Fabio Rochelli, aka "Rocket" or ... "Red Cappuccet" (Little Red Riding Hood), from Trieste - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? In 1974, at age 12, in the harbor of Barcola, they made me get on an Optimist. I began to slide on the water with this invisible force of the wind. And I was bewitched. - 2)…
Juan Jose Ferretti Snipe Sailor from Ecuador - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? Lightnings, Back on 1996, a friend asked me to complete his crew - 2)…
[caption id="attachment_8429" align="alignnone" width=""]US Masters (with Tara Levy)[/caption]Steve Lang, Snipe sailor and promoter of the Class, from St. Petersburg, Florida - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I…
Bruno Bethlem, 2013 World Champion (photos courtesy of Fred Hoffmann) - Last september you won your second Snipe World Championship. What is the difference between the Worlds in…
Talamone, November 30, 2013. Regatta report, results (after 13 races), photos and video Last Saturday, three races were sailed in medium wind conditions, around 12 knots from the SE, with…
Talamone, November 16-17, 2013. Regatta report and results Snipe Bay gave two beautiful days of sailing: six races scheduled and six races completed. On Saturday the Race Committee worked hard…
Andre Callot, Snipe sailor and NS from Belgium - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? Late 1966 – 22 years old. Bought a Vaurien with a friend. The…
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…
Junichiro Shiraishi, Snipe sailor (current Japanese champion) and sailmaker - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first boat was a Minihoper. It is like a Laser 4.7,…
Worlds – Boats and Sailors – Part 2 Worlds – Boats and Sailors – Part 1…
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Muggia, September 8-9, 2013. Pietro Fantoni and Alberto Cassandro win the regatta. Results and regatta report Last weekend twelve Snipes attended the Coppa Città di Muggia. It was a record…
[caption id="attachment_7304" align="alignnone" width=""]Enrique Quintero crewing for Brian Kamilar[/caption]Enrique Quintero, Snipe Sailor from Miami, 2007 Snipe World Champion - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I was about…
Damian Borras, Spanish sailor and coach, 1994 European Champion - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? June 1968, It was in a Optimist. I was five years old.