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 20, 2021 in Orlando, FL, USA. (Not Japan in 2022 as planned.) The fleet will be limited to 80 boats. Sources told SnipeToday that the board vote was 6-1. “The Board’s…
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…
Bibi Juetz passed away yesterday after a long battle. Bibi was an example for many sailors for her attachment to the Snipe Class.
Gus Wirth, Snipe sailor from San Diego, California, new Chairman of the Rules Committee. – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I was in high school. A friend invited me out with his family on…
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…
Evan Hoffmann, one of the most active “NextGen, U30” Snipe sailor in the US – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time sailing was when…
Sarah de Canniere from Antwerp, Belgium – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? During my childhood, my family and I used to go to France every year during summer holidays. My parents always rented a…
Marina Sanchez Ferrer from Murcia, Spain. One of the best Spanish crew. Third at the 2003 Snipe Worlds in Sweden, European Champion in 2010 in Norway, vice European Champion…
(Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) Gustavo Abdulklech, current Snipe Junior World Champion (with his crew Leonardo Motta) – 1) Your first time on a sailing…
John Payne, photographer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida – 1) When did you start as a photographer and what sparked that? My earliest relocation of taking photos was in the…
Charlie Bess, a talented and passionate young sailor from Miami. Read her interesting answers: very clear ideas on what the Snipe Class represents for her. – 1) Your first…
Will Carrara, sailing photographer from Sao Paulo, Brazil – 1) When did you start as photographer and what sparked that? I started as a self-taught and as hobby in…
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A rose from my garden, a rose for the Class by Pietro Fantoni My latest article provoked many comments. I must say that I focused on a formal and procedural…
Joseph Mallord William Turner – Storm at Venice by Pietro Fantoni – SCIRA member Last Friday, after a Thursday night meeting, SCIRA Board of Directors has made the…