Jack Jennings and Phil Trinter (USA) are the 2026 Star North American Champions. Five wins in eight races secure the title for the American duo, ahead of John Loe and Shane Zwingelberg and George Szabo and Guy Avellon.
Jennings and Trinter added a second place in Race 7 before sitting out the final race, having already secured the championship, finishing with just 10 net points with a race to spare..
Behind them, John Loe and Shane Zwingelberg (USA) delivered a strong finish, winning Race 7 and taking third in Race 8 to claim the silver medal with 18 points.
George Szabo and Guy Avellon (USA) completed the podium with 21 points after finishing sixth and second in today’s races, recovering from an earlier DNC to secure bronze.
The final race victory went to Doug Smith and TC Belco, providing a fitting conclusion to four days of competitive Star sailing.
STAR North American Champions – TOP 10
1st Jack Jennings / Phil Trinter (USA) – 10 pts
2nd John Loe / Shane Zwingelberg (USA) – 18 pts
3rd George Szabo / Guy Avellon (USA) – 21 pts
4th Jim Buckingham / Brad Nichol (USA) – 33 pts
5th Burkhard Keese / Jesper Spehr (GER) – 46 pts
6th Keith Dodson / Mark Strube (USA) – 46 pts
7th Stephen Braveman / Ron Rezac (USA) – 48 pts
8th Michael Hecky / Luke Lawrence (USA) – 50 pts
9th Doug Smith / TC Belco (USA) – 56 pts
10th John Polglase / Paul Wetmore (USA) – 59 pts