Don Q - Final - Snipe Class International

Miami, March 20-22, 2015. Regatta report by Nikki Bruno and full results (after 5 races)

1. Raul Rios & Andre Guaragna, 16

2. Augie Diaz & Kathleen Tocke, 20

3. Luis Soubie & Diego Lipszich, 30

4. Ernesto Rodriguez & Eduardo Mintzias, 32

5. Felipe Linares & Lior Lavie, 38

Snipe sailors representing eleven countries converged upon Biscayne Bay for the 2015 Don Q Rum regatta, hosted by Coconut Grove Sailing Club. Thirty-eight teams comprised of champions, veterans, and novices completed five races over three days of classic Miami sunshine, warm water, and cool breezes.

On Friday the sea breeze didn’t start to fill in until noon, so there was plenty of time for more bagels and coffee. Winds varied between 7-10 knots, mostly from the southeast. Finishing first in the first race was Luis Soubie and Diego Lipszyc of Argentina, followed by Raul Rios of Puerto Rico and local Andre Guaragna, and third saw locals Augie Diaz and Kathleen Tocke. Raul and Andre took over first place the next race, with Augie and Kathleen still right behind. Louis and Diego slipped back to eighth while locals Peter Commette and Jensen McTighe picked up the third.

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Saturday began much the same way, and the sea breeze picked up to 7 knots around 1pm, quickly building up to a steady 11 for the rest of the afternoon while it clocked right from the southeast. Locals Nick Voss and Nicole Popp finished first in race three, while Augie and Kathleen mixed it up, finishing in second just ahead of Raul and Andre who took third. Determined to keep their lead, the fourth race was led much of the way by Raul and Andre who put a sizable gap between their boat and second place, locals Ernesto Rodriguez and Eduardo Mintzias, who were followed closely by Augie and Kathleen in third.

After racing the second day, sailors were greeted at the dock with Don Q daiquiris that, after a brief supply shortage scare, continued to flow freely throughout the delicious Cuban dinner buffet at the club.

The breeze kicked in Sunday morning around 10:30, which worked out perfectly with the usual earlier start time. One race was completed in a steady 9 knot breeze that shifted left from the southwest. Raul and Augie, who had been duking it out the first four races, slipped back to ninth and tenth respectively this race, while Louis and Diego reclaimed the first spot. Closely behind were north-easterners Andrew Pimental and Nikki Bruno. Nick and Nicole came back as well for a final finish in third.

Awards were given to the top ten placing teams, representing Puerto Rico, USA, Argentina, Brazil and Ecuador. Raul and Andre took the overall win and perpetual trophy with a total of 16 points. Augie and Kathleen won second overall with 20 points and in third were Louis and Diego with 30 points.

The Snipe class would like to thank our hosts, Coconut Grove Sailing Club, the race committee who kept us in line, and all those who helped feed us and run the show.

(photos: SnipeToday, Mercedes de Choudens, Blake Middleton)

Bow/Sail	Boat	Skipper	Yacht Club	1	2	3	4	5	Total	Pos
34 / PUR29841	PUR 29841	Raul Rios	FVPR	2	1	3	1	9	16	1
31 / 30288	Danilu	Augie Diaz	Augie Diaz	3	2	2	3	10	20	2
48 / 28701		LUIS SOUBIE	YCO/CNZ	1	8	8	12	1	30	3
44 / 31130		Ernesto Rodriguez	Miami snipe	8	5	11	2	6	32	4
26 / BRA 31121	FUNDESPORTE	Felipe Linhares	FUNDESPORTE-ICSC	4	4	10	15	5	38	5
14 / 30928	Snipe	Andrew Pimental	Sail Newport	6	18	7	7	2	40	6
37 / 28814	Jupiter	Nick Voss	Coral reef yacht club	19	12	1	9	3	44T	7
71 / 29442	Screaming Peacock	Peter Commette	lyc	10	3	4	10	17	44T	8
12 / 30860	Spidey	Carol Cronin	Severn Sailing Association	7	6	12	13	13	51	9
23 / 30337		Edgar Diminich	Salinas yacht club	20	9	9	8	11	57	10
78 / 30718		Esteban Echavarria / Juanes Restrepo	Federación Colombiana de Vela – LVA	13	21	6	5	20	65	11
36 / 29511	Hot Pursuit	Taylor Scheuermann	Coral Reef Yacht Club	11	15	15	11	16	68	12
24 / 31028	24	Jesus Bailon	Manta yacht club	22	20	13	6	8	69	13
29 / 30759		Enrique Quintero	CRYC	5	7	39/OCS	4	15	70	14
28 / 30510	TBIB	Alex Pline /Lexi Pline	Severn Sailing Association	15	19	16	14	12	76	15
25 / 29782	Butter Side Up	Zachery Kelchner	Zachery Kelchner	14	16	17	18	14	79	16
22 / ITA 15790	Unisono di Augie	Pietro Fantoni	Circolo della Vela Muggia	18	11	39/ZFP	19	7	94	17
76 / 29652		Dany Delgado	Club de vela Cartagena	9	10	39/RET	39/DNS	4	101	18
42 / 29114		David Hernandez	CRYC	12	13	39/ZFP	16	25	105	19
19 / 29572	The Hen	Charlie Bustamante	None	17	28	5	39/OCS	22	111	20
38 / 30090	Happy Day s	Birger Jansen	Be arum seilfoening	16	14	19	39/OCS	24	112	21
27 / 28470	Green Boat	Stephan Irgens	CSA	28	24	20	22	23	117	22
17 / 29610	Push Forward	Jefferson Hall	OHCC	26	33	18	21	21	119T	23
33 / 30336	Popeye	Gonzalo Diaz	Coconut Grove Sailing Club	24	27	21	20	27	119T	24
16 / 29536	futatsubishi	Julian Inglis	GCBC	23	29	24	25	19	120	25
18 / 30868		Ian Brown	Royal Canadian YC	21	23	22	31	26	123	26
41 / 29781		Michael Trebilcock	USF	25	17	39/OCS	17	28	126	27
35 / FIN 30833	Merenhuiske	Reino Suonsilta	HSK Helsinki Finland	29	22	25	23	39/DNS	138	28
77 / 31157		Martin Bebb	Windycrest, Tulsa, US Fleet 68	33	25	23	28	32	141	29
15 / 29317	Pope Of The Woods	Harri Palm	Guelph Community Boating Club	30	31	14	39/OCS	29	143	30
21 / 30321	BLACK JACK	Dorian Goldberg	Pirate Sailing Team	31	32	38/ZFP	27	18	146	31
51 / 29763		Bert Forsberg	RGYC	39/DNC	26	29	24	30	148	32
32 / 30743	La Machina	Gregory Saldana	Barton Boat Club	32	34	28	26	34	154	33
79 / 31204		Ray Schmit	Cottage Park YC	34	35	26	30	33	158	34
11 / 29908		John Upton	Rush Creek Yacht Club	27	30	39/OCS	32	35	163	35
43 / 30236		Ken Voss	CGSC/CRYC	39/DNC	39/DNC	27	29	31	165	36
39 / 26486	26486	Jackson Morton	U.S. Sailing Center	35	39/DNS	39/RET	39/DNS	39/DNS	191	37
29318	Mister Bear	Christopher Hains	Guelph Community Boating Club	39/DNC	39/DNC	39/DNC	39/DNC	39/DNC	195	38