US Nationals – Final

San Diego, CA, USA, July 16, 2022. Ernesto Rodriguez and Kathleen Tocke won the US Nationals. Justin Callahan & Aiden Hoogland won the Junior division.

Final results after 8 races (1 discard):

1. Ernesto Rodriguez & Kathleen Tocke, 19
2. Augie Diaz & Christine De Silva, 22
3. Arthur Blodgett & Grace Howie, 40
4. Enrique Quintero & Charlie Bess, 45
5. Evan Hoffmann & Shira Golub, 61

San Diego, CA (July 15, 2022) Ernesto Rodriguez and Kathleen Tocke are officially the winners of the 2022 Snipe US National Championship! Over the past four days, this duo has proved themselves worthy of the champion title. Rodriguez and Tocke placed in the top three in six out of the eight races of the regatta. They’re not deemed the SSL Snipe World Ranked no. 1 team for nothing.

Rodriguez and Tocke concluded the regatta with a total of 19 points, only 3 points ahead of overall second place finishers Augie Diaz and Christine De Silva. Third place overall was earned by Arthur Blodgett and Grace Howie with 40 points.

It was not with ease that Rodriguez and Tocke won the regatta. The competition was tight, especially with Diaz and De Silva on their ankles. Rodriguez commented, “It was a tough regatta with tough conditions. We were fortunate today to have a really good first race. We were going into the last day with Augie a couple of points behind us. We ended up using our drop on the second race and that was good enough to win the regatta. But, I felt like Augie sailed better than us. In fact, I realized that in eight races, we only beat him in three. That’s how tough sailing is. It could have went either way.”

Up next for Rodriguez and Tocke is the 2022 Snipe World Championship this August. Several boats sailing this week will be joining the team back on the water for another round of competition. See the Entry List here.

The final day of the Snipe US National Championship got off to late start, with a delay due to winds at a mere 3 knots. At 5 knots, SDYC’s Race Committee set the course and race seven was underway. Mary Baker and Trisha Kelly had a great run and finished race seven in first place. Baker and Kelly were the also the top placing all female team for the regatta! Rodriguez and Tocke followed in second place and Enrique Quintero and Charlie bess in third.

The last race, race eight, was the final chance for competitors to work their way up the scoresheet, and it was another slow and steady race. It took the fleet nearly 20 minutes to make it to the weather mark. Augie Diaz and Christine De Silva beat the fleet to the finish line, with Randy Lake and Maddy McGrath in second and David and Paige Tillson in third. Rodriguez and Tocke finished 11th in the race, but thankfully for the allotted throw out, it did not get in the way of their overall success.

There was no shortage of talented sailors on the water this week. Juniors and seniors alike came to San Diego Yacht Club ready to compete in four days of intense sailing among the best. But, this week of sailing was more than that. It was an opportunity for juniors to race against their mentors, for newbies to get experience in the fleet, and for families to experience racing together. In the fleet of 50, you could find several boats of couples, even more of parent and children duos, and even a sibling team. These teams are proof of the Snipes fleet greatest qualities: competitive, inclusive, and fun.

The junior sailors on the course did especially well competing against long-time fleet members. The final overall Junior scores place Justin Callahan and Aiden Hoogland in first place. Trevor Davis and Ale Torres had a great regatta with three bullets to come in second. Peter Busch and Cam Spriggs also placed consistently well over the four days to finish in third. Five of the eight junior teams competing finished in the top half of the fleet. 

“I don’t think the Juniors here are the future, I think they’re the present. They were giving us a hard time at every rounding mark. I’ve heard comments from a few juniors telling me how they didn’t realize how good the Snipe is and how tough the fleet is. I think they’re going to be here for a while!” stated Rodriguez.

After the racing, competitors and their families were invited to the Awards Ceremony to relish in their accomplishments. Winners received an array of awards, some provided by Sailing Supply. All enjoyed snacks provided by Geaux Fast Sailing, cocktails by Old Harbor Distilling, and cold beer from Bay City Brewing.

