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

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Vieri Lasinio Di Castelvero Trophy is the sailing trophy awarded to the winning helm[1].

Qualification

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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

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Edition Hosts Sailor Boats Ref.
No Day/Month Year Host club City Country No. Nat. Cont. Boats     Mix
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
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.[2]

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Vieri Lasinio Di Castelvero Trophy Deed of Gift" (PDF). Retrieved 25 May 2016.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Jr. World Championships". Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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