United States Snipe National Championship

The United States National Snipe Championship is the annual national championship for sailing in the Snipe class. It is among the oldest One-Design class championships in the United States.[1]

Between 1934 and 1947 it was considered the SCIRA World Championship, with the winning skipper receiving the Commodore Hub E. Isaacks Trophy, but as the event became international after World War II, SCIRA's commodore Charles Heinzerling created a separate trophy for the USA champion and since then the winning skipper is awarded the Commodore Charles E. Heinzerling Trophy,[2] and the winning crew is awarded the Portage Lakes Yacht Club Trophy.[3]

When the fleet is large enough, the Snipe Nationals are held in two parts. The first is an elimination series called the Crosby Series, where the Crosby Memorial Trophy is awarded. After three races, the top 33 boats sail in the Heinzerling Series which determines the national champion. The remaining competitors sail in the Wells Series for the Wells Trophy.[4]

Other trophies awarded are the Slauson Memorial Trophy for the second-place team; Eleanor Williams Memorial Trophy for the highest placing woman (skipper or crew); Carolyn Nute Memorial Trophy for the highest placing married couple; Masters Trophy for the highest placing master skipper; Masters Endurance Trophy for the oldest skipper; Macklanburg-Duncan Trophy for the chairman of the Race Committee; National Secretary Trophy for the regatta chairperson.[5]

