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North Sails Snipe North Americans at the Jubilee Yacht Club – General
by Paul Earl & Shan McAdoo Sep 13 7:03 AM PDT
September 10-12, 2021
The Sails of the North Snipe North Americans concluded today at the Jubilee Yacht Club in Beverly, MA with a familiar result. Ernesto Rodriguez and Kathleen Tocke were once again on the top step of the podium.
It was the second time in just over a week that they had dominated a major event after returning from Split, Croatia, with a top spot at the European Snipe Championship.
The NA podium was dominated by the Miami Snipe fleet. Enrique Quintero and Charlie Bass finished second, with Augie Diaz and Barbara Brotons in third. Carol Cronin and Kim Couranz were fourth and the sailors at Justin Callahan High School with Enzo Menditto were unable to collect their fifth trophy as they had to do their homework.
Almost 40% of the fleet was under 30 years old. In fact, quick calculations revealed that the Jubilee Yacht Club fleet in 2021 had a younger average age than the 2019 Snipe National Championships.
The sailors traveled from both coasts and the central United States. Border restrictions prevented any of our Canadian friends from attending. We raised a glass in their honor and look forward to safer times in the future when we can all be together.
Next up for the Snipe Class is the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Championship at the Cottage Park Yacht Club in Winthrop MA. All eyes will be on Ernesto and Kathleen to see if they can complete an intercontinental hat trick in September with three major championships in a single month.
The organizers of the North Sails Snipe North Americans would like to thank the Jubilee Yacht Club, North Sails, Kinder Industries, JibeTech, El Jefe Racing and our many other sponsors.
Full results are available here …
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