At the Marstrand Victorian Days, you have the opportunity to join a stjärnbåt.
The first stjärnbåten was designed in 1913 by Janne Jacobsson at Ängholmens varv, a junior boat named Joyce!
She competed extensively for many years and proved superior to all other junior boats, which at the time were built in various designs, although with essentially the same sails.
In 1927, GKSS (Gothenburg Royal Sailing Society) built 21 exact copies of Joyce. This meant that sailing could finally be on equal terms. To help the builders keep track of all the boats, they were given nicknames after stars. This tradition continued when the boats were raffled among the juniors in the club, and a Star Boat class was created. The raffle was included in the membership!
After this, GKSS established a new tradition of building a Star Boat every year, which was then raffled off in the same way. Soon, many other sailing clubs also began to build Star Boats to be raffled off.
The class's real heyday was during the 1930s until the late 1960s. In the rest of Sweden, the Star Boat soon became the most popular junior boat. However, with the advent of fiberglass, considerably cheaper, simpler, and faster dinghies took over junior sailing.
In total, around 525 Star Boats have been classified. Many prominent sailors, such as our world-famous Pelle Petterson, began their careers in the Star Boat class.
But believe it or not, in 2015, a completely newly built Star Boat was launched following the old rules. It was built by Jesper Wilén in Grundsund, Bohuslän. The class has now become very active again, and the boats are now sailed by mature women and men with great enthusiasm. Perhaps racing is not as important anymore, but the enjoyment is just as great now as it was back then!
If you want to follow the daytime activities, join the Facebook group "Stjärnbåten".
You can find everything about the Star Boat on the extensive website. stjärnbåt.se
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