# Augie Diaz

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Cuban-born American yacht racer

Augie Diaz Diaz in 2017 Personal information Nationality United States Born Agustín Gilberto Díaz (1954-06-06) June 6, 1954 (age 72) Havana, Cuba Sailing career Sport Sailing Club Coconut Grove Sailing Club Coral Reef Yacht Club Biscayne Bay Yacht Club Class(es) Snipe, Star, Laser

**Agustín Díaz** (born June 6, 1954), known as **Augie Diaz**, is an American [sailor](/source/Sailing_(sport)) and world-class competitor in the [Snipe](/source/Snipe_(dinghy)), [Star](/source/Star_(sailboat)) and [Laser](/source/Laser_(dinghy)) classes.

He is the son of Gonzalo Diaz, who sailed for [Cuba](/source/Cuba) at the [1959 Pan American Games](/source/1959_Pan_American_Games).[1]

He began sailing [Optimists](/source/Optimist_(dinghy)) at the age of eight in [Clearwater, Florida](/source/Clearwater%2C_Florida). In 1973, he won the IYRU Single-handed dinghy World Youth title in the [Laser](/source/Laser_(dinghy)) class. After graduating from [Christopher Columbus High School (Miami)](/source/Christopher_Columbus_High_School_(Miami)) in 1972, Diaz sailed for [Tulane University](/source/Tulane_University), where he studied [Mechanical engineering](/source/Mechanical_engineering). He was All American on the [Tulane Green Wave](/source/Tulane_Green_Wave) sailing team in 1973, 1974 and 1975, won the [ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship](/source/ICSA_Coed_Dinghy_National_Championship) in 1973 and the [ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship](/source/ICSA_Men's_Singlehanded_National_Championship) in 1974, leading the team to win the [Leonard M. Fowle Trophy](/source/Leonard_M._Fowle_Trophy) in 1974. That same year he was elected [ICSA College Sailor of the Year](/source/ICSA_College_Sailor_of_the_Year).

He received the [US Sailor of the Year Award](/source/US_Sailor_of_the_Year_Awards) in 2003, and was inducted in the [National Sailing Hall of Fame](/source/National_Sailing_Hall_of_Fame) in 2021.[2]

He has been [Snipe world champion](/source/Commodore_Hub_E._Isaacks_and_O'Leary_Trophies) in 2003 and 2005,[3] and [Star world champion](/source/Star_World_Championships) in 2016.[4]

In the Snipe class, he was also [world masters champion](/source/Id_Crook_Memorial_Trophy) in 2002, 2004, 2006 y 2012;[5] [Western Hemisphere & Orient champion](/source/Snipe_Western_Hemisphere_%26_Orient_Championship) in 1972, 2002 and 2021; [North American champion](/source/Snipe_North_American_Championship) in 1974, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2013; and [U.S. National champion](/source/United_States_Snipe_National_Championship) in 1974, 1980, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2025.

He has won a [silver medal](/source/Silver_medal) in Snipe at the [1971 Pan American Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sailing_at_the_1971_Pan_American_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) and a [silver medal](/source/Silver_medal) in the Snipe at the [2011 Pan American Games](/source/Sailing_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games) and a [bronze medal](/source/Bronze_medal) at the [2015 Pan American Games](/source/Sailing_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games).[6]

## Pan American Games

- Silver medal in Snipe at [Colombia 1971](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sailing_at_the_1971_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Snipe_class&action=edit&redlink=1).

- Silver medal in Snipe at [Guadalajara 2011](/source/Sailing_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Snipe_class).

- Bronze medal in Snipe at [Toronto 2015](/source/Sailing_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Snipe).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Augie Diaz Sailing](https://web.archive.org/web/20160101192526/http://www.teamusa.org/us-sailing/athletes/Augie-Diaz)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Class of 2021: Augie Diaz](https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2021/09/20/class-of-2021-augie-diaz/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Snipe World Championship"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304184956/http://www.snipe.org/72-the-class/history/234-world-championship-results). Archived from [the original](http://www.snipe.org/72-the-class/history/234-world-championship-results) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Augie Diaz and Bruno Prada Win Star Worlds](http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2016/04/16/augie-diaz-and-bruno-prada-win-star-worlds/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Snipe World Master Championship](http://www.snipe.org/72-the-class/history/228-world-master-championship)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["DIAZ Augie Toronto 2015 Athlete Profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150823104812/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/sailing/athlete-profile-n10157427-diaz-augie.htm). Archived from [the original](http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/sailing/athlete-profile-n10157427-diaz-augie.htm) on 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2015-10-15.

