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John Kostecki and Austin Sperry (USA) won the 2024 Star World Championship, topping the 64-boat field on September 8-13 in San Diego, CA. Hosted by San Diego Yacht Club, the pair recently returned to the Class to claim their first Star World title.

The event format has a very deliberate pace toward the finale, with one lengthy race each day which allows the cream to rise in the weather conditions for that day. It would be that march which had six teams within reach of the title, separated by five points with one race remaining.

In a case of “it’s never like this,” the fleet endured the first two days as a heatwave prompted competing winds with significant velocity variations, but a cooling trend for the last four days provided classic San Diego conditions of steady moderate weather.

“It was a challenge all week between the different wind directions, the current, and the eagerness of the fleet at the starts,” noted PRO Tom Duggan. “We had to stay south of Point Loma to have steadier breeze and not too far out to avoid the strong coastal current.”

The title was open until the end of the final 2-mile downwind stretch. With Kostecki/ Sperry leading at the final upwind mark, title contenders Leandro and Lucas Altolaguirre (ARG) – known for the offwind speed – moved from third to first at the finish, with Kostecki/ Sperry dropping to third but winning by one point.

“We sailed a great race today, we needed to,” shared Kostecki. “We had a great start, went fast, we had some luck with the wind shifts, and it all just came together, which is what you need to win a World Championship.”

Up until the final race, each race had been won by the Cayard family, with Paul Cayard and Frithjof Kleen winning three and Will Stout and Paul’s son Danny winning two. But only Stout/ Cayard could get closest in the finale, finishing fourth to claim second overall.

“It was a great way to end this championship really, open until the last leg,” said Danny Cayard, third generation Star sailor after his dad and grandfather Pelle Petterson.

“It was close down until the end but we were just a little short,” added Stout. “We are happy with our result, Danny and I have only sailed together for a short amount of time and so it was good for us personally and I am looking forward to the next one together.”

For Paul Cayard, the overall leader through the first four days, a final day seventh dropped him to fourth overall.

“It is disappointing to win three races and not the World Championship, in Race Two and Race Five I made some mistakes, just big mistakes and finishing more than tenth, you kind of need to stay in the top ten,” he observed.

“We were so close to accomplishing the goal, after race four we were really in a strong spot and so it hurts, it’s hard to think beyond that right now but we’re a good team, we sailed well, we have a fast boat and I’m sure after a few weeks we’ll digest this and we will look forward to another shot at this.”

Event information – Results – Facebook

Final Results (Top 10 of 64; 6 races, 1 discard) 1. USA John Kostecki/ Austin Sperry, 3-(11)-3-6-3-3, 18 2. USA Will Stout/ Daniel Cayard, 7-1-6-(19)-1-4, 19 3. ARG Leandro Altolaguirre/ Lucas Altolaguirre, 2-(21)-11-3-2-1, 19 4. USA Paul Cayard/ Frithjof Kleen, 1-15-1-(17)-7, 25 5. USA George Szabo/ Guy Avellon, 5-6-5-(11)-4-8, 28 6. DEN Jørgen Schönherr/ Jan Eli Gravad, 12-5-2-7-5-(16), 31 7. USA Augie Diaz/ Bruno Prada, 16-4-7-(21)-6-9, 42 8, USA Brian Ledbetter/ Brian Terhaar, 11-7-4-(16)-8-14, 44 9. USA Eric Doyle/ Payson Infelise, 4-2-(65 dnf )-26-11-5, 48 10. USA Ben Mitchell/ Rob Scrivenor, (22)-9-16-2-22-10, 59

Source: SDYC, Scuttlebutt

Tags: Austin Sperry , John Kostecki , Star , Star World Championship

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Meet Dylan Fletcher, Britain’s sailing star from a family of ballet dancers

If there is a spring in the step of Ineos Britannia – and there should be given the momentum they are beginning to build in this America’s Cup – at least some of that is down to Dylan Fletcher.

Ben Ainslie’s co-helm on board the British AC75 has been a lively presence in the Louis Vuitton challenger series, with his constant chatter and energy.

Promoted at the 11th hour in place of Giles Scott, having made himself, in Ainslie’s words, “undroppable”, Fletcher’s is the voice you hear on the TV coverage, constantly talking, painting a picture for his skipper, reading the wind shifts, projecting the lay lines, giving Ainslie options on the race course.

Mind you, Fletcher ought to be sure-footed. It is in his blood. Both of his parents were ballet dancers. His father Graham Fletcher – or “Flecky” as he was known in the business – was a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet who had a wonderfully colourful career.

Fletcher snr was inside the Miss Piggy costume on the famous Muppet Show sketch “Swine Lake” from 1978, dancing with Rudolf Nureyev in a parody of the White Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake.

It was the start of a long association with American puppeteer Jim Henson, Fletcher snr appearing several times as the Fletcher Bird and Timmie the Martian in episodes that included guests Diana Ross, Liberace and Alice Cooper. Later he took on the role of Mr Mistoffolees in Cats , joining the original cast members. “That was probably Dad’s most notable role,” Fletcher says, smiling.

Mum Jane, meanwhile, was in the English National Ballet and is now a pilates instructor in Market Harborough.

Did he inherit the dancing genes? “Obviously they wanted me to do ballet as a kid, and I did a few times – but I hated it!” Fletcher admits. “Anything to do with the stage or performing wasn’t for me.”

That is not strictly true. Fletcher, it turns out, paid for his first boat with money earned from acting in The Bill , although he says he was “only three or four” when he did it and quit showbiz soon after. “They wanted me to do more but my mum was against it,” he says. “Sliding doors!”

Sitting in a room of the Ineos base in Barcelona, overlooking the boat shed, Fletcher laughs. He is aware that his childhood, and route into sailing, was rather unusual. But he has not spoken much about it before. Although he was a hugely successful Olympic sailor, winning gold in the 49er in Tokyo alongside Stu Bithell, Olympic sailing pales in comparison with the America’s Cup for media attention.

If Ainslie’s team do make next month’s 37th America’s Cup match against defenders New Zealand – and despite a defeat by Alinghi on Monday in very light winds, they should still advance to the challenger final at 4-1 up in a first-to-five series – Fletcher can expect to be repeating his back story a lot in the coming weeks.

Fletcher learnt to sail when the family moved from Thames Ditton to Market Harborough when he was a boy. “Mum and Dad put me on a summer course at Pitsford reservoir, Northampton Sailing Club,” he recalls. “That’s where I started. But I was relatively late coming into the Olympic programme. I didn’t start racing until I was 13.”

He made up for lost time. After buying his first boat (“I really wanted a quad bike. Like most boys, I had delusions of being a Formula One driver.”) Fletcher progressed swiftly through the ranks – 405s, 29ers, then 49ers, finishing sixth in Rio with Alan Sign before that gold in Tokyo, which was decided by a photo finish.

By a happy coincidence, Fletcher and Bithell beat Emirates Team New Zealand’s double America’s Cup winners Peter Burling and Blair Tuke to silver in Enoshima. Perhaps he already holds an Indian sign over them? “Ha,” he says. “I don’t know about that. But their path to the America’s Cup definitely inspired me. Ultimately, one of the reasons I did a lot of Moth sailing after Tokyo [Fletcher won the world title in the foiling dinghy class in 2022], and pushed hard at that, is because of Pete [Burling], Nathan [Outteridge], Tommy [Slingsby] and Goody [Paul Goodison]. They all won Moth world championships. They’re all Olympic gold medallists. And now they’re all helming AC boats.

“I was like: ‘Right, now I’ve won an Olympic gold I need to go and win a Moth world title, because I want to be an America’s Cup helm.’”

Still, to say Fletcher’s promotion to co-helm on Britannia caught outsiders by surprise would be an understatement. Scott is, after all, a double Olympic champion himself, and far more experienced in this world. No one saw it coming.

It seems Fletcher’s persistence and doggedness have been rewarded. He reckons he sent Ainslie “about a text message a month until Ben finally relented” and brought him into the team.

Initially, he wondered whether he might have been brought in to helm the British SailGP boat when Ainslie and Scott were busy with the America’s Cup, which he did in the first season of the series before Ainslie bought the team. But gradually, he made himself indispensable. From helming the second AC40 when Ineos were two-boat testing earlier this year, to his work in the simulator with Ainslie and Scott. Colleagues talk about his constant thirst for knowledge, and energy. Ainslie has credited him for introducing the system of communication Fletcher developed with Bithell in the 49er.

