Longtime Newport Beach, CA Star sailor Jim Buckingham with Austin Sperry may
have taken
the first Star Winter Series event in perfect Miami breeze this weekend, but
devoted SA’er Philip Carlson took the spotlight, the 23-year old Swede taking
two bullets on the final day to jump ahead of Augie Diaz/Arnis Baltins for the
second-place spot. Fellow 23 year old Finn sailor and Rio 2016 hopeful Luke
Lawrence kept it tight with Philip until he blew a block up on Sunday. Carlson
said he just kept the boat going, while ‘the German Mr. Clean’ a/k/a superstar
Star crew and Weymouth Olympian Frithjof Kleen, made it go fast. Betcha didn’t
know there is a German Mr. Kleen… Now that the Star fleet is firmly out of the Olympics, is this the first look at
a younger US-based fleet? ”If I am going to pay for my own sailing, this is the
Class I will choose every time,” said Carlson.
November 27, 2013
Mr. Clean
Longtime Newport Beach, CA Star sailor Jim Buckingham with Austin Sperry may
have taken
the first Star Winter Series event in perfect Miami breeze this weekend, but
devoted SA’er Philip Carlson took the spotlight, the 23-year old Swede taking
two bullets on the final day to jump ahead of Augie Diaz/Arnis Baltins for the
second-place spot. Fellow 23 year old Finn sailor and Rio 2016 hopeful Luke
Lawrence kept it tight with Philip until he blew a block up on Sunday. Carlson
said he just kept the boat going, while ‘the German Mr. Clean’ a/k/a superstar
Star crew and Weymouth Olympian Frithjof Kleen, made it go fast. Betcha didn’t
know there is a German Mr. Kleen… Now that the Star fleet is firmly out of the Olympics, is this the first look at
a younger US-based fleet? ”If I am going to pay for my own sailing, this is the
Class I will choose every time,” said Carlson.
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