Light air and shifty winds on a Midwestern lake were played to perfection by Annapolis Fleet #532’s Lisa Pline and crew Laura Varela to take Pline’s fifth US National Womens Snipe Championship with 6 points. However, Colorado’s Amanda Kremer and crew, Alanna Fernandez, both from Rocky Mountain Fleet #210, insisted Pline earn the title and delivered Pline’s only loss in a photo finish in race five of seven. With 11 points, Kremer and Fernandez finished second and were six points ahead of third place finishers Devon Feusahrens and Valentina Kraiselburd, also of Annapolis. 

Lisa Pline and Laura Varela hold the perpetual trophy. Photo: Nancy Taylor, 2024.