# Snipe North American Championship

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.
* Kim Thompson Memorial Trophy to the winning crew from a qualified North American Country.
* 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.
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.

## Winners

| Year | Host | Skipper | Crew | Fleet |
| 1973 | Oakville Yacht Squadron | Don Hite | | Lake Angelus, Michigan |
| 1974 | U.S. Sailing Center at Association Island | Augie Diaz | Charlie Bustamante | Coconut Grove Sailing Club |
| 1975 | U.S. Sailing Center at Association Island | Gerald (Jerry) Dennis Thompson | Ron Moore | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club |
| 1976 | Royal Nassau Sailing Club | Bruce Colyer | Glenn Sutter | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| 1977 | Mission Bay Yacht Club | Jeff Lenhart | | Mission Bay Yacht Club |
| 1978 | Severn Sailing Association | Jeff Lenhart | Peggy Lenhart | Mission Bay Yacht Club |
| 1979 | Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club | Dave Chapin | G. Knapp | Island Bay Yacht Club |
| 1980 | North Cape Yacht Club | Mark Reynolds | | San Diego Yacht Club |
| 1981 | Sea Cliff Yacht Club | Ed Adams | Meredith O'Dowd | Ida Lewis Yacht Club |
| 1982 | Mission Bay Yacht Club | Mark Reynolds | DeAnn Reynolds | San Diego Yacht Club |
| 1983 | Oakville Yacht Squadron | Ed Adams | Meredith Adams | Ida Lewis Yacht Club |
| 1984 | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club | Keith Dodson | Claudia O'Brien | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club |
| 1985 | Severn Sailing Association | Ed Adams | Meredith Adams | Ida Lewis Yacht Club |
| 1986 | Richmond Yacht Club | Mike Segerblom | Ron Rosenberg | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club |
| 1987 | Eastern Yacht Club | Ed Adams | Meredith Adams | Ida Lewis Yacht Club |
| 1988 | Oakville Harbour Yacht Club | Craig Leweck | Brad Rodi | Mission Bay Yacht Club |
| 1989 | Mission Bay Yacht Club | Craig Leweck | Lisa Manzer | Mission Bay Yacht Club |
| 1990 | Rush Creek Yacht Club | Jack Franco | Renee Vesterby | Balboa Yacht Club |
| 1991 | Newport Harbor Yacht Club | Mark Reynolds | Deann Reynolds | San Diego Yacht Club |
| 1992 | Crescent Sail Yacht Club | Peter Commette | Connie Suddath | Lauderdale Yacht Club |
| 1993 | Bronte Harbour Yacht Club | Ed Adams | Carol Newman | Ida Lewis Yacht Club |
| 1994 | Severn Sailing Association | Brian Fishback | Lorie Stout | Severn Sailing Association |
| 1995 | Lake Lanier Sailing Club | Willie Graves | Carrie Warren | Mission Bay, California |
| 1996 | Royal Nassau Sailing Club | Doug Hart | Watt Duffy | Mission Bay Yacht Club |
| 1997^ | Oakville Yacht Squadron | | | |
| 1998 | Carlyle Sailing Association | George Szabo | Jeff Baker | San Diego Yacht Club |
| 1999 | Cottage Park Yacht Club | George Szabo | Carol Cronin | San Diego Yacht Club |
| 2000 | Spanish Point Boat Club | George Szabo | Carol Cronin | San Diego Yacht Club |
| 2001^^ | Royal Nassau Sailing Club | Alexandre Paradeda | Eduardo Paradeda | Clube dos Jangadeiros |
| 2002 | Carlyle Sailing Association | Rob Hallawell | Bridget Hallawell | Pleon Yacht Club |
| 2003 | Willamette Sailing Club | George Szabo | Shelly Suarez | San Diego Yacht Club |
| 2004 | Florida Yacht Club | Augie Diaz | Lisa Griffith | Coconut Grove Sailing Club |
| 2005 | Oakville Yacht Squadron | Mike Blackwood | Patty Mueller | South Shore Yacht Club |
| 2006 | Gull Lake Yacht Club | Augie Diaz | Pamela Kelly | Coconut Grove Sailing Club |
| 2007 | Spanish Point Boat Club | Augie Diaz | Kathleen Tocke | Coconut Grove Sailing Club |
| 2008 | Cottage Park Yacht Club | Augie Diaz | Kathleen Tocke | Coconut Grove Sailing Club |
| 2009 | Erie Yacht Club | Ernesto Rodriguez | Megan Place | Miami |
| 2010 | Ponce Yacht and Fishing Club | Jorge Xavier Murrieta | Alejandro Murrieta | Club Náutico Avándaro |
| 2011 | Mission Bay Yacht Club | Raúl Ríos | Marco Teixidor | Club Náutico de San Juan |
| 2012 | Etobicoke Yacht Club | Raúl Ríos | Édgar Diminich | Club Náutico de San Juan |
| 2013 | Lakewood Yacht Club | Augie Diaz | Kathleen Tocke | Coral Reef Yacht Club |
| 2014 | Cottage Park Yacht Club | Ernesto Rodriguez | Ed Mintzias | Miami |
| 2015 | Royal Hamilton Yacht Club | Raúl Ríos | Fernando Monllor | Club Náutico de San Juan |
| 2016 | Severn Sailing Association | Doug Hart | Ryan Hopps | Mission Bay Yacht Club |
| 2017 | Lauderdale Yacht Club | Ernesto Rodriguez | Kathleen Tocke | Miami |
| 2018 | San Diego Yacht Club | Ernesto Rodriguez | Kathleen Tocke | Miami |
| 2019 | San Diego Yacht Club | Enrique Quintero | Kathleen Tocke | Coral Reef Yacht Club |
| 2021 | Jubilee Yacht Club | Ernesto Rodriguez | Kathleen Tocke | Miami |
| 2022 | Etobicoke Yacht Club | Raúl Ríos | Andrea Riefkohl | Club Náutico de San Juan |
| 2023 | Norfolk Yacht and Country Club | Arthur Blodgett | Grace Howie | Severn Sailing Association |
| 2024 | Mantoloking Yacht Club/Bay Head Yacht Club | Ernesto Rodriguez | Taylor Scheuermann | Miami |
* ^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.