John Rose, from Tacoma, WA, USA, is our Class history expert. He has owned 18 Snipes since 1948. And the last acquisition was in March! “With the “new” acquistion, my four-Snipe collection will consist of a boat from the 1940s, 50s. 60s and 70s – my most active years in Snipes. I did not plan it that way, but oh well.
2015 Snipe Worlds – Talamone. Italy© Matias Capizzano Behind the lens: Matias Capizzano, sailing photographer from Mar del Plata, Argentina. Matias is well known by the Snipe sailors, having followed…
Maria Fiestas, Snipe sailor from Marbella, Spain – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time on a sailboat… Hmmm I don’t remember very well, but…
Guillermo Baixauli, sailing photographer from Valencia – 1) When did you start as a photographer and what sparked that? I started in 2007 coinciding with the celebration of the…
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE To survive, sports must attract more and more spectators, sponsors and money. We must create a product that can be sold…
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE Tired of virtual sailing? We much prefer real sailing, so to help us all cope with this time of Coronavirus we’ve…
By Pietro Fantoni More or less all regattas have been canceled due to the Coronavirus. The exceptions are very few. In some countries, such as Italy and Spain, any…
(Please watch this video above – 470 Men Medal Race with Free kinetics in 8 knots – and then read this article) By Pietro Fantoni To Rule 42 or…
Katia Royer, Snipe sailor from Antwerp, Belgium. – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time was on a yacht when I was very little. At…
by Pietro Fantoni We are experiencing a strange, almost surreal period. We all have a great desire to race or simply go out on the boat to train, but…
2015 Snipe Worlds – Talamone. Italy© Matias Capizzano Flavio Castro, from Rio de Janeiro, 2020 Brazilian National Champion, crewing for Mateus Tavares. – 1) Your first time on a…
Josipa Prosinecki, Snipe sailor from Split, Croatia, and organizer of the next 2020 Snipe Europeans – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I think it was on…
When I think of the (little) time we spend racing, compared to the (much) time spent traveling, loading boats, rigging boats, waiting for the wind or waiting until the wind…
Dear National Secretaries, Fleet Captains and SCIRA Members, The racing activity, even at the local level, is fundamental for the development of the Class. There is not only the…
As of December 31, 2019 Boats Registered Members Argentina 23 55 Austria 1 2 Bahamas 4 15 Belgium 49 82 Brazil 183 297 Canada 17 14 Chile 22 47…