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 Jordi Triay Lluís Mas Barceló Club Marítimo de Mahón ^In 2021 the open regatta was won by Ernesto Rodriguez and Kathleen Tocke (USA), not eligible for the European title.
^^In 2025 the open regatta was won by Julio Alsogaray and Malena Sciarra (ARG), not eligible for the European title.
References
External links Results 2016 Europeans website 2014 Europeans website 2010 Europeans website