(Source: San Diego Yacht Club)

	SAILORS	SAIL NUMBER	BOAT NAME	CLUB/ORG	DIVISION	NET	TOTAL	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8
1	Ernesto Rodriguez Kathleen Tocke	USA 3133731	None	Miami Snipe Fleet		19	30	3	2	2	1	6	3	2	[11]
2	Augie Diaz Christine De Silva	USA 3028809	Danilu	Coconut Grove SC		22	40	1	1	8	6	4	1	[18]	1
3	Arthur Blodgett Grace Howie	USA 3047318	La Flama Blanca	SSA/Larchmont YC		40	56	9	[16]	3	3	2	4	10	9
4	Enrique Quintero Charlie Bess	USA 3114439	MAQ	CRYC/ Chase Performance		45	80	13	4	7	9	1	8	3	[35]
5	Evan Hoffmann Shira Golub	USA 3177001	Pickle Rick	San Diego YC		61	86	8	11	1	11	7	19	[25]	4
6	Randy Lake Maddy McGrath	USA 3129822	None	San Diego YC		71	122	10	8	5	8	18	[OCS – 51]	20	2
7	Justin Callahan Aiden Hoogland	USA 1313004	None	Biscayne Bay YC	Juniors	75	105	25	6	10	2	13	11	8	[30]
8	Gavin O’Hare Holly OHare	USA 3062946	Unfinished Work	OBYC		85	122	4	13	34	[37]	10	7	4	13
9	George Szabo Diana Waterbury	USA 3144134	None	San Diego YC		89	114	18	5	15	13	23	10	5	[25]
10	Carter Cameron Harrison Strom	USA 3033740	Burrito Time	Carolina YC		89	115	7	20	17	[26]	11	22	6	6
11	Robert Ramirez Kate Sheahan Herron	USA 3163843	None	New York YC		94	124	17	7	6	[30]	21	27	9	7
12	Trevor Davis Ale Torres	USA 2994037	Bad Panda Racing	Severn Sailing Association	Juniors	97	135	[38]	3	36	20	5	2	21	10
13	David Tillson Paige Tillson	USA 3010913	None	Mission Bay YC		100	127	12	22	[27]	19	12	16	16	3
14	Mary Baker Trisha Kelly	USA 2915103	El slammo	Mission Bay YC		103	142	11	10	[39]	15	28	21	1	17
15	Bradley Adam Nikki Bruno	USA 2904442	None	Severn Sailing Association		107	138	2	25	20	[31]	20	13	13	14
16	Stephen Momeier Watt Duffy	USA 3130047	Geaux Fast	OBYC/GeauxFastSailing	None	108	144	6	12	22	16	22	6	24	[36]
17	Andrew Pimental Megan Place	USA 3179026	None	Sail Newport, Inc		116	167	28	18	13	4	9	15	29	[DNS – 51]
18	Eric Heim Lorelei Heim	USA 2885814	Penny Benjamin	San Diego YC		122	162	19	17	35	[40]	3	20	12	16
19	Trevor Long Kaila Pfrang	USA 3032430	Impact Warning	Eastern YC		128	179	23	23	21	12	26	12	11	[OCS – 51]
20	Carol Cronin Kim Couranz	USA 3129506	None	Severn Sailing Association		130	166	16	[36]	4	27	17	17	22	27
21	Peter Busch Cam Spriggs	USA 1286824	None	San Diego YC	Juniors	131	164	30	15	11	14	15	[33]	14	32
22	Devon Owen Ben Conroy	USA 2990710	None	San Diego YC	Juniors	135	171	[36]	32	12	5	30	23	7	26
23	Gene Ratliffe Ryan Ratliffe	USA 2943948	None	Mission Bay YC		135	167	21	9	9	18	24	[32]	23	31
24	Diego Escobar Ximena Escobar	USA 2895507	Red Stripe	Fleet 495	Juniors	137	167	15	29	25	29	29	5	[30]	5
25	Alex Pline Lisa Pline	USA 3131308	Old Folks Boogie	Severn Sailing Association		139	175	26	26	24	7	16	25	[36]	15
26	Rick Arneson Nick Dorn	USA 3080002	Green Flash	San Diego YC		152	190	14	19	14	28	[38]	34	35	8
27	Aine Fretwell Carlin Fretwell	USA 2924841	Maurice	Mission Bay YC		153	195	5	33	29	32	14	14	26	[42]
28	Tarasa Davis Gus Wirth	USA 2967112	T-Time	Fleet 330 – Atlanta		159	198	20	21	28	[39]	8	9	39	34
29	Packy Davis Julie Calvert	USA 3073327	In the way	St Francis YC		159	201	27	24	30	[42]	27	18	15	18
30	Ken Redler Kenyon Redler	USA 2931521	The Rock	Mission Bay YC		175	214	35	14	26	17	31	[39]	28	24
31	Don Bedford Ava North	USA 3111420	Old and In The Way	Mission Bay YC		177	228	22	27	41	[OCS – 51]	34	24	17	12
32	Owen Fretwell Efe Derman	USA 2885711	None	Mission Bay YC	Juniors	187	222	31	[35]	16	35	25	30	27	23
33	Seth Siegler Cragan Smith	USA 2868736	Street Fighter (fka)	Mission Bay YC		189	229	37	34	23	10	[40]	29	34	22
34	Eric Reinke Stacey Szabo	USA 3135732	None	Severn Sailing Association		191	236	24	39	18	[45]	19	26	32	33
35	Robert Bowden Brian Fitzsimmons	USA 3143944	Liquid Rodeo	Mission Bay YC		206	240	[34]	30	32	33	33	28	31	19
36	Marianna Shand Blake Buckner	USA 2822535	None	Mission Bay YC	Juniors	209	253	32	28	[44]	22	41	38	19	29
37	Aimee Heim Amy Benner	USA 2964628	None	San Diego YC		217	260	[43]	31	33	23	36	36	37	21
38	Shea McGrath Sean Ross	USA 3011305	None	Mission Bay YC	Juniors	246	291	33	38	[45]	36	42	37	40	20
39	Stuart Robertson Alex Fisher	USA 2910929	Lia Hona	Mission Bay YC		252	295	41	37	[43]	43	35	35	33	28
40	Sean Adams Evan Charles	USA 3055049	None	Mission Bay YC		260	306	39	42	31	25	[46]	42	42	39
41	Charles Lindsay Jett Miller	USA 2867950	None	MIT		263	314	48	[DNF – 51]	19	21	39	OCS – 51	41	44
42	Ryan Schubert Amanda Kremer	USA 3061825	None	Fleet 210 – Rocky Mountain		271	318	46	40	37	38	32	40	[47]	38
43	Steve Moses Ellen Wesley	USA 3074338	AARP Xpress	California YC		272	323	29	41	[DNS – 51]	44	43	31	44	40
44	Connor Chung Abigail Lee	USA 2935645	None	Other | Non – JSA		285	336	42	46	42	24	37	43	[DNC – 51]	DNC – 51
45	Lynsi Gibbons Alice Maestri	USA 2885416	None	Fleet 495		289	336	40	43	46	34	[47]	46	43	37
46	Charles Green Sarah Smith	USA 3177619	Forever Young	US Sailing Center Miami		296	344	45	45	38	41	45	41	[48]	41
47	Dick Davidson Ben Davidson	USA 3001723	Soup Kitchen	Mission Bay YC		306	354	47	47	40	46	[48]	45	38	43
48	Stephan Irgens Monica Irgens	USA 2847015	Red Boat	CCSA		318	369	44	44	[DNS – 51]	DNC – 51	44	44	46	45
49	Andy Meyerpeter Nick Newman	USA 3065217	Eileen	Fleet 12		339	390	49	48	[DNC – 51]	DNC – 51	49	47	49	46
50	Brian Smith Brittany Smith	USA 2504633	None	Union Sailing Club		351	402	[DNS – 51]	DNC – 51	DNC – 51	DNC – 51	DNC – 51	DNC – 51	45	DNC – 51

