The Snipe Western Hemisphere and Asia Championship is an international sailing regatta in the Snipe class. The fleet of winning skipper is awarded the Hayward Western Hemisphere Trophy, donated by Commodore John T. Hayward, of Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1] 3 races shall constitute a regatta. It was named Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship until 2023.
It is sailed every two years (even years), on alternate years with the World Championship, since 1950. The Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship and the European Championship are the main competitions after the Worlds.[2]
Five qualified teams from each county in the Western Hemisphere and Japan, the current champion, the current world champion (providing it represents a WH&O nation), the prior year North American and Orient champions (providing each represents a Western Hemisphere and Orient nation) and the current year South American champion are entitled to compete.
| Year | Host | Skipper | Crew | Fleet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Clemente Inclán[3] | Carlos Inclan |  Miramar Yacht Club | ||
| 1952 | Ted A. Wells | Charles Henry |  Wichita Sailing Club | ||
| 1954 | Terry Whittemore | Bob Whittemore | |||
| 1956 | Penny Simmons | John Shirkey | Spanish Point Boat Club | ||
| 1958 | Bernard Hayward | Charles Brown | |||
| 1960 | Bernard Hayward | James Amos | |||
| 1962 |  late Clube do Brasilia | Reinaldo Conrad | Ralph Conrad | Yacht Club Santo Amaro | |
| 1964 |  Oakville Yacht Squadron | Reinaldo Conrad | Ralph Conrad | Yacht Club Santo Amaro | |
| 1966 | Yacht Club Uruguayo | Ralph Conrad | João Pedro Reinhart | Yacht Club Santo Amaro | |
| 1968 | Florida Yacht Club | Takao Ninomiya | Hideo Kawamura |  | |
| 1970 | Spanish Point Boat Club | Gary Boswell | Margaret Boswell | Austin Yacht Club | |
| 1972 |  Club Naval de Oficiales en Cartagena | Augie Diaz | Gonzalo E. Diaz | Coconut Grove Sailing Club | |
| 1974 |  Club Náutico San Isidro | Jeff Lenhard | Donald Krebs | Mission Bay Yacht Club | |
| 1976 | Northern Yacht Club | Marco Aurelio Paradeda | Luis Pajnovic | Clube dos Jangadeiros | |
| 1978 | Clube de Campo de São Paulo | Ivan Pimentel | Carlos Dohnert | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | |
| 1980 | Yacht Club Uruguayo | Dave Chapin | Scott Young | Island Bay Yacht Club | |
| 1982 | Dave Chapin | Tim Dixon | Island Bay Yacht Club | ||
| 1984 | John MacCall | Sergio Ripol | Club Náutico Olivos | ||
| 1986 | Enoshima Yacht Club | Santiago Lange | Miguel Saubidet | Club Náutico San Isidro | |
| 1988 | Spanish Point Boat Club | Ivan Pimentel | Luis Pejnovic | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | |
| 1990 | Club Náutico Olivos | Ricardo Fabini | Harold Meerhoff | Yacht Club Uruguayo | |
| 1992 | John Keane | Ted Keenan | Harvard University Yacht Club | ||
| 1994 | Yacht Club Uruguayo | Guillermo Parada | Gonzalo Martinez | ||
| 1996 | Larchmont Yacht Club | Mauricio Santa Cruz Oliveira | Eduardo Neves | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | |
| 1998 | Enoshima Yacht Club | Eduardo Santambrogio | Gonzalo Martinez | ||
| 2000 | Club de Velas de Rosario | Frederico Vasconcellos | Felipe Vasconcellos | Clube dos Caiçaras | |
| 2002 | Alamitos Bay Yacht Club | Augie Diaz | Jon Rogers | Coconut Grove Sailing Club | |
| 2004 | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | Alexandre Dias Paradeda | Eduardo Paradeda | Clube dos Jangadeiros | |
| 2006 | Coconut Grove Sailing Club | Pablo Defazio | Eduardo Medici | ||
| 2008 | Yacht Club Punta del Este | Bruno Bethlem de Amorim | Dante Bianchi | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | |
| 2010 | Buffalo Canoe Club | Ernesto Rodriguez | Mary Hall | Miami | |
| 2012 | Yacht Club Punta del Este | Bruno Bethlem de Amorim | Dante Bianchi | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | |
| 2014 | San Diego Yacht Club | Raúl Ríos | Fernando Monllor | Club Náutico de San Juan | |
| 2016 | Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro | Édgar Diminich | Jaime Flores |  Salinas Yacht Club | |
| 2018 | Club Náutico Olivos | Ernesto Rodriguez | Kathleen Tocke | Miami | |
| 2021 | Cottage Park Yacht Club | Augie Diaz | Bárbara Brotons | Coconut Grove Sailing Club | |
| 2023 | Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico | Constanza Seguel | Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico |