Jerelyn Biehl, Snipe Sailor and SCIRA Executive Director - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? Pretty sure my parents had me sailing in their Lightning before I was born. First time on my own: 6 yrs old in my Sabot. - 2) Your first time on a Snipe? 1973 – I was 13 and a Finn sailor picked…
Don Bedford, SCIRA Commodore and Snipe Sailor - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I really don't remember my first time on a boat but i di have…
Bojan Grego, sailmaker, Snipe sailor and Olympian (FD) from Croatia - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? At 3-4 years old. My father was also sailor - 2)…
Carol Cronin, SnipeToday co-editor, Snipe Sailor and Olympian (Yngling) - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? At 10 days old (frequently misquoted by reporters as "10 years old").
Kenji Abe, Snipe sailor from Japan, second at 2007 Worlds - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time was on a Flying Junior, 25 years ago.
Xandi Paradeda, aka Careca, 2001 Snipe World Champion and Olympian (470) - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time on a sailing boat was when I…
By Pietro Fantoni, SCIRA Secretary After my article “Snipe Class and Class Promotion”, I received reports, ideas and suggestions from some countries and fleets including France, USA (Mission…
Alejandro Fresneda, the athletic and passionate Snipe sailor from Spain - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time was on a Optimist, thirty four years ago.
Gweneth Crook, Snipe sailor and Secretary Western Hemisphere & Orient - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I know it was a Snipe but the exact age?? I…
By Pietro Fantoni, SCIRA Secretary Recently the Board and the National Secretaries analyzed the statistics of the Class (members since the ‘90s, boats since the ‘70s) that Renee Bartell had…
Ben (also known as Big Ben) Van Cauwenbergh, from Antwerp, Belgium, is one of the most popular Snipe sailors in Europe. In the past he was a professional dancer and…
Luis Soubie, Snipe sailor from Argentina - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? It was – I guess - when I was 1 or 2 months old, in…
Peter Commette, Laser World Champion, Olympian (Finn), Snipe Champion - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I don't know. I was very young. I can tell you about…
ST: 2012 was a great year for you. Brazilians, Don Q, Nassau, US Nationals and Western Hemisphere & Orient. At the begining of the year did you expect a incredible…
Jan Persson, Snipe champion and Snipe buiilder - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first sailing expierience was crewing on a Snipe, when I was 13 years…