessnang	West Germany	7	22	36	2	5	21	81
8	Valentin Mankin (H) Alexandr Muzychenko	Soviet Union	15	5	35	13	6	16	83.7
9	James M. Schoonmaker (H) Tog Rogers	United States	6	8	7	26	12	DSQ	88.7
10	Flavio Scala (H) Mauro Testa	Italy	45	18	3	14	38	1	93.7
11	Hubert Raudashl (H) Karl Ferstl	Austria	21	34	9	7	23	5	94
12	Boudewijn Binkhorst (H) Rob Douze	Netherlands	9	11	21	19	8	DSQ	98
13	Alexander Hagen (H) Vincent Hoesch	West Germany	13	17	31	11	-	3	101.7
14	Thomas Lundqvist (H) Håkan Berntsson	Sweden	23	23	12	9	7	-	104
15	Tom Blackaller (H) Ron Anderson	United States	51	2	2	38	1	DSQ	107
16	Eduardo de Souza (H) Peter Erzberger	Brazil	8	38	8	12	16	35	109
17	William Gerard (H) Paul Cayard	United States	-	14	15	32	31	2	119
18	David Forbes (H) Stephen Forbes	Australia	26	33	23	8	14	22	123
19	Stig Wennerström (H) Lennart Roslund	Sweden	41	26	43	23	2	7	124
20	Bengt Larsson (H) Göran Tell	Sweden	25	27	61	6	20	19	126.7
21	Jens Christensen (H) Morten Nielsen	Denmark	33	12	19	17	29	20	127
22	A. B. Kimball (H) Gunther Haack	United States	10	25	27	10	54	25	127
23	David Howlett (H) John Boyce	Great Britain	-	16	24	22	32	11	135
24	John Albrechtson (H) Sture Christensson	Sweden	42	21	4	27	30	26	136
25	Paul Louie (H) Chuck Lawson	Canada	20	13	17	39	25	33	138
26	Heinz Maurer (H) Peter Herzog	Switzerland	28	29	16	-	22	17	142
27	Ben Staartjes (H) Kobus Vandenberg	Netherlands	27	36	11	15	33	34	150
28	Uwe Mares (H) Kid Borowy	West Germany	31	7	20	47	17	-	152
29	Joachim Griese (H) Jurgen Homeyer	West Germany	11	24	38	25	24	-	152
30	Uwe von Below (H) Franz Wehofsich	West Germany	16	-	22	4	-	8	157
31	Flemming Hansen (H) Niels Andersen	Denmark	39	9	28	-	27	30	163
32	Tryg Liljestrand (H) Carl Blomquist	United States	12	43	13	42	34	32	163
33	Peter Tallberg (H) Mathias Tallberg	Finland	49	30	33	45	21	14	173
34	Antonio Gorostegui (H) Victor Gorostegui	Spain	29	20	25	51	39	36	179
35	Hartmut Voigt (H) Uwe Heinzmann	West Germany	18	44	-	31	36	24	183
36	Horst Nebel (H) Dieter Wacker	West Germany	24	35	65	33	35	27	184
37	Ortwin Semmerow (H) Rolf Scholtz	West Germany	36	32	39	20	28	-	185
38	Paul Henderson (H) Bruce Brymer	Canada	19	-	-	21	13	28	190
39	Olle Johansson (H) Bengt Andersson	Sweden	54	19	41	-	26	23	193
40	Johan Schröder (H) Ulf Schröder	Sweden	47	41	29	63	40	18	205
41	Robert McNeil (H) R. Johnson	United States	22	-	14	-	47	15	216
42	Barton S. Beek (H) William Munster	United States	46	-	-	28	4	31	216
43	Marcello Adorno (H) Daniel Wilcox	Brazil	14	57	44	37	52	41	218
44	Kim Fletcher (H) William Kreysler	United States	32	46	40	-	59	13	220
45	Albino Fravezzi (H) Oscar Dalvit	Italy	-	10	53	34	15	-	221
45	Heinz Nixdorf (H) Josef Pieper	West Germany	59	50	30	49	55	12	226
47	Bengt Hellsten (H) G. Schultz	Sweden	-	39	42	29	42	45	227
48	Jochen Schwarz (H) Dieter Wuerdig	West Germany	-	45	37	44	19	46	231
49	Mogens Nielsen (H) Mogens Pedersen	Denmark	30	31	50	41	51	-	233
50	Alan Warren (H) Robin Pullinger	Great Britain	17	48	62	24	38	-	239
51	Ludwig Buedel (H) Erwin Pamp	West Germany	56	51	47	35	44	42	249
52	F. Nabuco (H) Jorge Zarif Neto	Brazil	55	47	48	56	43	29	252
53	Stef Scheuregger (H) H. Braun	West Germany	43	52	63	30	-	38	256
54	Werner Landau (H) Daniel Wyss	Switzerland	46	56	46	57	53	37	266
55	Sune Carlsson (H) Leif Carlsson	Sweden	58	61	66	43	41	40	275
56	Wolfgang Richter (H) Peter Richter	Brazil	37	62	60	58	45	47	277
57	Sven Karlsson (H) Lars Andersson	Sweden	35	-	36	55	48	-	281
58	William Parks (H) Warren B. Cozzens	United States	66	37	32	40	DNS	DNS	284
59	Josef Steinmayer (H) Bernfried Osterwald	Switzerland	52	-	51	66	50	39	288
60	Timothy A. Owens (H) Robert Cox	Australia	40	40	45	49	-	-	293
61	Dierk Thomsen (H) W. Mehner	West Germany	65	58	56	53	56	43	296
62	Al Strohmayer (H) F. Hehinger	Austria	62	61	55	-	49	44	301
63	Josef Urban (H) Jochen Peters	Austria	53	42	54	48	-	-	306
64	Lars Berg (H) Richard Berg	Sweden	70	66	70	61	46	50	321
65	Peter D. Siemsen (H) Torben Grael	Brazil	50	49	49	65	-	-	322
66	Arnold Winkler (H) Francesco Rossi	Switzerland	36	65	52	69	-	-	329
67	Fernando Pombo (H) Luis Vina	Spain	68	53	58	64	60	-	333
68	Francoise Brenac (H) Yves Taylor	France	-	60	-	50	37	-	335
69	Erwin Joras (H) J. Hain	Netherlands	71	67	64	67	61	48	337
70	Max Juchli (H) Willi Spellbrink	West Germany	48	55	57	70	-	-	339
71	Gui. Calegari (H) Alberto Zanetti	Argentina	63	68	69	-	62	49	341
72	Horst Loos (H) Georg Beck	West Germany	69	54	67	68	57	-	345
73	Willy Schlosser (H) B. Juergens	West Germany	61	59	59	62	-	-	350
74	Phillip R. Baker (H) Colin Bate	Australia	64	66	68	44	-	-	351
75	Lars Engelbert (H) Lars Unger	Sweden	60	-	-	46	-	-	373
76	Franco de Denaro (H) J. Pezzotti	Italy	57	-	-	52	-	-	376
77	Harald Wirth (H) R. Herber	Austria	72	69	-	71	63	-	384
78	John W. Allen (H) John Ahlquist	United States	67	-	-	60	-	-	394

Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; WDR – Withdrew;

• "Star Class World Championship Results 1978 - 1989". International Star Class Yacht Racing Association.
• "1979 World Championship - Regatta Report". International Star Class Yacht Racing Association.