How to Roll a Snipe Main and a Jib
Watch these videos if you are traveling with Snipe sails to a regatta…
By Eric Heim (Snipe Bulletin, Summer 2014) Before we get into the details of why and when to move the mast butt in a Snipe, here's a quick history lesson.
Mission Bay, May 17-18, 2014. Results and regatta report by Eric Heim - photo courtesy of Judy Tillson The 2014 Herb Shear Classic was held on May 17-18 at Mission…
Eric Heim from Quantum San Diego explains how to roll a Snipe jib, so you can put in a suitcase. Watch this video if you are traveling with Snipe sails…
Eric Heim from Quantum San Diego explains how to roll a Snipe main, so you can put in a suitcase. Watch this video if you are traveling with Snipe sails…
Miami, March 21, 2014. After a day of practicing yesterday (watch the video) and some boat work caused by the Midwinters in Clearwater, all is ready for…
Mission Bay, January 25-26, 2014. Randy Lake and Kate Sheahan win in California. Results and report by Eric Heim (photo courtesy SCIRA US) 21 Teams braved 70 degree temperatures in…
Article by Eric Heim (published in the last Snipe Bulletin) You get to the boat park early. Coffee in hand. It has been a tough week, but it is time…
Mission Bay, August 1, 2013. Last nights Junior Night in the San Diego Fleet 495. All teams with at least 1 Junior, some fully Juniored up with 3……
Lakewood, April 20, 2013. Results and report by Eric Heim Short report today as we got 3 races in and had a great dinner at the club. Woke up to…
Lakewood, April 19, 2013. Report by Eric Heim and results Everything is bigger in Texas! When Amy Benner and I arrived at Lakewood Yacht Club outside of Houston for the…
Mission Bay, January 19-20, 2013. Results and report by Matt Hopps and Eric Heim Seventy degrees and sunny greeted the annual Las Vegas Regatta and Junior Fundraiser. San Diego is…
Mission Bay, January 19-20, 2013. Las Vegas Regatta and Vegas Night Jr. Fundraiser. Notice of Race 2013_Las_Vegas_Regatta_NOR.pdf vegas-color.pdf…
[caption id="attachment_5824" align="alignnone" width=""]Minimum jib cloth weight will go up in 2013.[/caption]Per the class rules, starting January 1st 2013, all jibs must be constructed out of a cloth that weighs…
To paraphrase the great American author Mark Twain, “Everybody talks about the spreaders but nobody does anything about them." Most Snipe sailors will set their spreaders up where their sailmaker’s…