Brenzone, July 7-10, 2016. Results after 8 races (1 discard) Italian Championship: Enrico Michel & Antonia Contin, 23 Pietro Fantoni & Marinella Gorgatto,44 Paolo Lambertenghi & Antonio Bari, 45 Fabrizio…
By Pietro Fantoni The sub-committee called "Junior Promotion" has studied a new idea for attracting junior teams: team racing. We had a lot of discussion inside the sub-committee and then…
By Pietro Fantoni Two months ago the Promotion Committee presented two International Rankings (Snipe Super Series). The two proposals are quite different (as you can check in the Spring edition…
APRIL FOOLS' DAY - THIS IS A JOKE The Miami City Council unanimously approved a new urban plan for the Coconut Grove shoreline at 12:01am today, and the news for…
APRIL FOOLS' DAY - THIS IS A JOKE We have some great news for the Snipe Class, and also for the sport of sailing in general. The next Snipe World…
SCIRA Promotion Committee warmly encourages fleets in all countries to organize World Snipe Days, in the best time of year for such activities in each region. The aim…
By Pietro Fantoni – SCIRA Vice Commodore A couple of weeks ago I presented the Promotion Committee, with the promise to keep you updated on the work it…
Yuichi Ooi, with his crew Noriaki Sakai, was ninth (first Japanese team) at the 2015 Snipe World Championship in Talamone. ... short answers and photos (by Matias Capizzano) ...
By Pietro Fantoni, SCIRA Vice Commodore (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) One of the most important sectors for the development of our class is to promote our class, and for…
The heart of the Snipe Class is the local fleet. Fleet activity boosts regional, national and international activity. It is also a "family" where the sailors can spend their time…
By Pietro Fantoni, SCIRA Vice Commodore (Published on the Snipe Bulletin - Winter 2016) - Any decision of the Board and the Technical Committee should consider the…
Kenta Nakagawa, from Doshisha University, Japan, was 6th at the 2015 Junior Worlds. (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time…
Alvaro Martinez Iribarne, from Malaga, Spain, was third at the 2015 Snipe Open Worlds in Talamone, Italy. He won the 2011 Junior Worlds in Rungsted, Denmark. (Photo courtesy of Matias…
By Pietro Fantoni Diagrams and calculations by Stefano Longhi - Photos by Matias Capizzano It is quite difficult to get a good start with a fleet of 40 Snipes fighting…
