Past Commodore (2003) Brainard Cooper is a lifelong Snipe sailor. Known more for his measurement of Snipes, he has also been SCIRA rep at many events. - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? Late summer of 1948. My father and I were invited by his assistant to spend an afternoon sailing his Seagull class boat. 18 ½ feet…
We’re all taught to carry spares to regattas. But a spare TRAILER? When I left Rhode Island in January to drive my boat to Florida, I was towing a borrowed…
APRIL FOOLS' DAY - THIS IS A JOKE In a surprise addition to the International Snipe Class Rules, the Board has decided to make hiking sticks illegal. It has also…
[caption id="attachment_6389" align="alignnone" width=""]Kim Couranz beats me every time we race together—across the line, I mean.[/caption]I have a confession to make: I was out of the office last week. No,…
Miami, February 2, 2013. It's great to be back on the water! Maybe 12-16 for first race, then 8-12 for two more fun races on Biscayne Bay.
The Comodoro Rasco starts Saturday, Feb 2, 2013. The NOR and Sailing Instructions are now available on the Coconut Grove Sailing Club‘s website. See you there! When Old…
- 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I think at six with my dad and my mom. The following year they gave me an Optimist. Since then I…
By Carol Cronin, SnipeToday co-editor Previous articles: Snipe Class and Class Promotion, Snipe Class and Class Promotion 2 .... We continue to receive reports and suggestions…
By Carol Cronin (Where Books meet Boats) A Rod Davis article in the latest Seahorse Magazine got me thinking: why is it that from the outside, mid-life…
The Comodoro Rasco starts Saturday, Feb 2, 2013. The NOR and Sailing Instructions are now available on the Coconut Grove Sailing Club‘s website. See you there!…
As an author and sailor, I tend to prefer books about the sea. Better yet, novels about dinghy sailing… but those are very few and far between*. Here are five…
- 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? Three weeks old in a Star – they had me hanging in a bag on the front of the cockpit. -…
[caption id="attachment_5568" align="alignnone" width=""]Cronin sailed the 2004 Olympics with two other members of the Snipe family, Liz Filter and Nancy Haberland.[/caption]Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in Wired…
[This post originally appeared on Where Books Meet Boats.] USA 30860 is packed up for the winter, headed to the Jibetech “Spa” for her annual fluff…
September 14-16, 2012. Etobicoke Yacht Club, Toronto, Canada: Twenty-two teams completed six races in light air to decide the 2012 Snipe North American champions. On day 1 rain dominated the…