by Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz 28814 started in March 1995 with either a Proctor Miracle or a Junior Sidewinder (worst than the proctor miracle) which I inverted several times before I learned how to take care of it. However I won (or did good??) in many regattas with the Sidewinder Jr. (9th Place in the Toms River Nationals in…
by Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz (Originally published on “SnipeTales by a Great Group of Snipe Sailors”, edited and censored by Buzz Levinson, 1996) This is my favorite story and…
by Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz (Originally published on “SnipeTales by a Great Group of Snipe Sailors”, edited and censored by Buzz Levinson, 1996) In 1957, I learned another Snipe…
by Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz (Originally published on “SnipeTales by a Great Group of Snipe Sailors”, edited and censored by Buzz Levinson, 1996) Back in 1943 (I was thirteen), I…
A bunch of us here in Miami got together on Sunday November 4 to celebrate and congratulate Ernesto and Kathleen for their extraordinary way of winning…
From the Miami Snipe Fleet Miami October 6, 2018 The Miami Snipe Fleet #7 the Snipe Open Day on October 6, 2018. Thanks to Enrique Quintero and Charlie Bess…
by Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz According to the report in the May 1996 Snipe Bulletin: There was no races the first two days as winds were 25 to 40 knots. …
Miami, February 3-4, 2018 Coconut Grove Sailing Club Attention Snipe Sailors. Comodoro Rasco Snipe Regatta registration is now open. Hurry up and register, please!! The Old Man…
On the second day of the 2017 DonQ Regatta, Charlie and Michele Bustamante capsized to weather at the jibe mark and lost their rudder.
Miami, February 11-12, 2017 Notice of Race available. Please register as soon as possible. … RASCO_2017_NOR_FINAL.pdf…
2017 Winter Circuit: Nassau, Bahamas, March 8-14 – Bacardi & Gamblin Series – CGSC Miami, March 23-26 – Don Q Keg Snipe Regatta – RNSC Clearwater, March 28-30 –…
2016 (58th Annual) Florida State Snipe Junior Championship. Miami, Coconut Grove Sailing Club, September 3, 2016. By Gonzalo Diaz Eddie Mintzias won the Florida State Snipe Junior Championship after 5…
Miami, March 18-20, 2016 ATTENTION SNIPE SAILORS! We would like to ask you to please register as soon as possible. Since this is the 50th Anniversary Regatta…
By Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz Here is the Snipe Bulletin September 1989. See the cover photo with the black background (the storm). The cover photo of the snipe bulletin…
Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz takes us back to sail Snipes in 1950s Cuba, with tales about Dr. Inclan, the rules, cotton sails, and of course… Comodoro Rasco! …