The Snipe South American Championship is the annual South 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. The trophy is a donation of SCIRA Paraguay, and 3 races constitute a regatta with nine or eleven races scheduled, depending on local conditions.South American Championship Deed of Gift (PDF)
It is held every year alternating venues around any country in South America.
Winners Year Host Skipper Crew Fleet 1975 Yacht Club de Chile Paulo Renato Paradeda Marcos Grossner Clube dos Jangadeiros 1979 Yacht Club Ypacaraí Pedro Sisti Miguel Costa Club Náutico San Isidro 1980 Club Náutico San Isidro Ivan Pimentel José Barcello Díaz Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro 1981^ Yacht Club Punta del Este Augie Diaz Gonzalo Diaz Coconut Grove Sailing Club 1982 Yacht Club Uruguayo Julio Labandeira Sergio Ripoll Yacht Club Olivos 1983 Yacht Club Ypacaraí Ivan Pimentel Marcelo Maia Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro 1984 Veleiros do Sul Carlos Alberto Wanderley, Junior Jean Pierre Zarovk Yacht Club Santo Amaro 1985 Yacht Club Punta del Este Santiago Lange Miguel Saubidet Yacht Club Argentino 1986 Club Náutico Córdoba Julio Labandeira Arrian Pis Yacht Club Olivos 1987 Yacht Club Ypacaraí Hilton Piccolo Ralph Hennig Clube dos Jangadeiros 1988 Iate Clube de Santa Catarina Marcelo Gusmão Reitz Alexandre Takase Iate Clube de Santa Catarina 1989 Yacht Club Uruguayo John MacCall G. Ramirez Club Náutico Olivos 1990 Yacht Club Olivos Horacio Carabelli Luis Chiaparro Yacht Club Uruguayo 1991 Clube dos Jangadeiros George Nehm Henrique Bergallo Clube dos Jangadeiros 1992 Yacht Club Punta del Este Marco Aurélio Paradeda Alexandre Paradeda Clube dos Jangadeiros 1993 Club De Veleros Barlovento Ricardo Fabini Ivan Guicheff Yacht Club Uruguayo 1994 Club Náutico San Bernardino Ricardo Paradeda Eduardo Paradeda Clube dos Jangadeiros 1995 Veleiros do Sul Alexandre Paradeda Flávio Só Fernandes Clube dos Jangadeiros 1996 Yacht Club Uruguayo Ricardo Fabini Ignacio Saralegui Yacht Club Uruguayo 1997 Club Náutico Córdoba Cristian Noé Nicolás Méndez Club de Velas Rosario 1998 Yacht Club Punta del Este Ricardo Fabini Ignacio Saralegui Yacht Club Uruguayo 1999 Club de Yates Algarrobo Cristian Noé Diego Rudoy Club de Velas Rosario 2000 Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro Bruno Bethlem de Amorim Maxim Wengert Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro 2001 Tucumán Yacht Club Cristian Noé Alejandro Noé Club de Velas Rosario 2002 Club Náutico San Bernardino Santiago Silveira Nicolás Shabán Yacht Club Punta del Este 2003 Yacht Club Punta del Este Santiago Silveira Nicolás Shabán Yacht Club Punta del Este 2004 Clube dos Jangadeiros Santiago Silveira Diego Stafani Yacht Club Punta del Este 2005 Club de Yates Algarrobo Santiago Silveira Diego Stafani Yacht Club Punta del Este 2006 Club Náutico Córdoba Adrián Marcatelli Francisco Bonaventura Club de Regatas San Nicolás 2007 Yacht Club Punta del Este Carlos Henrique Wanderley Eduardo Chaves Yacht Club Santo Amaro 2008 Iate Clube de Santa Catarina Carlos Henrique Wanderley Richard Zietemann Yacht Club Santo Amaro 2009 Yacht Club Olivos Alexandre Paradeda Gabriel Kieling Clube dos Jangadeiros 2010 Club de Yates Algarrobo Rafael Gagliotti Henrique Wisniewski Iate Clube de Santos 2011 Club Náutico Córdoba Rafael Gagliotti Henrique Wisniewski Iate Clube de Santos 2012 Manta Yacht Club Alexandre Tinoco do Amaral Gabriel Borges Clube de Regatas Guanabara 2013 Yacht Club Uruguayo Mário Tinoco do Amaral Alexandre Muto Clube de Regatas Guanabara 2014 Clube dos Jangadeiros Alexandre Paradeda Gabriel Kieling Clube dos Jangadeiros 2015 Club Náutico Mar del Plata Luis Soubie Diego Lipszyc Yacht Club Olivos 2016 Iate Clube do Espírito Santo Rafael Martins Juliana Duque Yacht Clube da Bahía 2017 Club Náutico San Isidro Luis Soubie Diego Lipszyc Yacht Club Olivos 2018 Clube dos Jangadeiros Bruno Bethlem de Amorim Rodrigo Lins Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro 2019 Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico Matías Seguel María Jesús Seguel Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico 2022 Yacht Club Olivos Luis Soubie Diego Lipszyc Yacht Club Olivos 2023^ Yacht Club Uruguayo Raúl Ríos Juan Cruz Garcia Quiroga Club Náutico de San Juan 2024 Veleiros do Sul Julio Alsogaray Malena Sciarra Club Náutico San Pedro 2025 Club de Yates Caldera Augie Diaz Madeline Baldridge Coconut Grove Sailing Club
^In 1981, 2023 and 2025 the winning team was not from South America, as the Deed of Gift leaves the competition open to boats from any country.
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