2025 DonQ Miami

Ernesto Rodriguez/Taylor Scheuermann Dominate 59th Don Q Snipe Regatta in Coconut Grove

The 59th edition of the Don Q Snipe Regatta brought together 35 boats from multiple countries in the waters of Biscayne Bay from April 4-6, hosted by the Coconut Grove Sailing Club and the Miami Snipe Fleet #7. The regatta, one of the most emblematic of the US Snipe calendar and the last in the winter series, was a heavy air event with breezes in the 15-20+ knots over the three day event.

The team of Ernesto Rodriguez and Taylor Scheuermann (sail 31337) were crowned champions of the DonQ Rum Keg with authority, winning 6 of the 8 races. With an impeccable performance they accumulated just 15 points, securing first place with a clear lead.

The podium: regularity and consistency

• 2nd Place: JC Hermus and Carter Cameron (Sail 30017, Cheeseburger in Paradise) showed great regularity with only one race out of the top three. Even with no firsts, they had few mistakes, finishing with 22 points.
• 3rd place: Enrique Quintero and Lorena Fundora (vela 31640, MAQ) started strong with two firsts, but faded slightly on the last day with two 5th places, ending with 23 points.

The top 10 positions included big names like Doug Hart, Augie Diaz, Juan Cruz Garcia Quiroga, Evan Hoffmann and Randy Lake. Performance was high, but more variable compared to leaders. Several crews suffered from a race or two with a low score or penalties, which affected their overall results because the 8 race series did not include a drop race.

Don Q Snipe Regatta is not just a competition; it’s an experience. With a traditional Cuban dinner, excellent hospitality by the Coconut Grove Sailing club and ideal sailing weather, the regatta offers a perfect mix of “Serious Sailing, Serious Fun”®.

In addition to the trophies for the top five, the event served as the Women (Kathleen Tocke) and Junior (Owen Fretwell) North American qualifier for the 2025 Western Hemisphere and Asia Championship to be held in San Diego in September.

The DonQ was also the second test of an automated starting and OCS detection system by the Snipe Class. This test along with the Bacardi Invitational in March were the first times the Class has authorized the use of such a system (Vakaros Race Sense 2) and is continuing to evaluate these kinds of systems and their effects on the class for future standard use.

Full Results: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/28577#_newsroom+results

Pos	Bow/Sail	Skipper/Crew	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total	Pos
1	31337	Ernesto Rodriguez / Taylor Scheuermann	1	1	6	1	3	1	1	1	15	1
2	30017	JC Hermus / Carter Cameron	2	3	3	6	2	2	2	2	22	2
3	31640	Enrique Quintero / Lorena Fundora	3	2	1	2	1	4	5	5	23	3
4	31297	Doug Hart / Efe Derman	4	5	2	4	6	3	7	4	35	4
5	30288	Augie Diaz / Madeline Baldridge	5	4	5	3	4	6	4	6	37	5
6	29827	Juan Cruz Garcia Quiroga / Alejandro Pilotti	9	6	4	8	5	7	6	11	56	6
7	31770	Evan Hoffmann / JIll Fattibene	6	9	14	5	7	5	3	8	57	7
8	28702	Roger Padon / Anna Flynn	12	26	12	14	8	10	8	3	93	8
9	28857	Owen Fretwell / Colin Krebs	14	10	7	11	21	12	12	7	94	9
10	31298	Randy Lake / Greenfield Nguyen	16	14	10	17	9	15	10	12	103	10
11	30324	Trevor Long / Lexi Pline	15	8	9	13	16	11	18	16	106	11
12	BAH 30202	Gavin McKinney / Morgan McKinney	10	18	17	9	17	14	20	10	115	12
13	31638	Robert Ramirez / Kate Sheahan Herron	7	15	11	7	11	36/DNF	17	15	119	13
14	30280	Kathleen Tocke / Arianna Buzzetti	19	11	8	16	12	9	11	36/DNF	122	14
15	29940	Preston Senior / Thomas Walker	29	17	13	15	15	13	13	14	129	15
16	31038	Pedro Vega / Iris Manso	20	7	22	20	22	18	15	9	133	16
17	31846	Andrew Pimental / Laura Varela	17	13	36/DNF	12	10	36/DNS	9	13	146	17
18	31805	Gregory Virgin / Nikki Bruno	21	22	19	10	13	16	26	24	151	18
19	15790	Pietro Fantoni / Giorgio Giubergia	22	19	16	21	18	17	19	20	152	19
20	37	Roberto Lizano / Yoan Carillo	18	29	21	22	14	20	14	17	155	20
21	30762	Juan Carlos Cuellar Canizares / Ignacio Sanchez Rojas	24	20	20	24	20	8	28	19	163	21
22	31131	Gioele Toffolo / Andrea Cabrini	13	16	26	19	26	23	30	18	171	22
23	31431	Chris McGrath / Shea McGrath	11	24	18	26	25	19	24	25	172	23
24	CAN 29324	Emilie Leung / Simon Leung	26	25	25	18	19	22	22	27	184	24
25	30336	Telmo Basterra / Beka Schiff	8	12	15	36/DNF	36/DNS	36/DNS	23	21	187	25
26	30473	Robert Vann / Darby Capellin	27	28	23	23	27	24	16	22	190	26
27	3133	Flora Cole / Andrew Cole	28	27	27	25	23	21	29	23	203	27
28	31847	Charles Green / Bruno Mello	23	23	24	27	24	36/DNF	33	31	221	28
29	28812	Rafael Jarauta / Katrina Washburn	25	31	36/DNF	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	21	28	249	29
30	28811	Jimmie Lowe / Lori Lowe	30	21	36/DNS	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	25	36/DNF	256	30
31	5	John Wicks / Marisleysis Cedeno	36/DNS	36/DNS	36/DNS	36/DNC	28	25	32	30	259	31
32	31534	Paola Prada / Grace Fang	31	30	36/DNS	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	27	29	261	32
33	29572	Charlie Bustamante / Michele Bustamante	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	31	26	273	33
34	32028	Jon Christensen / Tatyana Camejo	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	288T	34
34	29511	Marina Cano Sostre / Hannah Lovejoy	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	36/DNC	288T	34