Last week I posted 6 Tips for Trouble-free Snipe Trailering and then shared it on Facebook. The number of comments it received (all with the shared theme of "don't do this") was rather impressive, so I'm republishing them in a more lasting format. I'll try to keep this updated with new comments, so be sure to share any…
Last year my Snipe traveled more than 10,000 road miles on its Frankentrailer, taking me to sailing adventures in Florida, San Diego, and Iowa—as well as to several local regattas…
I've been lucky enough to sail a Snipe with Kim Couranz since 2010. Kim's based in Annapolis, only a short walk from the home of Snipe Fleet 532 (Severn Sailing…
Alex and Lisa say: "We were a fission of two separate Snipe circles and still maintain our own “identities” in the class so we have answered separately, just the way…
By Carol Cronin Thomas Fogh finished second at three Olympic Trials (once with his brother in the Tornado and twice with his double-medalist dad, Hans Fogh, in the Soling). In…
APRIL FOOL'S DAY - THIS IS A JOKE After 81 years of poling out the jib downwind, the US Snipe Class has announced that it will make an asymmetrical spinnaker…
Editor's Note: When I first met JJ and Tracy Hall at the 2012 North Americans, they were looking for a new sailing challenge. They bought a boat in 2014 and…
Clearwater, March 15, 2015. Results after 4 races 1. Ernesto Rodriguez & Eduardo Mintzias, 8 2. Luis Soubie & Diego Lipszyc, 10 3. Augie Diaz & Kathleen Tocke, 19 Chamber…
Miami, January 31, 2015. Results after 3 races Today was simply a spectacular day for racing Snipes on Biscayne Bay. With a shifty, puffy 10-15 knot Northeast breeze, even Ernesto…
By Carol Cronin Snipe Class legend Jerry Thompson passed away quietly at home on December 20, 2014. Well-known around the world, "JT" was the embodiment of "Serious Sailing, Serious Fun."…
[caption id="attachment_11296" align="alignnone" width=""]Team GBR got around us on the second upwind leg, on their way to another race win. Meanwhile from the Parthenon, the sailing gods watched over us.
Annapolis, October 3-5, 2014. Results after 8 races (1 discard). The final day of the Frigid Digit reminded us all that the name is definitely appropriate. Warm hats and several…
Annapolis, October 4, 2014. Day 2 of the Frigid Digit brought zesty breeze as forecast, with a shifty puffy post-cold front northwester climbing into the high teens by the end…
Annapolis, October 3, 2014 Day one brought a nice gentle if not particularly steady southeast breeze that took a few big steps to the right during the three race afternoon.
By Carol Cronin - From boats.com What do you call a selfie taken on a boat? A boatie. Selfies are everywhere. And since most of my friends are…