# Youth Snipe World Championship

The Junior Snipe World Championship' is held every two years in odd numbered years at a sailing club selected by the Board of Governors of the Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA). The World Championship is formally recognised by World Sailing/

## Trophies

Vieri Lasinio Di Castelvero Trophy is the sailing trophy awarded to the winning helm.

## Qualification

The event is open to contestants under 22 years old (not having their 22nd birthday during the calendar year the regatta is held) and limited to 10 skippers from any country. In addition to the limit of 10 entries per country, the following skippers have automatic bids:
* Current Junior World Champion
* Junior European Champion
* First Junior from Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship
* One additional skipper from the host country, providing that it does not have among its other representatives the Junior World, Junior European or First Junior at WH&O Championship.
All skippers must be citizens, or bonafide residents for at least one year, of the country they represent.

## Particaption and Venue

| Edition | Edition | Edition | Hosts | Hosts | Hosts | Sailor | Sailor | Sailor | Boats | Boats | Boats | Boats | Ref. |
| No | Day/Month | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. | Nat. | Cont. | Boats | | | Mix | Ref. |
| 01 | 29 Aug - 2 Sep | 1973 | | San Remo | Italy | | | | 39 | | | | |
| 02 | 7-12 Jul | 1975 | | Kokkola | Finland | | | | 14 | | | | |
| 03 | | 1976 | | | Argentina | | | | | | | | |
| 04 | | 1978 | | Mission Bay | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 05 | 7-14 Sep | 1980 | Club Nautico Cuidadela | | Spain | | | | | | | | |
| 06 | | 1982 | Northern Yacht Club | North Sydney, Nova Scotia | Canada | | | | 12 | | | | |
| 07 | | 1984 | | | Uruguay | | | | | | | | |
| 08 | | 1986 | | Riva del Garda | Italy | | | | 19 | | | | |
| 09 | 14-19 Nov | 1988 | St. Petersburg Yacht Club | Tampa | United States | | 15 | | 25 | | | | |
| 10 | | 1990 | | Los Nietos | Spain | | 13 | | 24 | | | | |
| 11 | | 1992 | | Motala | Sweden | | | | 26 | | | | |
| 12 | | 1994 | | Mikkabi | Japan | 48 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | | 1996 | | Mar Menor | Spain | 50 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 4 | |
| 14 | | 1998 | | Sao Paolo | Brazil | 42 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | |
| 15 | | 1999 | Club de Mar Almeria | | Spain | 44 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | | 2001 | Mentor Harbor Yacht Club | Cleveland | United States | 40 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | | 2003 | | Moscow | Russia | 52 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | |
| 18 | 12-20 Aug | 2005 | | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 26 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | | 2007 | Yacht Club Sanremo | Sanremo | Italy | 40 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | |
| 20 | | 2009 | | San Diego | United States | 42 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | | 2011 | Royal Danish Yacht Club & Espergærde Yacht Club | Rungsted | Denmark | 38 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22 | 14-20 Sep | 2013 | Iate Clube de Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 54 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | |
| 23 | | 2015 | | Talamone | Italy | 72 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 4 | |
| 24 | 1-6 Aug | 2017 | | A Coruna | Spain | 46 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | |
| 25 | | 2019 | Escola de Vela Ilhabela | Ilhabela | Brazil | 30 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | |
| N/A | | 2021 | Clube Vela Atlantico | Matosinhos | Portugal | Delayed due to COVID-19 | Delayed due to COVID-19 | Delayed due to COVID-19 | Delayed due to COVID-19 | Delayed due to COVID-19 | Delayed due to COVID-19 | Delayed due to COVID-19 | |
| 26 | 25-31 Jul | 2022 | Clube Vela Atlantico | Matosinhos | Portugal | 76 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | |
| 27 | 2-7 Jan | 2024 | Coconut Grove Sailing Club | Miami | United States | 92 | 19 | 6 | 46 | 27 | 6 | 13 | |

## Winners.

| Year | Skipper/Crew | Country |
| 1973 | Kimmo Suortti & Juha Hyttinen | Finland |
| 1975 | Heikki Haimakainen & Timo Karlsson | Finland |
| 1976 | Torkel Borgstrom & Fernando Asad | Argentina |
| 1978 | Torben Grael & Eduardo Mascarenhas | Brazil |
| 1980 | Louis Martinez & Andres Longarela | Argentina |
| 1982 | Steve Bloemeke & Gregg Morton | United States |
| 1984 | Horacio Carabelli & Luis Chiapparo | Uruguay |
| 1986 | Horacio Carabelli & Chris Schewe | Uruguay |
| 1988 | Kenichi Nakamura & Sinichi Murata | Japan |
| 1990 | Cristobal Saubidet & Andres Onis | Argentina |
| 1992 | Fernando Garcia-Lago Soler & Francisco G. Fraga | Spain |
| 1994 | Luis Calabrese & Jorge Engelhard | Argentina |
| 1996 | André Fonseca & Pablo Furlan | Brazil |
| 1997 | André Fonseca & Roberto Paradeda | Brazil |
| 1999 | Lucas Gomez & Marcos Montanaro | Argentina |
| 2001 | Raul de Valenzuela & Jose LaTorre Martinez | Spain |
| 2003 | Mikee Anderson-Mitterling & Graham Biehl | United States |
| 2005 | Victor Demaison & Mario Tinoco | Brazil |
| 2007 | Mario Tinoco do Amaral & Matheus Goncalves | Brazil |
| 2009 | Mario Tinoco do Amaral & Matheus Goncalves | Brazil |
| 2011 | Alvaro Martinez & Gabriel Mauricio Utrera | Spain |
| 2013 | Lucas Mesquita & Douglas Gomm | Brazil |
| 2015 | Antonio Lopez Montoya & Gregorio Belmonte Cuenca | Spain |
| 2017 | Tiago Brito & Antônio Rosa | Brazil |
| 2019 | Gustavo Luis Abdulklech & Leonardo Motta | Brazil |
| 2022 | Samuel Beneyto Lancho & Rafael Del Castillo Diaz | Spain |
| 2024 | Justin Callahan & Mitchell Callahan | United States |