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15 June 2024

HAPPY WINNER -- STAR CLASS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1971

 


DENNIS CONNER,
of San Diego, CA. 
Winner of the Star Class 
World Championships, 
Seattle, Washington,
September 1971.
Click the image to enlarge.
AP Wirephoto catches a happy sailor
who didn't finish first in the race, 
but he finished first with total points
for the week of sailing on 
 Puget Sound waters. 
Lowell North, San Diego, 
finished second.

The Star class winner of 1936 can be viewed here

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