Please select your home edition
Edition
RYA Membership

The John Broughton European Snipe Cup is going home!

by Sue Roberts 6 May 10:51 BST 15-18 August 2024
Snipe racing © Erwin Van Iseghem

One of the founders of the European Snipe Cup was John Broughton. He was SCIRA European Secretary during the 1970's and early 80's and was a life-long member of Stone Sailing Club. The European Cup began in 1977 and is held on alternate years to the European Championships.

In 2015, after the original trophy went missing, the new trophy was named after John. The event has not been sailed on UK waters since 1993. This August (15th - 18th) the event will take place for the first time at Stone Sailing Club on the river Blackwater in Essex.

Stone SC is the perfect venue. You can launch at any state of tide and there is a great open stretch of water in the estuary for racing. It has excellent facilities with large changing rooms, fab showers, upstairs clubhouse overlooking the Blackwater, two large bars, onsite canteen, and space for a large marquee. Camping and campervans can be on-site - for free! Steeple Bay Holiday Park takes bookings Mon-Mon, great accommodation for a sailing event over a weekend and is 8 mins drive from the club. There are no hotels within walking distance, however, Burnham-on-Crouch is 20 mins away.

With the Snipe Class motto being "Serious sailing, serious fun" our title sponsor Marlin Spike Rum, along with Stone Sailing Club, will not disappoint!

Nine races are scheduled over 4 days. GPS trackers, provided by SailRacer, will allow racing to be watched live from around the World! Already confirmed are sailors from Finland, Norway, Poland, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Japan and Brazil with UK sailors from as far as Orkney! In January the UK sent three junior teams to Miami for the Junior Worlds - two teams had never sailed Snipes before. It is great as all three helms have already entered! The event is limited to 75 boats to ensure everyone has a great time both on and off the water. Ben Harden from Allen Brothers (one of our main sponsors) will be stepping in a Snipe to compete and running a post-race workshop.

Superspars are generously donating a mast for the winner, PL sails can be won by lottery, local companies Maldon Salt, Tiptree preserves and Ramsey End Brewery are providing goodies and beer! Antonelli & Carpigiani are creating an Italian desert.

Socially, there will be a Marlin Spike Rum welcome cocktail party, games evening, Commodore's cheese & wine reception, dancing until late, "Dress to Impress" Saturday evening meal followed by "Monkees Wedding" playing live. An event not to be missed!

SailRacer will issue a link nearer the time so you can follow all the action as it takes place!

Related Articles

North Sails joins Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta
These renowned events celebrate the spirit of competitive one design sailing North Sails and BACARDI are excited to announce North's return as a partner for the prestigious Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta and the Bacardi Invitational Winter Series. Posted on 2 Dec
2024 Snipe Worlds at Buenos Aires overall
Julio Alsogaray & Malena Sciarra win on home waters After 29 years since Santiago Lange and Mariano Parada won the Snipe Worlds (1995), Julio Alsogaray and Malena Sciarra (ARG) sailed a conservative but well-managed regatta to win the 2024 Snipe World Championship in their own waters. Posted on 2 Nov
2024 Snipe Worlds at Buenos Aires Day 4
Twenty-four years of racing on these waters paid off for Julio Alsogaray and Malena Sciarra Twenty-four years of racing on these waters paid off for Julio Alsogaray and Malena Sciarra (ARG) on the 4th day of the Snipe World Championship. Posted on 2 Nov
2024 Snipe Worlds at Buenos Aires Day 3
Changes in the lead After several protests the evening before, the results were changed and reflected a shake-up in the leaders from yesterday's posting. Many sailors hit the water on Thursday with renewed confidence. Posted on 1 Nov
2024 Snipe Worlds at Buenos Aires Day 2
Bruno Bethlem & Dante Bianchi lead in Argentina Patience was the keyword for competitors on Wednesday at the 2024 Snipe Worlds in Buenos Aires, which was rewarded with great racing. Posted on 31 Oct
2024 Snipe Worlds at Buenos Aires Day 1
A frustrating lack of wind in Argentina The 2024 Snipe World Championship competitors spent a frustrating day on the waters of the Rio de la Plata, waiting for the wind to materialize. One race was attempted under the "U" flag, but was cancelled due to a drop in wind. Posted on 29 Oct
Blackwater Snipe Open
12 Snipes for the 2024 South Eastern Championships 12 Snipes came together at Blackwater SC on the River Blackwater to compete for the South Easterns on the 5th and 6th October. The weather was kind with a southerly force 3 to 4 on the Saturday generated perfect conditions for the time of year. Posted on 10 Oct
Budworth Snipe Open
Racing for the SCIRA NW Championship 2024 Gusty and shifting lake conditions made for racing where strategy and tactics were key to getting ahead so avoiding being slowed by traffic. In this report there is some personal perspective from Neil Martin (3rd helm overall). Posted on 26 Sep
Snipe Fittings Guide
Team Allen sailors have proven this list of fittings to be fast, reliable, and easy to use Here, we have listed a full fittings guide for a Snipe. Our Team Allen sailors have proven this list of fittings to be fast, reliable, and easy to use. Posted on 19 Sep
Snipe European Cup and UK Nationals at Stone
Teams from around the world make up the fleet of 49 boats Stone Sailing Club on the Blackwater Estuary hosted the Snipe Nationals and European Cup. 31 UK teams competed over the first 7 races to be National Champions, these included 3 teams from Orkney. Posted on 27 Aug