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] 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 1938 Wawasee Yacht Club Charles Gabor Lake Mohawk Yacht Club 1939 Los Angeles Yacht Club Walter Hall Bob Hall 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 1948 Corpus Christi Sailing Club Billy Wicker Robert Vetters Southwestern Yacht Club (Texas) 1949 Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club Ted A. Wells Art Lippitt 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 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 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 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 2014 Okoboji Yacht Club Raúl Ríos Henry Dumke 2015 Mission Bay Yacht Club Raúl Ríos Kara Voss 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 2019 Jubilee Yacht Club Tomas Hornos Kathleen Tocke 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 2025 Atlanta Yacht Club Augie Diaz Madeline Baldridge
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