Winners

Year Venue Skipper Crew Fleet
1934 New Rochelle Yacht Club William E. Bracey  Dallas Sailing Club
1935 Dallas Sailing Club Perry Bass Jimmie Maxwell  Wichita Falls Sailing Club
1936 Oshkosh Yacht Club Philip A. Benson, Jr. Bill Benson  Sea Cliff Yacht Club
1937 Sea Cliff Yacht Club Arthur M. Deacon  Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club
1938 Wawasee Yacht Club Charles Gabor  Lake Mohawk Yacht Club
1939 Los Angeles Yacht Club Walter Hall Bob Hall  Lake Merritt Sailing Club
1940 Canandaigua Yacht Club Darby Metcalf Fred Schenck  Los Angeles Yacht Club
1941 Fort Worth Boat Club Darby Metcalf George Lounsberry  Los Angeles Yacht Club
1942 Crescent Sail Yacht Club Charles Heinzerling Ralph Heinzerling Lake Lakawanna Yacht Club
1945 Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club Bob White Betty White  Balboa Yacht Club
1946 Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club Bob Davis Ken Davis  Balboa Yacht Club
1947 Marblehead, Massachusetts Ted A. Wells Art Lippitt  Wichita Sailing Club
1948 Corpus Christi Sailing Club Billy Wicker Robert Vetters  Southwestern Yacht Club (Texas)
1949 Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club Ted A. Wells Art Lippitt  Wichita Sailing Club
1950 Long Beach, California Clark King Art Lippitt  Newport Harbor Yacht Club
1951 Seaside Park Yacht Club Francis Seavy Howard McGaughey  Clearwater Yacht Club
1952 Green Lake Yacht Club Ted A. Wells Art Lippitt  Wichita Sailing Club
1953 Lake Murray. Ardmore, Oklahoma Tom Frost Fred Schenck  Newport Harbor Yacht Club
1954 Mentor Harbor Yachting Club Tom Frost Fred Schenck  Newport Harbor Yacht Club
1955 Atlanta Yacht Club Harry Allen Helen O’Leary  Quassapaug Sailing Center
1956 Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Clark King Dick Lewis  Newport Harbor Yacht Club
1957 Illinois Valley Yacht Club Fred Schenck Jean Schenck  Newport Harbor Yacht Club
1958 Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club John Wolcott Ron Payne  Quassapaug Sailing Center
1959 Fort Gibson, Oklahoma Richard Tillman Beth Norwood Atlanta, Georgia
1960 Clearwater Yacht Club Harry Levinson Alan Levinson  Indianapolis Sailing Club
1961 Quassapaug Yacht Club Harry Levinson Alan Levinson  Indianapolis Sailing Club
1962 Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle Leslie Larson Victor Larson  Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club
1963 Fort Worth Boat Club Robert Huggins Eleanor Huggins  Lake Merritt Sailing Club
1964 Mission Bay Yacht Club Jerry Jenkins Dave Tippett  Crescent Sail Yacht Club
1965 Illinois Valley Yacht Club Harry Levinson Dan Flaherty  Indianapolis Sailing Club
1966 Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club Earl Elms Jon Wegand  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1967 Fort Gibson, Oklahoma Earl Elms Mike Shear  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1968 Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Earl Elms Mike Shear  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1969 Florida Yacht Club Earl Elms Mike Shear  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1970 Island Bay Yacht Club Earl Elms Craig Martin  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1971 Severn Sailing Association Roger Stewart Jerry Stewart  San Diego Yacht Club
1972 Fort Gibson, Oklahoma Earl Elms Donnie Bedford  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1973 Mission Bay Yacht Club David Ullman Pete Connally  Balboa Yacht Club
1974 Florida Yacht Club Augie Diaz Barbara Chesney  Coconut Grove Sailing Club
1975 Green Lake Yacht Club Jeff Lenhart Eric Krebs  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1976 U.S. Sailing Center at Association Island Augie Diaz Barbara Chesney  Coconut Grove Sailing Club
1977 Chandler's Landing Yacht Club Tom Nute Carolyn Nute  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1978 Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Mark Reynolds DeAnn Wright  San Diego Yacht Club
1979 Pensacola Yacht Club Dave Chapin Tim Dixon  Island Bay Yacht Club
1980 Carlyle Sailing Association Augie Diaz Greg Thomas  Coconut Grove Sailing Club
1981 Severn Sailing Association Dave Chapin Tim Dixon  Island Bay Yacht Club
1982 Fort Worth Boat Club Dave Chapin Todd Gay  Island Bay Yacht Club
1983 Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle Doug DeSouza Jenifer DeSouza  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1984 Southern Yacht Club Steve Suddath Connie Suddath  Lake Lanier Sailing Club
1985 Crescent Sail Yacht Club Steve Rosenberg Patrick Muglia  Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
1986 Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club Ed Adams Meredith Adams  Ida Lewis Yacht Club
1987 Clinton Marina Yacht Club Steve Callison Jane Faust  Newport Yacht Club, Rochester
1988 Encinal Yacht Club Craig Leweck Chris Raab  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1989 Coral Reef Yacht Club Craig Leweck Lisa Manzer  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1990 Severn Sailing Association Jeff Lenhart Lianne Randall  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1991 North Cape Yacht Club Ed Adams Nancy Haberland  Ida Lewis Yacht Club
1992 Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Bart Hackworth Jon Rogers  San Francisco Yacht Club
1993 Mentor Harbor Yachting Club Doug Clark Alex Stout  Severn Sailing Association
1994 Rush Creek Yacht Club Doug Hart Jon Rogers  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1995 Richmond Yacht Club Doug Hart Steve Stewart  Mission Bay Yacht Club
1996 Pensacola Yacht Club Peter Commette Connie Commette  Lauderdale Yacht Club
1997 Toms River Yacht Club George Szabo Eric Wilcox  San Diego Yacht Club
1998 Gull Lake Country Club George Szabo Eric Wilcox  San Diego Yacht Club
1999 Mission Bay Yacht Club George Szabo Eric Wilcox  San Diego Yacht Club
2000 Oklahoma City Boat Club George Szabo Carol Cronin  San Diego Yacht Club
2001 Columbia Gorge Racing Association Augie Diaz Brian Janney  Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2002 Pass Christian Yacht Club Augie Diaz Pam Kelly  Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2003 Beverly Yacht Club Andy Pimental Kathleen Tocke  Sail Newport
2004 Mentor Harbor Yachting Club Ernesto Rodriguez Leandro Spina Miami, Florida
2005 San Diego Yacht Club George Szabo Eric Wilcox  San Diego Yacht Club
2006 Erie Yacht Club Augie Diaz Mark Ivey  Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2007 Dillon Yacht Club Ernesto Rodriguez Megan Place Miami, Florida
2008 Richmond Yacht Club Augie Diaz Kathleen Tocke  Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2009 Pensacola Yacht Club Augie Diaz Kathleen Tocke  Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2010 Severn Sailing Association Augie Diaz Kathleen Tocke  Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2011 North Cape Yacht Club Augie Diaz Kathleen Tocke  Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2012 Coral Reef Yacht Club Ernesto Rodriguez Cate Gundlach Miami, Florida
2013 Buffalo Canoe Club Raúl Ríos Max Agnese  Club Náutico de San Juan
2014 Okoboji Yacht Club Raúl Ríos Henry Dumke  Club Náutico de San Juan
2015 Mission Bay Yacht Club Raúl Ríos Kara Voss  Club Náutico de San Juan
2016 Rush Creek Yacht Club Ernesto Rodriguez Alex Sidi Miami, Florida
2017 Winchester Boat Club Jim Bowers Julia Marsh Rabin  Winchester Boat Club
2018 Green Lake Yacht Club Augie Diaz Julia Melton  Coral Reef Yacht Club
2019 Jubilee Yacht Club Tomas Hornos Kathleen Tocke  Boston Yacht Club
2021 Severn Sailing Association Ernesto Rodriguez Kathleen Tocke Miami, Florida
2022 San Diego Yacht Club Ernesto Rodriguez Kathleen Tocke Miami, Florida
2023 Sandusky Sailing Club Ernesto Rodriguez Christine De Silva Miami, Florida
2024 Jubilee Yacht Club Justin Callahan Trevor Davis  Biscayne Bay Yacht Club

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