## External links

- [Agustin Diaz](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/agustin-diaz?ref=USAAD1) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived, [alternate link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/?ref=USAAD1))

- [Augie Diaz](https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/augie-diaz) at [Team USA](/source/United_States_Olympic_%26_Paralympic_Committee) ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20230627000000/https://www.teamusa.org/us-sailing/Athletes/augie-diaz))

- [Augie Diaz](https://web.archive.org/web/1/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/sailing/athlete-profile-n10157427-diaz-augie.htm) at the [Toronto 2015 Pan American Games](/source/Toronto_2015_Pan_American_Games) (archived)

- [Augie DIAZ (USA) : World Sailor of the Year](https://web.archive.org/web/20171028220454/http://www.sailing.org/worldsailor/2003/29709.php) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived October 28, 2017)

v t e World Champions in Snipe 1934: Bracey 1935: Bass 1936: Benson 1937: Deacon 1938: Gabor 1939: Hall 1940: Metcalf & Schenck 1941: Metcalf & Lounsberry 1942: C. Heinzerling & R. Heinzerling 1945: Bob White & Betty White 1946: B. Davis & K. Davis 1947: Ted A. Wells & duPan 1948: C. Vilar & J. Vilar 1949: Ted A. Wells & M. A. Wells 1951: J. Vilar & C. Vilar 1953: Conde Martins & Bello 1955: Capio & Podestà 1957: Alonso-Allende & Laiseca 1959: Elvstrøm & Johansen 1961: A. Schmidt & E. Schmidt 1963: A. Schmidt & E. Schmidt 1965: A. Schmidt & E. Schmidt 1967: Piccolo & Henrique de Lorenzi 1969: Elms & Shear 1971: Elms & Martin 1973: Gancedo & Parga 1975: Gancedo & Bernal 1977: Ostergren & Neugebauer 1979: Chapin & Dixon 1981: Lenhart & Muglia 1983: T. Grael & L. Grael 1985: Lange & Saubidet 1987: T. Grael & Maia 1989: Fabini & Meerhoff 1991: Roger & Quiroga 1993: Lange & Parada 1995: Lange & Parada 1997: Oliveira & Neves 1999: Manso & Lorenzo 2001: A. Paradeda & E. Paradeda 2003: Diaz & Rogers 2005: Diaz & Kelly 2007: Hornos & Quintero 2009: Amorim & Bianchi 2011: do Amaral & Borges 2013: Amorim & Bianchi 2015: Tavares & Carvalho 2017: Ríos & Agnese 2019: Haddad & Nascimento 2022: González & Sánchez

v t e World champions in Star 1923: Inslee & Nelson 1924: Robinson & Knapp 1925: Iselin & Willis 1926: Comstock & Gidley 1927: Hubbard & Edwards 1928: Edrington & Gray 1929: G. Johnson & L. Johnson 1930: Knapp & Weed 1931: McHugh & Watkins 1932: Fink & Thorne 1933: Waterhouse & Metcalf 1934: Beardslee & Lehmann 1935: Beardslee & Lehmann 1936: Iselin & Horder 1937: Wegeforth & Phillips 1938: von Hütschler & Weise 1939: von Hütschler & Beyn 1940: J. Cowie & G. Cowie 1941: Fleitz & Severence 1942: Nye & Fahlstrom 1943: Deacon & Roehm 1944: Driscoll & Burnham 1945: Burnham & North 1946: Fleitz & Krug 1947: Knowles & Levin 1948: Pirie & Rugeroni 1949: Nye & Fahlström 1950: Lippincott & Levin 1951: E. W. Etchells & M. Etchelles 1952: Straulino & Rode 1953: Straulino & Rode 1954: de Cárdenas & de Cárdenas Jr. 1955: de Cárdenas & de Cárdenas Jr. 1956: Straulino & Rode 1957: North & Hill 1958: Ficker & Yorston 1959: North & Carlile 1960: North & Skahill 1961: W. E. Buchan & Knight 1962: Stearns & L. Williams 1963: Duplin & Dolan 1964: D. Edler & K. Edler 1965: Bever & Lewsadder 1966: Elvstrøm & Albrechtson 1967: Elvstrøm & Mik-Meyer 1969: Petterson & Schröder 1970: W. E. Buchan & Sutter 1971: Conner & J. Reynolds 1972: Kuhweide & Meyer 1973: North & Barrett 1974: Blackaller & Anderson 1975: Schoonmaker & Ford 1976: Allsopp & Guhin 1977: Conner & Anderson 1978: Melges & Josenhans 1979: Melges & Josenhans 1980: Blackaller & Shaw 1981: Hagen & Hösch 1982: Gorostegui & Doreste 1983: Gorostegui & Doreste 1984: Gorla & Peraboni 1985: W. E. Buchan & Erickson 1986: Brun & Schreiner 1987: Adams & Olsen 1988: Cayard & Erickson 1989: Adler & Falcão 1990: T. Grael & Ferreira 1991: Benamati & Salani 1992: W. C. Buchan & Schreiner 1993: Londrigan & Trinter 1994: MacDonald & Jespersen 1995: M. Reynolds & Haenel 1996: Chieffi & Sinibaldi 1997: Hagen & Ferreira 1998: Beashel & Giles 1999: Doyle & Olsen 2000: M. Reynolds & Liljedahl 2001: Lööf & Finnsgård 2002: Percy & Mitchell 2003: Rohart & Rambeau 2004: Lööf & Ekström 2005: Rohart & Rambeau 2006: Pepper & C. Williams 2007: Scheidt & Prada 2008: Kusznierewicz & Życki 2009: Szabo & Peters 2010: Percy & Simpson 2011: Scheidt & Prada 2012: Scheidt & Prada 2013: MacCausland & Trinter 2014: Stanjek & Kleen 2015: L. Grael & Gonçalves 2016: Diaz & Prada 2017: Melleby & Revkin 2018: Zarif & Hamelmann 2019: Kusznierewicz & Prada 2020: cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Negri & Kleen 2022: Negri & Lambertenghi 2025: Cayard & Kleen

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