US Junior Nationals:

1. Justin Callahan & Aiden Hoogland, 13
2. Trevor Davis & Ale Torres, 20
3. Peter Busch & Cam Spriggs, 23
4. Diego Escobar & Ximena Escobar, 25
5. Devon Owen & Ben Conroy, 27

	SAILORS	SAIL NUMBER	BOAT NAME	CLUB/ORG	DIVISION	NET	TOTAL	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8
1	Justin Callahan Aiden Hoogland	USA 1313004	None	Biscayne Bay YC	Juniors	13	20	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	[7]
2	Trevor Davis Ale Torres	USA 2994037	Bad Panda Racing	Severn Sailing Association	Juniors	20	28	[8]	1	6	4	1	1	5	2
3	Peter Busch Cam Spriggs	USA 1286824	None	San Diego YC	Juniors	23	31	3	3	2	3	3	6	3	[8]
4	Diego Escobar Ximena Escobar	USA 2895507	Red Stripe	Fleet 495	Juniors	25	32	1	5	5	6	5	2	[7]	1
5	Devon Owen Ben Conroy	USA 2990710	None	San Diego YC	Juniors	27	34	[7]	6	3	2	6	4	1	5
6	Owen Fretwell Efe Derman	USA 2885711	None	Mission Bay YC	Juniors	34	41	4	[7]	4	7	4	5	6	4
7	Marianna Shand Blake Buckner	USA 2822535	None	Mission Bay YC	Juniors	38	46	5	4	7	5	7	[8]	4	6
8	Shea McGrath Sean Ross	USA 3011305	None	Mission Bay YC	Juniors	48	56	6	[8]	8	8	8	7	8	3

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