The Snipe North American Championship is the annual North American Championship for sailing in the Snipe class.

The regatta is open to Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA) registered boats and class member skippers and crews, and the following trophies are awarded:

  • Birney Mills Memorial Trophy to the winning Skipper from a qualified North American Country.[1]
  • Kim Thompson Memorial Trophy to the winning crew from a qualified North American Country.[2]
  • Chuck Loomis Trophy to the top Junior (Skipper or Crew will not have reached the age of 20 by December 31 of the year in which the event is sailed) team from a qualified North American Country. If no boat/team competes where both skipper and crew are junior sailors, the top placing junior skipper, or the top placing junior crew if no junior skipper racing.[3]

It is held every year alternating venues around any country in North America. 3 races constitute a regatta.

2017 winners were Rodriguez and Kathleen Tocke.[4]

Winners

Year Host Skipper Crew Fleet
1973 Canada Oakville Yacht Squadron Don Hite United States Lake Angelus, Michigan
1974 United States U.S. Sailing Center at Association Island Augie Diaz Charlie Bustamante United States Coconut Grove Sailing Club
1975 United States U.S. Sailing Center at Association Island Gerald (Jerry) Dennis Thompson Ron Moore United States Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
1976 The Bahamas Royal Nassau Sailing Club Bruce Colyer Glenn Sutter United States Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1977 United States Mission Bay Yacht Club Jeff Lenhart United States Mission Bay Yacht Club
1978 United States Severn Sailing Association Jeff Lenhart Peggy Lenhart United States Mission Bay Yacht Club
1979 United States Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club Dave Chapin G. Knapp United States Island Bay Yacht Club
1980 United States North Cape Yacht Club Mark Reynolds United States San Diego Yacht Club
1981 United States Sea Cliff Yacht Club Ed Adams Meredith O'Dowd United States Ida Lewis Yacht Club
1982 United States Mission Bay Yacht Club Mark Reynolds DeAnn Reynolds United States San Diego Yacht Club
1983 Canada Oakville Yacht Squadron Ed Adams Meredith Adams United States Ida Lewis Yacht Club
1984 United States Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Keith Dodson Claudia O'Brien United States Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
1985 United States Severn Sailing Association Ed Adams Meredith Adams United States Ida Lewis Yacht Club
1986 United States Richmond Yacht Club Mike Segerblom Ron Rosenberg United States Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
1987 United States Eastern Yacht Club Ed Adams Meredith Adams United States Ida Lewis Yacht Club
1988 Canada Oakville Harbour Yacht Club Craig Leweck Brad Rodi United States Mission Bay Yacht Club
1989 United States Mission Bay Yacht Club Craig Leweck Lisa Manzer United States Mission Bay Yacht Club
1990 United States Rush Creek Yacht Club Jack Franco Renee Vesterby United States Balboa Yacht Club
1991 United States Newport Harbor Yacht Club Mark Reynolds Deann Reynolds United States San Diego Yacht Club
1992 United States Crescent Sail Yacht Club Peter Commette Connie Suddath United States Lauderdale Yacht Club
1993 Canada Bronte Harbour Yacht Club Ed Adams Carol Newman United States Ida Lewis Yacht Club
1994 United States Severn Sailing Association Brian Fishback Lorie Stout United States Severn Sailing Association
1995 United States Lake Lanier Sailing Club Willie Graves Carrie Warren United States Mission Bay, California
1996 The Bahamas Royal Nassau Sailing Club Doug Hart Watt Duffy United States Mission Bay Yacht Club
1997^ Canada Oakville Yacht Squadron
1998 United States Carlyle Sailing Association George Szabo Jeff Baker United States San Diego Yacht Club
1999 United States Cottage Park Yacht Club George Szabo Carol Cronin United States San Diego Yacht Club
2000 Bermuda Spanish Point Boat Club George Szabo Carol Cronin United States San Diego Yacht Club
2001^^ The Bahamas Royal Nassau Sailing Club Alexandre Paradeda Eduardo Paradeda Brazil Clube dos Jangadeiros
2002 United States Carlyle Sailing Association Rob Hallawell Bridget Hallawell United States Pleon Yacht Club
2003 United States Willamette Sailing Club George Szabo Shelly Suarez United States San Diego Yacht Club
2004 United States Florida Yacht Club Augie Diaz Lisa Griffith United States Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2005 Canada Oakville Yacht Squadron Mike Blackwood Patty Mueller United States South Shore Yacht Club
2006 United States Gull Lake Yacht Club Augie Diaz Pamela Kelly United States Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2007 Bermuda Spanish Point Boat Club Augie Diaz Kathleen Tocke United States Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2008 United States Cottage Park Yacht Club Augie Diaz Kathleen Tocke United States Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2009 United States Erie Yacht Club Ernesto Rodriguez Megan Place United States Miami
2010 Puerto Rico Ponce Yacht and Fishing Club Jorge Xavier Murrieta Alejandro Murrieta Mexico Club Náutico Avándaro
2011 United States Mission Bay Yacht Club Raúl Ríos Marco Teixidor Puerto Rico Club Náutico de San Juan
2012 Canada Etobicoke Yacht Club Raúl Ríos Édgar Diminich Puerto Rico Club Náutico de San Juan
2013 United States Lakewood Yacht Club Augie Diaz Kathleen Tocke United States Coral Reef Yacht Club
2014 United States Cottage Park Yacht Club Ernesto Rodriguez Ed Mintzias United States Miami
2015 Canada Royal Hamilton Yacht Club Raúl Ríos Fernando Monllor Puerto Rico Club Náutico de San Juan
2016 United States Severn Sailing Association Doug Hart Ryan Hopps United States Mission Bay Yacht Club
2017 United States Lauderdale Yacht Club Ernesto Rodriguez Kathleen Tocke United States Miami
2018 United States San Diego Yacht Club Ernesto Rodriguez Kathleen Tocke United States Miami
2019 United States San Diego Yacht Club Enrique Quintero Kathleen Tocke United States Coral Reef Yacht Club
2021 United States Jubilee Yacht Club Ernesto Rodriguez Kathleen Tocke United States Miami
2022 Canada Etobicoke Yacht Club Raúl Ríos Andrea Riefkohl Puerto Rico Club Náutico de San Juan
2023 United States Norfolk Yacht and Country Club Arthur Blodgett Grace Howie United States Severn Sailing Association
  • ^In 1997, due to wind conditions, only 2 races were completed and the regatta was not valid.
  • ^^In 2001, Birney Mills Memorial Trophy and Kim Thompson Memorial Trophy went to Bill Hardesty and Jon Rogers (USA), as regatta winners were not from a qualified North American Country.

References

  1. ↑ "Birney-Mills-Memorial-Trophy" (PDF). snipe.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kim Thompson trophy" (PDF). snip.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chuck loomis trophy" (PDF). snipe.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  4. ↑ "Rodriguez-Tocke dominate Snipe North Americans". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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