
Eight Bells: Bibi Juetz
Bibi Juetz passed away yesterday after a long battle. Bibi was an example for many sailors for her attachment to the Snipe Class. She sailed her fist regatta on a Snipe in 1948, in Rio, she won and since that time the…
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…
Photo courtesy of Andrea Carloni Daniela Semec, from Trieste, Italian National Secretary, Vice-European Secretary and, of course, Snipe sailor. – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? When I was 18, I met the person…
Analia Fernandez Cerrato, sailing photographer from Argentina who now lives in Valencia, Spain. – 1) When did you start as a photographer and what sparked that? It…