Alpe Adria Region Snipe Series

The winner of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Cup is Alberto Schiaffino. Nika Cucilic Moratti won the Kaiserin Sissi Cup.

That’s a wrap on the prestigious 2026 Alpe Adria Snipe Series!

After fantastic events in Caldonazzo, Mošćenička Draga, Monfalcone, and Ledro, the 2026  Alpe Adria Snipe Series has officially drawn to a close. Kudos to Dalibor Boijat and Sandra Zuzic (CRO)—the only crew to complete every single race on the calendar!

Franz Joseph Cup Winner: Alberto Schiaffino (followed by Dario Bruni & Gabriele Bernardis)

Sissi Cup Winner: Nika Cuculic Moratti (CRO) (followed by Anne Zimmer & Sandra Zuzic)

Great news for next season: Ezio Prataviera confirmed that an Austrian stop will be added to bring the circuit back to full strength. Stay tuned—the Notice of Race will be published soon!– 

Andrea Piazza

2026 Regattas:

• German Open – Caldonazzo, Italy
• Sipar International and Croatian National– Moscenicka Draga, Croatia
• Trofeo Morin – Monfalcone, Italy
• Ledro Snipe – Ledro, Italy

Winners:

Kaiser Franz Joseph Cup:

• 2017 Pietro Fantoni ITA
• 2018 Pietro Fantoni ITA
• 2019 – not sailed
• 2020 – not sailed
• 2021 Pietro Fantoni ITA
• 2022 Nikola Deskovic CRO
• 2023 – not sailed
• 2024 Massimo Schiavon ITA
• 2025 Andrea Piazza ITA
• 2026 Alberto Schiaffino ITA

Kaiserin Sissi Cup:

• 2017 Daniela Semec ITA
• 2018 Daniela Semec ITA
• 2019 – not sailed
• 2020 – not sailed
• 2021 Marinella Gorgatto ITA
• 2022 Marta Pendesini ITA
• 2023 – not sailed
• 2024 Arianna Buzzetti ITA
• 2025 Marta Pendesini ITA
• 2026 Nika Moratti ITA