The Star Class is the oldest one-design class and its races 

 are among the most hotly contested afFairs 



like the Star class that small-boat yachting can be kept going on a large 

 scale. 



Let's look at how the Star class organization operates. The central 

 authority and chief business head is its Executive President, who, assisted 

 by a governing committee, handles the principal business of the class 

 through the central office. Besides the executive officers there is a far-flung 

 network of continental, district and fleet officers, the key members of 

 which are the fleet secretaries who run the local affairs of each fleet. The 



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