# United States Snipe National Championship

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.
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, and the winning crew is awarded the Portage Lakes Yacht Club Trophy.
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.
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.

## 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 | | Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club |
| 1938 | Wawasee Yacht Club | Charles Gabor | | Lake Mohawk Yacht Club |
| 1939 | Los Angeles Yacht Club | Walter Hall | Bob Hall | Lake Merritt Sailing Club |
| 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 | Wichita Sailing Club |
| 1948 | Corpus Christi Sailing Club | Billy Wicker | Robert Vetters | Southwestern Yacht Club (Texas) |
| 1949 | Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club | Ted A. Wells | Art Lippitt | Wichita Sailing Club |
| 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 | Wichita Sailing Club |
| 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 | Lake Merritt Sailing Club |
| 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 | Lake Lanier Sailing Club |
| 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 | Club Náutico de San Juan |
| 2014 | Okoboji Yacht Club | Raúl Ríos | Henry Dumke | Club Náutico de San Juan |
| 2015 | Mission Bay Yacht Club | Raúl Ríos | Kara Voss | Club Náutico de San Juan |
| 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 | Coral Reef Yacht Club |
| 2019 | Jubilee Yacht Club | Tomas Hornos | Kathleen Tocke | Boston Yacht Club |
| 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 |