# Snipe European Championship

The Snipe European Championship is an international sailing regatta in the Snipe class and the most important European competition of the class. It was previously called the Europe and Africa Snipe Class Championship.
It takes place every two years, on alternate years with the World Championship, since 1950, when the first edition was sailed in Santa Margherita Ligure (Italy). The trophy has evolved over the years from 1 representative per country to an open event since 2014. The trophy is awarded to the fleet of the first European boat.

## Champions

| Year | Host | Skipper | Crew | Fleet |
| 1950 | Yacht Club Italiano | Raymond Martin du Pan | A. Bestrzynski | Club Nautique des Faces Pâles |
| 1952 | Skovshoved Sejlklub | Eric Barfod | H. P. Fretheim | Vestfjordens Seilforening |
| 1954 | Cercle de la Voile d'Arcachon | Didier Poissant | G. Bossuet | Cercle de la Voile du Noroit |
| 1956 | Royal North Sea Yacht Club | Frank Penman | J. Marsden | Northwich Sailing Club |
| 1958 | Port of Plymouth Sailing Association | Raymond Fragnière | René Glutz | Société Nautique de Genève |
| 1960 | Landskrona Segelsällskap | Raymond Fragnière | Marcel Kaenel | Société Nautique de Genève |
| 1962 | Real Club Náutico de Palma | Viggo Lison Almkvist | Bobo Almkvist | Stockholm Snipe Club |
| 1964 | Yacht Club Sanremo | Nils Monstad | Thor Borgen | Vestfjordens Seilforening |
| 1966 | Karlshamns Segelsällskap | Antun Grego | Simo Nikolić | Jedriličarski Klub Galeb |
| 1968 | Karşıyaka Spor Kulübü | Paulo da Silva Santos | Fernando da Silva | Clube Desportivo Nun’Alvares |
| 1970 | Jedriličarski Klub Galeb | Paulo da Silva Santos | Fernando da Silva | Clube Desportivo Nun’Alvares |
| 1972 | Clube de Vela Atlântico | Félix Gancedo | Rafael Parga | Real Club Mediterráneo |
| 1974 | Hangö Segelförening | Félix Gancedo | Javier Otero | Real Club Mediterráneo |
| 1976 | Société des Régates du Havre | Per Brosted | Jan Skotte | Skanderborg Sejl- & Motorbådsklub |
| 1978 | Real Club Náutico de Valencia | Félix Gancedo | Carlos Llamas | Real Club Mediterráneo |
| 1980 | Espergærde Sejlklub | Flemming Rasmussen | Keld Schultz | Espergærde Sejlklub |
| 1982 | Società Triestina della Vela | Jorge Haenelt | Laureano Wizner | Real Club Mediterráneo |
| 1984 | Göteborgs Kungliga Segelsällskap | Jorge Haenelt | Laureano Wizner | Real Club Mediterráneo |
| 1986 | Real Club de Regatas de Santiago de la Ribera | Fernando Rita | Antonio Andreu | Club Marítimo de Mahón |
| 1988 | Juelsminde Sejlklub | Jorge Haenelt | Martín Wizner | Real Club Mediterráneo |
| 1990 | Clube de Vela Atlântico | Félix Gancedo | Jesús Vilar | Real Club Mediterráneo |
| 1992 | Gamlakarleby Segelförening | Carlos Llamas | Javier Gutiérrez | Real Club Mediterráneo |
| 1994 | Club Marítimo de Mahón | Damián Borrás | Javier Magro | Club Marítimo de Mahón |
| 1996 | Kolding Sejlklub | Kristoffer Spone | Janett Krefting | Kongelig Norsk Seilforening |
| 1998 | Sport Club do Porto | Aureliano Negrín | David Martín | Real Club Náutico de Arrecife |
| 2000 | Åsgårdstrand Seilforening | Birger Jansen | Liv Ulveie | Vestfjordens Seilforening |
| 2002 | Reale Circolo Canottieri Tevere Remo | Alexey Krylov | Evgenyi Ryzhikov | Moscow Sailing School |
| 2004 | Société Nautique de Larmor-Plage | Francisco Sánchez Ferrer | Javier Jiménez | Real Club de Regatas de Santiago de la Ribera |
| 2006 | Segelföreningen i Björneborg | Pablo Fresneda | César Travado | Club Náutico Roquetas de Mar |
| 2008 | Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria | Gustavo del Castillo | Felipe Llinares | Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria |
| 2010 | Vestfjordens Seilforening | Francisco Sánchez Ferrer | Marina Sánchez Ferrer | Real Club de Regatas de Santiago de la Ribera |
| 2012 | Circolo Nautico Cervia "Amici della Vela” | Raúl de Valenzuela Santaella | Antolín Alejandre de Oña | Club de Mar de Almería |
| 2014 | Yacht Club Kamień Pomorski | Raúl de Valenzuela Santaella | Antolín Alejandre de Oña | Club de Mar de Almería |
| 2016 | Real Club de Regatas de Santiago de la Ribera | Gustavo del Castillo | Rafael del Castillo | Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria |
| 2018 | Segelföreningen i Björneborg | Gustavo del Castillo | Rafael del Castillo | Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria |
| 2021^ | Jedriličarski klub ˝Split˝ | Jordi Triay | Cristian Vidal Carbonell | Club Marítimo de Mahón |
| 2023 | Circolo Vela Gargnano | Jordi Triay | Enric Noguera Serra | Club Marítimo de Mahón |
| 2025 | Capable Planet Clube Náutico | | | |
^In 2021 the open championship was won by Ernesto Rodriguez and Kathleen Tocke (USA), not eligible for the European title.
* European Championship Trophy.