The 2009 Western Hemisphere Star Junior Championship hosted by the Lake Sunapee Yacht Club was held August 12-14. This is a Junior Silver Championship for skippers under 25 at the date of the first race and crews of any age. Tomas Hornos sailing with his dad, Luis, won the regatta, with Mike Nichol and Arthur Anosov finishing 3rd.
Tomas started sailing Stars when he was 14. His first regatta was the 2003 Marblehead NOOD, in which he finished 17th in a 34-boat fleet, beating his uncle Carlos and father, Luis.
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