2026 Don Q Rum Snipe Regatta

Biscayne Bay delivered up glamour conditions for the 60th Annual Don Q Rum Snipe Regatta on April 10–12 in Miami, FL. Thirty-nine teams were treated to building Northeasterlies, topping out in the mid-to-upper teens for each of the three days.

Ernesto Rodriguez and Taylor Scheuermann put on a masterclass of consistency and speed for the eight-race series, securing the overall victory with a low score of 8 points. The duo dominated the early stages of the regatta, reeling off six consecutive bullets before a second-place finish to Augie Diaz in Race 7. Diaz first won the Don Q as a teenager in the early 70s and remains the event’s winning-most skipper.

Rodriguez and Scheuermann’s second in Race 7 allowed them to clinch the title without needing to sail the final race. Enrique Quintero and Lorena Fundora took home second place overall with 26 points, while Diego Escobar and Trevor Davis, who surged late in the series with a win in the final race, took third with 31 points.

The top U19 team was Efe Derman and Paige Tillson of San Diego, CA. The highest placing women’s team was Paola Prada and Renata Bellotti from São Paulo, Brazil, and the top international team was Martin Bermudez de la Puente and Beatriz Díaz Norris from Madrid, Spain.

Details: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/30884

Source: Kathleen Tocke