May 1, 2002
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Paul Cayard and Phil Trinter (USA) won the Star Spring Championship of the Western Hemisphere that concluded yesterday in Tampa, Florida, USA. Five races were completed for the series.
In second position were Iain Percy and Steve Mitchell (GBR), and third Rick Merriman and Bill Bennett (USA).
Results
| Position | Skipper | Crew | Total Points | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 |
| 1 | Paul Cayard | Phil Trinter | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -8 |
| 2 | Iain Percy | Steve Mitchell | 14 | 8 | -11 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Rick Merriman | Bill Bennett | 16 | -19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Augie Diaz | Christian Finnsgard | 18 | 4 | -16 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | George Szabo | Austin Sperry | 22 | -17 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Mark Mansfield | Killian Collins | 30 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | -39 |
| 7 | Douglas Schofield | Robert Schofield | 31 | 3 | 10 | -20 | 13 | 5 |
| 8 | Jose’ Van Der Ploeg | Domingo Marique | 36 | -26 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Peter Vessella | Brian Fatih | 38 | -13 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Roberto Bermudez de Cas | Juan Pinacho | 40 | 2 | -28 | 11 | 21 | 6 |