| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 29th |
| Event details | |
| Venue | Gibson Island, United States |
| Yachts | Star |
| Titles | 1 |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 98 |
| Competing nations | 7 |
| Results | |
 Gold |  Etchells & Etchells |
 Silver | Stearns & Rodgers |
 Bronze | Ogilvy & Stueck |
The 1951 Star World Championship was held at Gibson Island, United States in 1951.
| Pos | Boat name | Crew | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Shannon | E. W. Etchells Mary Etchells |  United States | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 227 |
| | Magic | Richard Stearns Robert Rodgers | United States | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 226 |
| | Flame | Stan Ogilvy Whitney Stueck | United States | 2 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 209 |
| 4 | Hilarius | Hilary Smart Paul Smart | United States | 12 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 201 |
| 5 | Comanche | Jack Price John Reid | United States | 8 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 188 |
| 6 | Merope | Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode |  Italy | 6 | 1 | 26 | 31 | 1 | 181 |
| 7 | Sea Robin | Robert Lippincott Ray Lippincott | United States | 4 | 18 | 40 | 1 | 11 | 176 |
| 8 | Hell's Angel | August Stoeffler R. Stoeffler | United States | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 176 |
| 9 | Jade | Duarte de Almeida Bello Fernando Bello |  Portugal | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 171 |
| 10 | Gale | Harry Gale Nye Jr. Stanley Fahlstrom | United States | 14 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 171 |
| 11 | Gem III | Durward Knowles D. Pritchard |  Bahamas | 7 | 13 | 3 | DSQ | 4 | 173 |
| 12 | White Shadow | William Myers Paul Cox | United States | 9 | 11 | 1 | DSA | 19 | 160 |
| 13 | Mate | Theodore Clark J. Bell | United States | 19 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 156 |
| 14 | Luscious Too | Donald Bever R. Miller | United States | DSQ | 9 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 151 |
| 15 | Gam | Philippe Chancerel J. Lebrun |  France | 11 | 12 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 151 |
| 16 | Wench II | Hartwell Moore E. Prime | United States | 31 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 151 |
| 17 | Chuckle | Harold Halsted Ernst Pfrunder | United States | 11 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 149 |
| 18 | Pagan | D. Jones M. Wynn | United States | 27 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 18 | 141 |
| 19 | Cygnet | C. Dominy J. Dominy | United States | DNS | 6 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 142 |
| 20 | North Star II | Lowell North Brian Hanzal | United States | DSQ | 4 | WDR | 3 | 5 | 138 |
| 21 | Pirene | F. Zemina C. Storms | United States | 18 | 24 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 133 |
| 22 | Dariabar | W. Taylor R. Christensen | United States | 21 | 34 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 132 |
| 23 | Boomerang | John K. Todd W. Norris Jr. | United States | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 131 |
| 24 | Not Given | H. Witte W. Lawhorn | United States | 21 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 39 | 129 |
| 25 | Stampede | George Dewar Walter Flynn | United States | 26 | 38 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 128 |
| 26 | Kurush | Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. |  Cuba | 3 | 26 | 37 | 7 | WDR | 127 |
| 27 | Zippity | A. Karlson J. Karlson | United States | 31 | 23 | 19 | 32 | 21 | 124 |
| 28 | Snallygaster | C. Stein III J. Nelson III | United States | 22 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 122 |
| 29 | Twinkle | W. Hanson R. Whyte | United States | 16 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 111 |
| 30 | Dody | Paul Woodbury E. Hay | United States | 40 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 104 |
| 31 | Delight | R. Kirkland T. Tranfaglia | United States | 28 | 32 | 23 | DSQ | 14 | 103 |
| 32 | Lochinvar | R. Cameron J. Sennott | United States | 17 | 39 | 41 | 26 | 29 | 94 |
| 33 | Trigger | B. Waddell J. Huntley | United States | 42 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 92 |
| 34 | Nihot III | F. Tobin J. Frey | United States | 37 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 90 |
| 35 | Sampson | Willard Hodges F. Gordon | United States | 32 | 29 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 87 |
| 36 | Gem II | C. Sansoldo Ernani Simoes |  Brazil | 23 | WDR | 10 | 40 | 40 | 87 |
| 37 | Shooting Star | Stan Lippincott J. Knight | United States | 19 | 16 | 33 | DSA | DNS | 82 |
| 38 | Renaissance | R. Craton W. Ester | United States | 34 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 28 | 78 |
| 39 | Draco II | P. Hunt S. Biays | United States | WDR | WDR | 27 | 21 | 23 | 79 |
| 40 | Where Is It | P. Barsolas V. Grant | United States | 33 | 21 | 29 | 41 | WDR | 76 |
| 41 | Kahuna | Richard Miller R. Villiers | United States | 36 | 40 | 42 | 24 | 33 | 75 |
| 42 | Tulla | Jul Hansen Joseph Smyth | United States | 41 | WDR | 25 | 31 | 32 | 71 |
| 43 | Naiad | D. Spangler C. Bertcher | United States | 39 | 10 | 44 | WDR | 42 | 65 |
| 44 | Para I | R. Riethmiller G. Sales | United States | 45 | 44 | 16 | 42 | WDR | 53 |
| 45 | Mibouhay | E. Towl D. Schultheis | United States | 43 | 42 | 31 | WDR | 36 | 48 |
| 46 | The Chain | D. Hubers R. McVey | United States | 24 | DSA | DSQ | 29 | DNS | 47 |
| 47 | Thistle | Alex Allardyce A. Robertson | United States | 30 | 36 | 39 | WDR | DNS | 45 |
| 48 | Aquila | G. Criminale F. Harrison | United States | 38 | WDR | 46 | 37 | 41 | 38 |
| 49 | Fawn | C. Stewart Jr. H. Mahaffy | United States | 44 | 43 | 41 | 39 | WDR | 33 |
Legend:DNS – Did not start;DSA – Disabled;DSQ – Disqualified;WDR – Withdrew;
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