| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 32nd |
| Event details | |
| Venue | Cascais, Portugal |
| Yachts | Star |
| Titles | 1 |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 68 |
| Competing nations | 13 |
| Results | |
 Gold |  de Cárdenas & de Cárdenas |
 Silver |  Knowles & Farrington |
 Bronze |  Straulino & Rode |
The 1954 Star World Championship was held in Cascais, Portugal in 1954.
| Pos | Boat name | Crew | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Kurush V | Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 169 |
| | Gem II | Durward Knowles Sloane Farrington | Bahamas | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 155 |
| | Merope II | Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Italy | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 150 |
| 4 | Vega IV | C. W. Lyon Jr. Owen P. Merrill |  United States | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 148 |
| 5 | Kurush IV | Alvaro de Cárdenas Jorge de Cárdenas | Cuba | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 148 |
| 6 | Fanece | Duarte de Almeida Bello João Miguel Tito |  Portugal | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 146 |
| 7 | Citation | William Parks Robert Halperin | United States | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 136 |
| 8 | Asterope | Tito Nordio Livio Sangulin | Italy | 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 128 |
| 9 | Espedarte II | Joaquim Fiúza Júlio Gourinho | Portugal | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 126 |
| 10 | Paka VI | Paul E. Fischer N. von Stempel |  West Germany | 16 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 117 |
| 11 | Gam II | Philippe Chancerel Michel Parent |  France | 4 | WDR | 9 | 7 | 6 | 116 |
| 12 | Nuvola Rossa | Dario Salata G. Barnao | Italy | 19 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 104 |
| 13 | Faneca | Mario Rivelli R. Camardella | Italy | 12 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 102 |
| 14 | Xodo IV | Jorge Pontual A. Torres |  Brazil | DSQ | 22 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 87 |
| 15 | Vega VII | Fred. Mercier G. Pisani | France | 23 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 78 |
| 16 | Katia II | Michel Gautier Jean L. Domerc |  Morocco | 17 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 78 |
| 17 | Myra II | Jean Peytel G. de Montebello | France | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 76 |
| 18 | Mari | Sune Carlsson Olle Carlsson |  Sweden | 28 | DSQ | 15 | 16 | 14 | 67 |
| 19 | Aloha VI | Yves Lorion J. Hanin | France | 13 | 12 | 17 | – | – | 63 |
| 20 | Scylla | Charles Ulmer C. R. Ulmer | United States | 14 | 21 | 27 | WDR | 15 | 63 |
| 21 | Luti | L. Roboredo D. Roboredo | Portugal | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 62 |
| 22 | Merope | Antonio Cosentino Neri Stelle | Italy | 11 | 7 | 26 | DSQ | WDR | 61 |
| 23 | Anna I | Carlo Boselli D. Massa | Italy | 21 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 61 |
| 24 | Petrea II | Peter Hansohm D. Dotzer | West Germany | 22 | 15 | 10 | WDR | DNS | 58 |
| 25 | Melody | Paul Smart P. G. Smart | United States | 29 | 13 | WDR | 20 | 22 | 56 |
| 26 | Candide | Ernesto de Mendonca E. Cruz | Portugal | 10 | 17 | 22 | WDR | – | 56 |
| 27 | Gamm | S. H. N. Tay Y. Aillou | Morocco | 25 | 18 | WDR | 22 | 21 | 54 |
| 28 | Twinkle | J. Mitchell Mitchell |  Great Britain | 24 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 51 |
| 29 | Rig II | M. Neiva V. Demaison | Brazil | 26 | 24 | 23 | DSQ | 20 | 47 |
| 30 | Pilantra | Lotar de Druet A. Ravazano | Brazil | 30 | 14 | 18 | WDR | WDR | 43 |
| 31 | Roux-Delimal | A. de Bokay Damoiselle II Arcachon | France | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 41 |
| 32 | Tichiboo | Prince Bira Guy Dagonnot |  Thailand | 33 | WDR | 25 | WDR | 26 | 21 |
| 33 | Itrane | C. Metral F. Thieck | Morocco | 31 | WDR | WDR | 25 | – | 14 |
| 34 | Frisette | Robert Taylor O. Ricupero |  Argentina | 32 | WDR | – | – | – | 3 |
Legend:DNS – Did not start;DSQ – Disqualified;WDR – Withdrew;
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