The Open Snipe World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for Snipe (dinghy), organized by the host club on behalf of the Internal Snipe Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. The trophy awarded for the World Championship is Commodore Hub E. Isaacks and O'Leary Trophies. The class got recognised status by World Sailing in 1958.
Entry is limited to the best national boats under an established quota based on the number of properly registered boat owners submitted to the SCIRA office by each National Secretary on the dues paid members for that year.
The following formula is used ("Registered Boats" must include: owner's name, address, fleet number and hull number to which the member has paid dues upon):
Average Number of Registered Boats for the past 2 years | Entries |
1–5 | 1 |
6–15 | 2 |
16–30 | 3 |
31–50 | 4 |
51–100 | 5 |
101–200 | 6 |
201–300 | 7 |
300+ | 8 |
Additionally, the following skippers have an automatic entry to the championship that is not included in their home country's quota:
If the total entrants do not meet a total of 80 boats, those unassigned entry slots will be re-allocated to a pool of qualified entrants by SCIRA and the organizing authority. [1]
Edition | Hosts | Sailor | Boats | Ref. | |||||||||
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No | Day/Month | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. | Nat. | Cont. | Boats | ![]() | ![]() | Mix | |
1 | 16-25 Oct | 1959 | ![]() | Porto Alegre | ![]() | 32 | 16 | 4 | 16 | [2] [3] | |||
2 | 16-22 Sep. | 1961 | ![]() | Rye | ![]() | 36 | 18 | 4 | 18 | [4] [5] | |||
3 | 7-14 Sep | 1963 | Bendor Island | ![]() | 38 | 18 | 4 | 24 | [6] [7] | ||||
4 | 8-14 Sep | 1965 | ![]() | Las Palmas | ![]() | 50 | 25 | 4 | 25 | [8] [9] | |||
5 | 5-10 Nov | 1967 | ![]() | Nassau | ![]() | 48 | 24 | 4 | 24 | [10] [11] | |||
6 | 24 Oct -1 Nov | 1969 | ![]() | Luanda | ![]() | 48 | 23 | 5 | 24 | [12] [13] | |||
7 | 8-15 Oct | 1971 | ![]() | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | 44 | 21 | 5 | 22 | [14] [15] | |||
8 | 12-20 Oct | 1973 | ![]() | Málaga | ![]() | 84 | 22 | 5 | 42 | [16] [17] | |||
9 | 28Nov - 5Dec | 1975 | ![]() | Punta del Este | ![]() | 60 | 16 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 2 | [18] [19] |
10 | 21-28 Aug | 1977 | ![]() | Copenhagen | ![]() | 74 | 20 | 4 | 37 | [20] [21] | |||
11 | 12-19 Aug | 1979 | ![]() | North Sydney | ![]() | 60 | 17 | 4 | 30 | [22] [23] | |||
12 | 3-12 Sept | 1981 | ![]() | Long Beach | ![]() | 72 | 19 | 4 | 36 | [24] [25] | |||
13 | 6-12 Sep | 1983 | ![]() | Porto | ![]() | 37 | 74 | 18 | 4 | [26] [27] | |||
14 | 23 Nov - 1 Dec | 1985 | ![]() | Buenos Aires | ![]() | 70 | 19 | 4 | 35 | [28] [29] | |||
15 | 31Aug - 4Sep | 1987 | ![]() | La Rochelle | ![]() | 98 | 16 | 4 | 49 | [30] [31] | |||
16 | 22-28 Aug | 1989 | Saga Prefecture Yacht Harbor | Karatsu | ![]() | 88 | 15 | 4 | 44 | 38 | 2 | 4 | [32] [33] |
17 | 2-10 Aug | 1991 | ![]() | Tønsberg | ![]() | 100 | 20 | 4 | 50 | [34] [35] | |||
18 | Nov | 1993 | ![]() | Porto Alegre | ![]() | 92 | 17 | 4 | 46 | 40 | 0 | 6 | [36] [37] |
19 | 3-9 Jul | 1995 | ![]() | Rimini | ![]() | 96 | 18 | 4 | 48 | 35 | 0 | 13 | [38] [39] [40] |
20 | 13-18 Sep | 1997 | ![]() | San Diego | ![]() | 104 | 20 | 4 | 52 | 39 | 0 | 13 | [41] [42] [43] |
21 | 3-11 Sep | 1999 | ![]() | Santiago de la Ribera | ![]() | 114 | 21 | 4 | 57 | 47 | 1 | 9 | [44] [45] [46] |
22 | 24 Nov - 2 Dec | 2001 | ![]() | Punta del Este | ![]() | 122 | 19 | 4 | 61 | 53 | 0 | 8 | [47] [48] [49] |
23 | 2-9 Aug | 2003 | ![]() | Borstahusen | ![]() | 116 | 18 | 4 | 58 | 40 | 0 | 18 | [50] [51] [52] |
24 | 23-30 Jul | 2005 | Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor | Gamagori | ![]() | 102 | 15 | 4 | 51 | 39 | 0 | 12 | [53] [54] [55] |
25 | 8-15 Sep | 2007 | ![]() | Porto | ![]() | 114 | 17 | 4 | 57 | 47 | 0 | 10 | [56] [57] [58] [59] |
26 | 7-11 Sep | 2009 | ![]() | San Diego | ![]() | 98 | 18 | 4 | 49 | 34 | 0 | 15 | [60] [61] [62] [63] |
27 | 6-13 Aug | 2011 | ![]() ![]() | Rungsted | ![]() | 118 | 17 | 4 | 59 | 37 | 1 | 21 | [64] [65] [66] |
28 | 21-29 Sep | 2013 | ![]() | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() | 154 | 15 | 4 | 77 | 66 | 0 | 11 | [67] [68] [69] [70] |
29 | 12-26 Sep | 2015 | ![]() | Talamone | ![]() | 166 | 18 | 4 | 83 | 61 | 2 | 20 | [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] |
30 | 5-11 Aug | 2017 | ![]() | Corunna | ![]() | 170 | 18 | 4 | 85 | 62 | 0 | 23 | [76] [77] [78] |
31 | 8-12 Oct | 2019 | Lars Grael Sailing School | Ilhabela | ![]() | 140 | 11 | 4 | 70 | 49 | 1 | 20 | [79] [80] [81] [82] [83] |
32 | 18-25 Aug | 2022 | ![]() | Cascais | ![]() | 170 | 19 | 4 | 85 | 60 | 1 | 24 | [84] [85] [86] |
33 | 24 Oct - 2 Nov | 2024 | ![]() | Cascais | ![]() | 168 | 12 | 4 | 84 | 59 | 0 | 25 | [87] [88] [89] |
Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including .
Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries [ check quotation syntax ]|- |
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Commodore Hub E. Isaacks and O'Leary Trophies are the main trophies awarded at the Open Snipe World Championship. The Commodore Hub E. Isaacks Trophy is awarded to the fleet of the winning skipper, [93] while the O’Leary Trophy is awarded to the person who crews for the winning skipper in the majority of races sailed in the World Championships. [94]
Another two perpetual trophies are presented in the championship: The Earl Elms Perpetual Trophy is awarded to the fleet of the winning skipper of the final race of the World Championship, and the Bibi Juetz Perpetual Trophy to the highest placing mixed team.
This competition is held every two years in the odd numbered years since the year 1949. Previously, it was held every year since 1934. [95] It is named after Hub E. Isaacs, of Dallas, Texas, first commodore of the Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA), who donated the trophy.
The O'Leary Trophy is awarded since 1961 and it was donated by Cathy O’Leary y Helen O’Leary Hall. [96]
Year | Skipper | O'Leary Trophy Crew | Commodore Hub E. Isaacks Trophy Skipper's Fleet (Club) |
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1934 | William E. Bracey | ![]() | |
1935 | Perry Bass | Jimmie Maxwell^ | ![]() |
1936 | Philip A. Benson, Jr. | Bill Benson^ | ![]() |
1937 | Arthur M. Deacon | ![]() | |
1938 | Charles Gabor | ![]() | |
1939 | Walter Hall | Bob Hall^ | ![]() |
1940 | Darby Metcalf | Fred Schenck^ | ![]() |
1941 | Darby Metcalf | George Lounsberry^ | ![]() |
1942 | Charles Heinzerling | Ralph Heinzerling^ | ![]() |
1945 | Bob White | Betty White^ | ![]() |
1946 | Bob Davis | Ken Davis^ | ![]() |
1947 | Ted A. Wells | Art Lippitt^ | ![]() |
1948 | Carlos Vilar | Jorge Vilar^ | ![]() |
1949 | Ted A. Wells | Marjorie A. Wells^ | ![]() |
1951 | Jorge Vilar | Carlos Vilar^ | ![]() |
1953 | Antonio José Conde Martins | Fernando Lima Bello^ | ![]() |
1955 | Mario Capio | Lorenzo Podestà^ | ![]() |
1957 | Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende | Gabriel Laiseca^ | ![]() |
1959 | Paul Elvstrom | Erik Johansen^ | ![]() |
1961 | Axel Schmidt | Eric Schmidt | ![]() |
1963 | Axel Schmidt | Eric Schmidt | ![]() |
1965 | Axel Schmidt | Eric Schmidt | ![]() |
1967 | Nelson Piccolo | C. Henrique de Lorenzi | ![]() |
1969 | Earl Elms | Mike Shear | ![]() |
1971 | Earl Elms | Craig Martin | ![]() |
1973 | Félix Gancedo | Rafael Parga | ![]() |
1975 | Félix Gancedo | Manuel Bernal | ![]() |
1977 | Boris Ostergren | Ernesto Neugebauer | ![]() |
1979 | Dave Chapin | Tim Dixon | ![]() |
1981 | Jeff Lenhart | Patrick Muglia | ![]() |
1983 | Torben Grael | Lars Grael | ![]() |
1985 | Santiago Lange | Miguel Saubidet | ![]() |
1987 | Torben Grael | Marcelo Maia | ![]() |
1989 | Ricardo Fabini | Harol Meerhoff | ![]() |
1991 | Axel Rodger | Jorge Quiroga | ![]() |
1993 | Santiago Lange | Mariano Parada | ![]() |
1995 | Santiago Lange | Mariano Parada | ![]() |
1997 | Mauricio Oliveira | Eduardo Neves | ![]() |
1999 | Nélido Manso | Octavio Lorenzo | ![]() |
2001 | Alexandre Paradeda | Eduardo Paradeda | ![]() |
2003 | Augie Diaz | Jon Rogers | ![]() |
2005 | Augie Diaz | Pamela Kelly | ![]() |
2007 | Tomas Hornos | Enrique Quintero | ![]() |
2009 | Bruno Amorim | Dante Bianchi | ![]() |
2011 | Alexandre do Amaral | Gabriel Borges | ![]() |
2013 | Bruno Amorim | Dante Bianchi | ![]() |
2015 | Mateus Tavares | Gustavo Carvalho | ![]() |
2017 | Raúl Ríos | Max Agnese | ![]() |
2019 | Henrique Haddad | Gustavo Nascimento | ![]() |
2022 | Alfredo González González | Cristian Sánchez Barreto | ![]() |
2024 | Julio Alsogaray | Malena Sciarra | ![]() |
^Crew did not receive the O'Leary Trophy because it was not established yet
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