In what has become a District 1 tradition, the Jubilee Yacht Club in Beverly, Massachusetts (about an hour north of Boston) hosted an excellent two days of short course racing for 21 boats at this year's Snipe New England Championship. On the "serious fun" side of the equation, the usual Saturday night haddock dinner (caught and cooked by locals) and…
Kevin and Ashley Reali from Miami won the multi-class 2012 Newport Regatta, sailed just north of the Newport Bridge on Narragansett Bay. Results below; full report to follow.
At last weekend’s Mystic Lake Open Jibetech’s Andrew Pimental took Berta Swanson for a sail in her new Snipe. Berta won the boat from the raffle Vince Casalaina…
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[caption id="attachment_5176" align="alignnone" width=""]Finished, and going sailing![/caption]Editor's Note: Riley Hall, a student at the International Yacht and Restoration School in Newport, Rhode Island, spent his winter nights and weekends rebuilding…
When I think of family, my first thoughts are pretty standard: husband, parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, in-laws. But I’m a member of several other family trees as well. One…
Just wanting to remind you all that the Snipe New England Championship will be in Beverly, MA on July 21-22, 2012. The event will feature short course racing…
Vince Casalaina has been at work for the past three years, building Serious Sailing, Serious Fun: Traditions Build Winners, a documentary about the Snipe class. He’s filmed at regattas…
Two races in Sunday’s 5-9 knot southeeasterly breeze wrapped up the 2012 Comodoro Rasco at Coconut Grove Sailing Club in Miami, FL. With a 3,2, Carol Cronin/Kim Couranz won the…
We sailed three races today in a lovely 10-15 knots of northeasterly on Biscayne Bay. 18 boats from five states are competing, and the results are tight at the…
Get ready for the Comodoro Rasco Regatta! There is no registration fee. The Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, and Entry Form are attached. If you can, please, print the…
The Board of the US Snipe Class has voted to open the 2012 U.S. Nationals to all competitors. The event will take place 18-22 June at Coral Reef Yacht Club…
[caption id="attachment_4762" align="alignnone" width=""]Reading the wind can help you get to the mark before pileups like this one, caught by John Payne at the 2011 US Snipe Pan American Trials.[/caption] In…