Naturally, Fletcher feels huge sympathy for Scott, who did nothing wrong. But he is grateful for the latter’s support. “Giles is basically the best coach we could have,” he says. “He has a really good eye for seeing the differences on other teams and how that can help us.”

But mostly, he is just buzzing for himself. “It’s incredible,” he says. “When Ben called me into his office and told me I would be co-helm, I was pretty nervous, just going out sailing the next day, the weight of expectation on my shoulders. To be alongside Ben Ainslie? The greatest Olympic sailor of all time? I really felt the weight on my shoulders.

“But yeah, I feel like our partnership is growing. I’m learning from him all the time and I feel like I understand what he wants from a communication point of view.”

And what is that? “I’m happy to make a decision,” Fletcher says. “It might not be what Ben would do, and he might not be happy about it, but it’s the best decision I can make based on the information I have. But mostly, I’m feeding him. Obviously he has a lot more match racing experience than I do. And I think it can be dangerous to have… you’ve got two helms, you can’t have a committee meeting for every decision. You’ve got to have one person generally leading the decisions. And that’s Ben.”

It seems to be working. If Fletcher can help Britain to pirouette from a shaky preliminary regatta to a glorious swansong in Barcelona, he will have done his parents proud.

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Below Deck Sailing Yacht fans ‘shocked’ and outraged’ as star returns after sexual assault allegations

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Below Deck Sailing Yacht fans have been left fuming after the season five trailer dropped earlier today, following the sexual assault allegations against Gary King.

The bosun first appeared on the Bravo spin-off series in the second season, which aired in 2021, and has remained part of the cast ever since , alongside Captain Glenn Shephard and chief stewardess Daisy Kelliher.

Last year, viewers were shocked after a crew member alleged that the 36-year-old tried to force himself on her behind the scenes – something he fiercely denied.

The accusations emerged after the fifth series had been filmed, with many questioning whether it would ever air due to the controversy.

The dramatic teaser was released today ahead of the release date on October 7, showing King and Kelliher at the forefront of the drama on board.

However, while it is not clear how much of a part he will play in the upcoming season, viewers were reeling over the decision and called Bravo out airing the episodes.

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Flocking to the comments below the official Below Deck page, Bravo4therestofus posted: ‘Ummmm my understanding was that Gary was NOT coming back sooooooooo ?!!,!?! [sic].’

Glamisgrrrl agreed: ‘Right?! So gross they’re just letting him come back.’

‘How is Gary back??? And why? Ick,’ Arielle_Smith said.

Over on Reddit, NBCaz commented: ‘Can’t say I’m excited to see that Gary is still gonna be a part of this [sic].’

As Pinsleric added: ‘Not only is Gary not scrubbed, he’s featured in the trailer. I’m genuinely shocked.’

Last year, Samantha Suarez claimed that she met King while preparing for season four in Sardinia and had accompanied him back to his hotel in July 2022, after he had filmed interviews for the show.

The former crew member – who worked on the hair and makeup team, and would also assist the talent manager with tasks – alleged that he was drunk and behaving erratically while she attempted to keep him contained in his room.

She claimed to Rolling Stone that he suggested for her to join him in bed, and that he greeted her in his underwear when she later returned, before coming up behind her and grabbing her, pressing her against his body and refusing to let go.

Suarez said that she immediately informed bosses of the incident and had meetings with executive producers and the show’s talent manager, insisting that she didn’t feel comfortable working around King.

Others also claimed that he was seen grabbing a female staff member’s bum and continued to touch her inappropriately when she asked him to stop.

When one team member reported his behavior, they claimed that no one acknowledged it initially, before a producer eventually stepped in to ask him to stop.

Both Suarez and the crew member, who was vocal about what they witnessed, were reportedly not asked to return to the show, having worked on the franchise for some time – while King returned for the following season.

The allegations emerged in August and the reality star later denied them. He posted a message on Instagram in November, vowing: ‘It’s sad that people will do anything in their power to bring you down.

