Commodore Hub E. Isaacks and O'Leary Trophies

Commodore Hub E. Isaacks and O'Leary Trophies are the main sailing trophies awarded at the Open Snipe World Championships. The Commodore Hub E. Isaacks Trophy is awarded to the fleet of the winning skipper,[1] while the O’Leary Trophy is awarded to the person who crews for the winning skipper in the majority of races sailed in the World Championships.[2]

Ted Wells with Art Lippitt after winning the 1947 World Championship at the Société Nautique de Genève.

Another two perpetual trophies are presented in the championship: The Earl Elms Perpetual Trophy is awarded to the fleet of the winning skipper of the final race of the World Championship, and the Bibi Juetz Perpetual Trophy to the highest placing mixed team.

This competition is held every two years in the odd numbered years since the year 1949. Previously, it was held every year since 1934.[3] It is named after Hub E. Isaacs, of Dallas, Texas, first commodore of the Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA), who donated the trophy.

The O'Leary Trophy is awarded since 1961 and it was donated by Cathy O’Leary y Helen O’Leary Hall.[4]

Winners edit

Year Skipper O'Leary Trophy
Crew
Commodore Hub E. Isaacks Trophy
Skipper's Fleet (Club)
1934 William E. Bracey   1-Dallas Sailing Club
1935 Perry Bass Jimmie Maxwell^   34–Wichita Falls Sailing Club
1936 Philip A. Benson, Jr. Bill Benson^   4-Sea Cliff Yacht Club
1937 Arthur M. Deacon   3-Western Long Island Sound (Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club)
1938 Charles Gabor   10-Lake Mohawk Yacht Club
1939 Walter Hall Bob Hall^   62-Lake Merritt Sailing Club
1940 Darby Metcalf Fred Schenck^   90-Los Angeles Yacht Club
1941 Darby Metcalf George Lounsberry^   90-Los Angeles Yacht Club
1942 Charles Heinzerling Ralph Heinzerling^   112-Lake Lackawanna Yacht Club
1945 Bob White Betty White^   94-Newport Harbor (Balboa Yacht Club)
1946 Bob Davis Ken Davis^   94-Newport Harbor (Balboa Yacht Club)
1947 Ted A. Wells Art Lippitt^   93-Wichita (Wichita Sailing Club)
1948 Carlos Vilar Jorge Vilar^   274-Club Náutico San Isidro
1949 Ted A. Wells Marjorie A. Wells^   93-Wichita (Wichita Sailing Club)
1951 Jorge Vilar Carlos Vilar^   274-Club Náutico San Isidro
1953 Antonio José Conde Martins Fernando Lima Bello^   216-Centro de Vela da Mocidade Portuguesa
1955 Mario Capio Lorenzo Podestà^   404-Spalturno
1957 Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende Gabriel Laiseca^   151-Real Sporting Club
1959 Paul Elvstrom Erik Johansen^   585-Hellerup Sejlklub
1961 Axel Schmidt Eric Schmidt   477-Saco de São Francisco (Rio Yacht Club)
1963 Axel Schmidt Eric Schmidt   477-Saco de São Francisco (Rio Yacht Club)
1965 Axel Schmidt Eric Schmidt   477-Saco de São Francisco (Rio Yacht Club)
1967 Nelson Piccolo C. Henrique de Lorenzi   426-Rio Grande do Sul (Clube dos Jangadeiros)
1969 Earl Elms Mike Shear   495-Mission Bay (Mission Bay Yacht Club)
1971 Earl Elms Craig Martin   495-Mission Bay (Mission Bay Yacht Club)
1973 Félix Gancedo Rafael Parga   146-Real Club Mediterráneo
1975 Félix Gancedo Manuel Bernal   146-Real Club Mediterráneo
1977 Boris Ostergren Ernesto Neugebauer   427-Cristal (Veleiros do Sul)
1979 Dave Chapin Tim Dixon   91-Island Bay Yacht Club
1981 Jeff Lenhart Patrick Muglia   495-Mission Bay (Mission Bay Yacht Club)
1983 Torben Grael Lars Grael   477-Saco de São Francisco (Rio Yacht Club)
1985 Santiago Lange Miguel Saubidet   274-Club Náutico San Isidro
1987 Torben Grael Marcelo Maia   477-Saco de São Francisco (Rio Yacht Club)
1989 Ricardo Fabini Harol Meerhoff   506-Yacht Club Uruguayo
1991 Axel Rodger Jorge Quiroga   737-Club Universitario de Buenos Aires
1993 Santiago Lange Mariano Parada   274-Club Náutico San Isidro
1995 Santiago Lange Mariano Parada   274-Club Náutico San Isidro
1997 Mauricio Oliveira Eduardo Neves   159-Rio de Janeiro (Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro)
1999 Nélido Manso Octavio Lorenzo   22-La Habana
2001 Alexandre Paradeda Eduardo Paradeda   426-Rio Grande do Sul (Clube dos Jangadeiros)
2003 Augie Diaz Jon Rogers   196-Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2005 Augie Diaz Pamela Kelly   196-Coconut Grove Sailing Club
2007 Tomas Hornos Enrique Quintero   244-Cottage Park Yacht Club
2009 Bruno Amorim Dante Bianchi   159-Rio de Janeiro (Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro)
2011 Alexandre do Amaral Gabriel Borges   368-Baia de Guanabara (Clube de Regatas Guanabara)
2013 Bruno Amorim Dante Bianchi   159-Rio de Janeiro (Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro)
2015 Mateus Tavares Gustavo Carvalho   662-Salvador de Bahia (Yacht Clube da Bahia)
2017 Raúl Ríos Max Agnese   591-Club Náutico de San Juan
2019 Henrique Haddad Gustavo Nascimento   159-Rio de Janeiro (Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro)
2022 Alfredo González González Cristian Sánchez Barreto   623-Real Club Náutico de Arrecife

^Crew did not receive the O'Leary Trophy because it was not established yet

References edit

  1. ^ "Commodore Hub E. Isaacks Deed of Gift" (PDF). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ "O' Leary Perpetual Trophy Deed of Gift" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Commodore Hub E. Isaacks Trophy Deed of Gift" (PDF). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. ^ "O' Leary Perpetual Trophy Deed of Gift" (PDF). Retrieved 29 July 2014.

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