Italian Snipe Championship 2025 concluded: how it went and who won
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Porto Rotondo hosted the last leg of the Italian Snipe 2025 National Championship, an event that also served as a stage for the South European Championship – Sergio Michel Trophy. The event, which concluded on Sunday, attracted 31 crews with a significant international presence, including athletes from Argentina, Chile, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, France, Guatemala, Brazil and the United States, as well as from all over Italy. The broad participation highlighted the vitality of the Snipe class (4.72-m-long monohull for two people, designed in 1932). The winning crew, which won both titles, was that formed by Gioele Toffolo at the helm and Stefano Longhi at the bow.
The weather in the regatta made a difference
Weather conditions in the Gulf of Cugnana were atypical and highly variable over the four days; in fact, on Thursday and Sunday, boats remained in port due to strong mistral winds, with intensity above class limits. On Friday, three races were sailed in light winds, conditions that required extremely tactical sailing, with side choices, swing management, and course reading crucial to the outcome, while Saturday saw the last three races with a weak and erratic sirocco. Continuous wind shifts, especially near the windward mark, tested the crews’ sensitivity and tactical ability.
Final ranking
The final podium was won by the Trieste-based Gioele Toffolo and Stefano Longhi. In second place were Francesco Rossi and Marco Rinaldi, followed by Pietro Fantoni and Arianna Buzzetti in third. The all-Italian rankings were formed in an open championship characterized by a high technical level, with the presence of top names in international competitive sailing, including the reigning world champion crew formed by Argentines Julio Alsogaray and Malena Sciarra. The trials were closely contested, with decisive tactical choices in a fleet where every mistake was penalizing. National Class Secretary, Maria Elena Balestrieri, expressed satisfaction with the organization, “It was a complex but challenging championship. Sardinia proved to be an ideal venue, appreciated both for the beauty of the places and for its ability to host events of this level.”
Federico Lanfranchi
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