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Last weekend we had a great turnout with seven Snipes racing on the ocean outside of Marina del Rey. Newly elected fleet captain Gabe Rios with crew Chloe Rodriguez had…
The Real Club Náutico de Madrid raised the curtain on the great celebration of youth sailing in the Community of Madrid with the European Junior Snipe Championship, for sailors under…
Ernesto Rodriguez/Taylor Scheuermann Dominate 59th Don Q Snipe Regatta in Coconut Grove The 59th edition of the Don Q Snipe Regatta brought together 35 boats from multiple countries in the…
The Snipe is a two person dinghy that brings the well-balanced class motto “serious sailing, serious fun” to life at every regatta. It’s a class we can grow old in, with age-appropriate challenges and opportunities for every generation.
The Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA) is a widely popular and well run organization all over the world. The Snipe Class offers the best racing calendar you can imagine – for champions and beginners, for juniors (under 21), women, masters (over 45) and mixed teams consisting of major events as World Championships, Europeans, South Americans, North Americans and Asian, not to forget several international Snipe Regattas.
The SCIRA Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the Snipe Class and Snipe competition. The Class is honoring three categories: Sailing, Technical Design and Contributors…
Madrid, January 1, 2025 Dear Snipe Class friends, It is an honour for me to address you as the new Commodore of our Class. First and foremost, I would like…
Follow this slide show to see the changes to the SCIRA Rules, Constitution & Rules of Conduct New Rules 2025Download…
New year, new rules, new officers, new racing schedule! Great ready for a great year of Snipe sailing! Remember to renew your dues on January 1 so you will…
13-15 Dec | Rapel – ChileCampeonato Nacional da Classe Snipe Matias & Costanza Seguel, 10Matías Poncell & Trinidad Prieto, 18Antonio Poncell & Carolina Martinez, 27Alejandro Triggiano & Mariana Safar Exeni,…
Frutillar, which sits on Lake llanquihue, in Patagonia, Chile, will host the World Masters over December 9-13 of 2025. Plenty of charter boats will be available and this is a…
Celebrating 30 years since the original Women’s Worlds, the SCIRA Board of Governors has granted the Championship to Enoshima, Japan for the dates July 22-27. Onen other bid was received…
75 boats from 11 countries registered to date!…
Nov 30-Dec 1, Sao Paolo, Brazil Held in the waters of Guarapiranga Reservoir, the first edition of Taça Paulo Santos.The regatta organized by Yacht Club Santo Amaro, it is a…
Nov 23-24, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Gabriella Kidd & Catarina Bis, 5Marcia Pelicano & Renata Grael, 7Lais Passos & Lara Passos, 8Christina Freddani & Luisa Gandolpho, 8Sophia Osthoff…
The SCIRA Board is busy finalizing the championship events for 2025 and 2026. Keep an eye on the Major Regatta Rotation page on this website to see the most current…
The 50th annual Mystic Lake Open (MLO) was held on September 21-22, 2024 at the Medford Boat Club on the Mystic Lake. With 21 teams registered and 19 boats competing…
SCIRA has a great opportunity to build upon the solid foundation set by Pietro Fantoni and his team. The SCIRA Board needs your help right now in the interim to…
The SCIRA Board would like to say a huge thank you to our SnipeToday editors, Pietro Fantoni and Carol Cronin for the amazing time and effort they have put into…
25-10 Rules of Conduct 9.3 Deed of Gift Wind Limit for Women’s regattasDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted…
25-09 Rules of Conduct 9.3 wind readingDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
25-08 Rules of Conduct 8.3 black flagDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
25-07 Class Rules new: serial numbers on equipmentDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All…
25-05 Class Rules G 2.2 sail certificationDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
25-04_Class Rules F 3.3 SparsDownload ccording to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals will be…
25-03 Class Rules E 3.3 mast weightDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
25-02 Class Rules C 6.2 Corrector WeightsDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
25-01 Class Rules C 5.1: electronic compassDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
We have the great sadness to announce the passing of Gilles Boisaubert. Gilles worked for the Class for many years, more particularly as National Secretary for France from 1987 to…
