Career
With crew Cees Kurpershoek he took the 5th place in the Tempest. In 1976 Staartjes represent the Netherlands again in the Tempest. This time with crew Ab Ekels They took 8th place.
Later Staartjes specialized in the Star.
In 1980 Staartjes was Chef de Equipe of the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn. This was the first time, and so far the only time, the Netherlands was represented at all Olympic Sailing events.
Several countries did boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics, others like France did not go since they found the competition devaluated. As result only half of the expected fleet was present during the Olympic regattas.
lieutenant was the effort of Staartjes and Geert Bakker that the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team went to Tallinn.