Snipe Women’s Worlds, Ready to Race

The Snipe Women’s Worlds is set to commence in Enoshima, Japan, from July 24th to July 27th, 2025.

This event marks a return to Japan, the Country that hosted the inaugural Women’s Worlds in 1994.

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Venue and Participation

Enoshima is a renowned sailing location, having been the Olympic sailing venue in 1964 and 2020 (held in 2021). It’s also home to the Kanto Fleet, a significant Snipe fleet.

The championship features 37 boats from 7 countries and 4 continents, with sailors representing 9 nations: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Spain, Japan, USA, Norway, and Italy.

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Roy Yamaguchi Championship Trophy

The Championship Trophy is named after Roy Yamaguchi, considered the “father” of the Snipe Class in Japan. Yamaguchi founded SCIRA Japan/Japan Snipe Association in 1956 and established the first chartered SCIRA Snipe fleet in his Country (Kanto Fleet #428). He was the first Japanese to compete in the Snipe World Championship (1957) and was elected to the SCIRA Board of Governors in 1960.

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Schedule of Events

• July 20th: Venue Open
• July 21st-23rd (10:00-17:00): Registration and Measurement
• July 23rd (9:00-12:00): Registration and Measurement
• July 23rd (13:00): Practice Race
• July 23rd (17:00): Opening Ceremony – Welcome Cocktail
• July 24th (12:00): 2 Races
• July 25th (12:00): 2 Races
• July 25th (17:00): Fleet 428 Cocktail
• July 26th (12:00): 2 Races
• July 27th (11:00): 2 Races
• July 27th (17:30): Prize Giving Ceremony

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How to Follow

Updates and live coverage will be available via:

• SnipeToday (on this Website, Facebook, Instagram)
• Online Notice Board
• Snipe Women website & Instagram
• SnipeDivas
• Women’s Worlds Website
• Japan Snipe Class Association FB

Races can also be followed live on TracTrac.

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History

Since 1994, the Snipe Women’s World Championship has been held every other year.  Sailors from Argentina, Brazil, Norway, Russia, Spain, United States, and Uruguay have won the Championship for the Roy Yamaguchi Trophy.  

The most recent editions were held in Valencia, Spain (2023), and Sao Paulo, Brazil (2021) with more than 40 teams. The 2018 Championship held in Newport, Rhode Island, USA had 32 teams representing 10 nations.

Yokohama, Japan, August 11-15, 1994

1. Pauline Book & Carine Juliussen, NOR
2. Mika Shirai & Chisato Isogai, JPN
3. Yumiko Ito & Yukari Morishita, JPN
4. Mika Tsuchiya & Nana Sudo, JPN
5. Mary Brigden Snow & Jerelyn Biehl, USA

Mar Menor, Spain, September 8-11, 1996

1. Pauline Book & Carine Juliussen, NOR
2. Lisa Foulke Pline & Sherry Eldridge, USA
3. Marina & Marisa Sanchez, ESP
4. Mary Bridgen Snow & Jerelyn Biehl, USA
5. Sveta Maluok & Sveta Krestjashina, RUS

Annapolis, Maryland, USA, October 3-7, 1998

1. Ekaterina Skoudina & Tatiana Lartseva, RUS
2. Pam Kelly & Michele Bustamante, USA
3. Jennifer Lovell & Molly Alexander, USA
4. Carol Newman Cronin & Jerelyn Biehl, USA
5. Lisa Foulke Pline & Sherry Eldridge, USA

Trieste, Italy, August 28-September 3, 2000

1. Karianne Eikeland & Janett Krefting, NOR
2. Muneko Nakamura & Miho Yoshioka, JPN
3. Marcela Domato & Cecilia Granucci, ARG
4. Kimie Isobe & Yoshimi Matsuura, JPN
5. Carol Cronin & Jerelyn Biehl, USA

St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, October 15-19, 2002

1. Carolyn Brown Krebs & Julie Redler, USA
2. Karianne Eikeland & Janett Krefting, NOR
3. Bridget Hallawell & Shelly Suarez, USA
4. Andrea Foglia & Mariana Foglia, URU
5. Carol Cronin & Kate Fears, USA

Oslo, Norway, July 22-27, 2004

1. Andrea & Mariana Foglia, URU
2. Kryshia Pohl & Morgan Commette, USA
3. Pauline Book-Bratbak & Lise Gehrken, NOR
4. Karianne Eikland & Janett Krefting, NOR
5. Ayako Yamaguchi & Miyuki Toda, JPN

Punta del Este, Uruguay, November 19-26, 2006

1. Andrea Foglia & Mariana Foglia, URU
2. Ayako Yamaguchi & Motoko Ibaragi, JPN
3. Marissa Maurin & Carolina Court, CHI
4. Sarah Brabarossa & Barbara Bonini, ITA
5. Maria Stefani & Catalina Sposato, BER

Roquetas del Mar, Spain, September 24-28, 2008

1. Marina Gallego & Marina Sanchez, ESP
2. Anna Tunnicliffe & Kathleen Tocke, USA
3. Juliana Poncioni & Viviane de Olveira, BRA
4. Sara Barbarossa & Marinella Gorgatto, ITA
5. Andrea Foglia & Mariana Foglia, URU

St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, November7-12, 2010

1. Anna Tunnicliffe & Molly Vandemoer, USA
2. Trixy Agusti & Yuyu Agusti, ARG
3. Kathleen Tocke & Kate Sheahan, USA
4. Marina Gallego-Duran & Carmen Vergara Ferrer, ESP
5. Carol Cronin & Kim Couranz, USA

Malaga, Spain, September 18-23, 2012

1. Marta Hernandez & Angela Hernandez, ESP
2. Marina Gallego & Marina Sanchez, ESP
3. Soledad Requena & Ester Requena, ESP
4. Juliana Duque & Mia Fontes, BRA
5. Lucia Guerrero & Natalia Canales, ESP

Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina, 2014

Not enough competitors/countries to meet ISAF requirements.

Lake Bracciano, Italy, 2016

Not enough competitors/countries to meet ISAF requirements.

Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 2018

1. Carol Cronin & Kim Couranz, USA
2. Mafalda Pires de Lima & Kathleen Tocke, POR/USA
3. Anette Melsom Myhre & Janett Krefting, NOR
4. Juliana Duque & Mariana Arndt, BRA
5. Taylor Scheuermann & Charlie Bess, USA

Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2021

1. Juliana Duque & Mila Beckerath, BRA
2. Marija Andela de Michell Vitturi & Maj Kristin Hansen Borgen, CRO/NOR
3. Martha Rocha & Larissa Juk, BRA
4. Marina Roma Fonte & Alexia Buck, BRA
5. Mariela Salemo & Florencia Buiatti, ARG

Valencia, Spain, 2023

1. Juliana Duque & Bruna Patricio, BRA
2. Gintare Scheidt & Maj Kristin Hansen Borgen, LTU/NOR
3. Martina Reino Cacho & Patricia Reino Cacho, ESP
4. Trixi Agusti & Mariana Safar Exeni, ARG
5. Kathleen Tocke & Arianna Buzzetti, USA

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