‘It’s not about how you fall but how you get up. Luckily for me the fall was into a sea of daisies.’

The post is currently still visible and includes some of the hashtags: ‘#iwascancelledbecauseofalie #anythingforaplatform #dontbelieveeverythingyousee #ivegotmyheadheldhigh #worldisanuglyplace #iwouldneverdothat #onwardsandupwards.’

At the time of the Rolling Stone article, a Bravo spokesperson told  Metro.co.uk  in a statement: ‘Bravo is committed to maintaining a safe and respectful workplace for cast and crew on our reality shows.

‘We require our third-party production companies to have appropriate workplace policies and trainings in place and a clear process on how to report concerns.

‘The concerns Ms Suarez raised in July 2022 were investigated at that time and action was taken based on the findings.’

A spokesperson for 51 Minds Entertainment, the company that produces Below Deck, added to the outlet: ‘51 Minds is committed to providing an environment in which every member of the casts and crews on our productions feel respected and, most importantly, safe.

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Below Deck Sailing Yacht Exes Daisy Kelliher and Gary King Have Explosive Reunion in Season 5 Trailer

Below deck sailing yacht 's daisy kelliher confronts "pr--k" gary king following their failed boatmance in e news' exclusive first look at season five. plus, meet the new yachties..

Below Deck Sailing Yacht 's new season will be anything but smooth sailing.

That's because returning costars Daisy Kelliher and Gary King are anything but friendly after their failed boatmance in E! News' exclusive first look at the Bravo series' fifth season.

Following Daisy, Gary and BDSY alum Colin MacRae 's messy love triangle , Daisy is still reeling from the complicated and dramatic fallout from last season.

"Going into this season, I got rid of some dead weight," the newly single Chief Stew says in the trailer. "The breakup did a number on me last year. I felt very broken. But now, I'm coming back in more focused, full of energy and I'm f--king good at my job. And I'm taking back the reigns."

Despite her initial confidence about returning to the Parsifal III , Daisy adds, "It's gonna be a s--t show."

Cut to the Ireland native yelling at Gary, "Guess what? We have a f--king job to do and I'm not f--king carrying this season on my own, you f--king pr--k!"

But luckily for Daisy, the preview teases her quickly moving on with new Deckhand Keith Allen , who tells Gary, "Daisy would make a very good wife. No?"

As for Gary's response, he bursts out laughing at the crewmember's declaration.

However, Daisy feels the same about Keith and tells him, "You're the kind of person I've never met before."

And when it comes to this season's charter guests, the yachties have too much of a good time with one group on shore.

After a night out, Captain Glenn Shephard warns the team, "You guys went out with some guests, I set some ground rules. Two drinks maximum. You knew the rules, you broke the f--king rules, and now you're here getting upset."

Check out the trailer above for a preview of all the drama to come. And keep reading to meet new yachties Chef Cloyce Martin , Chief Engineer Davide Morosi , Stews Diana Cruz and Danni Warren and Deckhand Emma Crouch .  

Below Deck Sailing Yacht premieres Monday, Oct. 7, at 9 p.m.   on Bravo. Episodes will be available to stream next day on Peacock. 

Captain Glenn Shephard

Capt. Glenn and his expert crew set sail on Parsifal III to the luxury party capital of the world, Ibiza. While Ibiza is known for its sunny day parties and crystal-clear coast, it’s stormy waters ahead for the crew as they navigate blossoming boatmances, competitive co-workers and tense personal dynamics, all while trying to raise the bar every charter.   

Chief Stew Daisy Kelliher

After a distracting love triangle last season that took her focus away from work, Daisy is ready to take the reins back in the interior department with a new sense of energy and determination. However, plans for a stress-free charter season are threatened when her stews question her leadership. 

First Mate Gary King

On deck, Gary attempts to keep his team motivated as one crew member struggles to learn the ropes. 

Chef Cloyce Martin

In the galley, Chef Cloyce charms the crew and guests but at only 22, he may be too inexperienced to meet the demands of the high-maintenance charter guests.

Deckhand Keith Allen

Stew Diana Cruz

Deckhand Emma Crouch

Stew Danni Warren

Chief Engineer Davide Morosi

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