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Rule Change Proposals, Extreme Circumstances and Constitution
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Author Archives: Pietro Fantoni
14 Questions to … Bernardo Peixoto
Bernardo Peixoto, junior sailor from Bahia, finished second at the recent Brazilian Nationals. – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I’ve been on a sailboat since I was…
14 Questions to … Henrique Brites
Henrique Brites is a young and very talented Snipe sailor from Portugal. He won the Portuguese Nationals in 2021.
How does the Snipe Worlds Selections Work?
The Snipe World Championship “Commodore Hub E. Isaacks Trophy” is not an open championship, in which everyone can participate, but it is a closed event, with numerical limitations by country.
14 Questions to … Alfonso Oña
Alfonso Oña, Snipe sailor and Spanish National Secretary from Madrid – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? It was at age of 8 in San Juan lake (Madrid)…
14 Questions to … Lars Burman
Lars Burman, SCIRA Sweden National Secretary – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? At age of 13 in the Stockholm archipelago. My…
Fleets: Let us know the Story and the Activity of your Fleet
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…
14 Questions to … Mila von Beckerath
Mila von Beckerat, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, won the Snipe Women’s Worlds this year, crewing for Juliana Duque. 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I…
14 Questions to … Giuseppe “Peppe” D’Orazio
Peppe D’Orazio, from Pescara, Snipe sailor, regatta organizer and new Italian National Secretary -1) Your first time on a sailing boat Fifty years ago on a dinghy; at the…
14 Questions to … Floriane Le Floch
Floriane Le Floch, Snipe sailor from Lorient and new SCIRA France National Secretary – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time on a sailing boat…
European Championship – Report from Split
It seems like an eternity since the 2018 European Championship in Pori, Finland, when the European secretaries, after listening to Marko Marinovic’s presentation, voted for Split, Croatia, as the venue…
Eight Bells: Carlos Vilar Castex
A sad news for our Class. Carlos Vilar Castex has died yesterday. Carlos was inducted – with his brother Jorge – into the Snipe Class Hall of Fame in…
14 Questions to … Peter Wolstenholme
Peter Wolstenholme, Snipe sailor from London and UK National Secretary – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My parents had a boat that I was taken out on as a baby, my father then bought…
SCIRA Bubble – Snipe Worlds Rescheduled at Disney World
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE The SCIRA Board of Governors voted yesterday to reschedule and relocate the Snipe World Championship. The new date will be October…
Vang, Boom Kicker and Gnav
After the submission of the rule change proposal 21-03 (Knav allowance), some Snipe Sailors are wondering what the rule is currently in force, but even before what…