# Masters Snipe World Championship

The Masters 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.

## Trophies

Id Crook Memorial Trophy is the sailing trophy awarded at the. The Id Crook Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winning skipper and crew. Canada donated it to the Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA). It's named after Canadian Id Crook, SCIRA's commodore, in 2000.
The regatta venue rotates among North America, Europe, South America and Japan. No races to be run in wind velocity exceeding 15 knots.
The helm must be at least 45 years of age in the year of the regatta. The combined age of the skipper and crew must be at least 80 years in the year of the regatta.
As we as the main title 4 sub divisions are awarded prizes for helms with the following ages:
* Apprentice Master Division (45-54 years)
* Master Division (55-64 years)
* Grand Master Division (65-74 years)
* Master Legends Division (75 years old and onwards)
The Master Legends Division was created in 2015

## Events

| 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 | 21-25 Oct | 1986 | Atlanta Yacht Club | Lilburn, Georgia | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 02 | | 1987 | Yacht Club Santo Amaro | São Paulo | Brazil | | | | | | | | |
| 03 | - | 1988 | Oakville Harbour Yacht Club | Oakville, Ontario | Canada | | | | | | | | |
| 04 | - | 1991 | Real Club de Regatas de Santiago de la Ribera | Santiago de la Ribera | Spain | | | | | | | | |
| 05 | - | 1992 | Clube Internacional da Marina de Vilamoura | Vilamoura | Portugal | | | | | | | | |
| 06 | 27-31 Jul | 1994 | Kaiyo Yacht Harbor | Gamagori | Japan | | | | | | | | |
| 07 | - | 1996 | Vestfjorden Seilforening | Oslo | Norway | | | | | | | | |
| 08 | - | 1998 | Club Nautico Cordoba | Villa Carlos Paz | Argentina | 56 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | |
| 09 | - | 2000 | Horsens Sejlklub | Horsens | Denmark | 126 | 14 | 4 | 63 | 46 | 0 | 17 | |
| 10 | - | 2002 | St. Petersburg Yacht Club | St. Petersburg, Florida | United States | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | 2-7 Aug | 2004 | Associazione Sportiva Nautica Sabazia | Lake Bracciano | Italy | 166 | 16 | 4 | 83 | 44 | 2 | 37 | |
| 12 | 3-7 Oct | 2006 | Royal Nassau Sailing Club | Nassau, Bahamas | Bahamas | | | | | | | | |
| N/A | - | 2008 | Societa Triestina della Vela | Trieste | Italy | CANCELLED LOW ENTRIES | CANCELLED LOW ENTRIES | CANCELLED LOW ENTRIES | CANCELLED LOW ENTRIES | CANCELLED LOW ENTRIES | CANCELLED LOW ENTRIES | CANCELLED LOW ENTRIES | |
| 13 | 19-26 Sep | 2010 | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 106 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 38 | 0 | 15 | |
| 14 | 10-16 Sep | 2012 | Real Club de Regatas de Santiago de la Ribera | Santiago de la Ribera | Spain | 154 | 14 | 4 | 77 | 54 | 0 | 23 | |
| 15 | 25-31 Aug | 2014 | Fukuoka City Yacht Harbor | Fukuoka | Japan | 72 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 33 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | - | 2016 | Royal Nassau Sailing Club | Nassau, Bahamas | Bahamas | 70 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 15 | |
| 17 | 24-30 Jun | 2018 | Associação Naval de Lisboa | Vilamoura | Spain | 154 | 15 | 4 | 77 | 50 | 1 | 26 | |
| N/A | | 2020 | St. Petersburg Yacht Club | St. Petersburg, Florida | United States | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | |
| N/A | 8-15 Aug | 2021 | St. Petersburg Yacht Club | St. Petersburg, Florida | United States | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | |
| 18 | 16-22 Oct | 2023 | Club Náutico Puerto Sherry | Puerto Sherry | Spain | 222 | 16 | 4 | 111 | 70 | 1 | 40 | |
| 19 | 9-13 Dec | 2025 | Cofradía Náutica de Frutillar | Frutillar | Chile | | | | | | | | |

## Winners

| Year | Skipper & Crew | Country |
| 1986 | Ken Simons & Bill Simons | United States |
| 1987 | Ivan Pimentel & Ricardo Lebreiro | Brazil |
| 1989 | Ivan Pimentel & Luis Pesnovich | Brazil |
| 1991 | Félix Gancedo & Carlos Llamas | Spain |
| 1992 | Paulo da Silva Santos & Fernando Silva | Brazil |
| 1994 | Kazunori Shinka & Tetsuji Nakatani | Japan |
| 1996 | Birger Jansen & Marianne Stigar | Norway |
| 1998 | Bibi Juetz & Felipe Vasconcellos | Brazil |
| 1999 | Flemming Christiansen & Morten Ullmann | Denmark |
| 2002 | Augie Diaz & John Kehoe | United States |
| 2004 | Augie Diaz & Lisa Griffith | United States |
| 2006 | Augie Diaz & Pam Kelly | United States |
| 2008^ | | |
| 2010 | Paulo da Silva Santos & Rodrigo Inacio | Brazil |
| 2012 | Augie Diaz & Justine O’Connor | United States |
| 2014 | Takeyasu Sugiyama & Hirotaka Kaneda | Japan |
| 2016 | Ernesto Rodriguez & Kathleen Tocke | United States |
| 2018 | Damián Borrás & Jordi Triay | Spain |
| 2020^^ | | |
| 2023 | Damián Borrás & Sara Franceschi | Spain |
^The 2008 championship could not be completed due to wind conditions and the inability to achieve 3 races, which is the minimum for a Championship. ^^The 2020 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic