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 World or Continental Championship, but every small race is a Snipe regatta that counts for us. To highlight every activity we would like first of all to know the 2020…
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…
by Pietro Fantoni On December 31st, my two full years as Commodore end. First of all, I would like to thank all my colleagues on the Board, our Executive…
Luis Borba from Sao Paulo, Brazil – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My Dad surprised me with a used Optimist a few days before the 1st…
Congratulations to Reino Suonsilta who has been elected to sit in as European General Secretary for 2020. Elections for Hemisphere officers will take place at their respective regattas in…
After the last Junior and the Senior Worlds the Board decided to send a questionnaire to the participants (“2019 Snipe Worlds Survey”) for knowing their opinions regarding some topics.
Lake Rapel, Chile, December 6, 2019. Results after 3 races: Matias Seguel & M. Jesus Seguel, 4 Matias Poncel & Christian Odermoller, 10 Antonio Poncel & Carolina Martinez, 12…
Open letter from the Commodore Dear National Secretaries, A new sailing season is about to start. There are some items that I think it’s important to share between us:…
Open letter from the Commodore (Photo courtesy of Carloni/Raspar) Dear National Secretaries, I would like to share with you the 2020 SCIRA Calendar with the main international regattas. My…
(Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano – SCIRA) Henrique Haddad (aka “Gigante”), from Rio de Janeiro, won the recent Snipe World Championship in Ilhabela with his crew Gustavo Nascimento.
Hello Snipe Sailors, The Snipe World Championship, every two years, for sure is the pinnacle SCIRA event. I have been so fortunate to be part of nine Snipe World…
Ilhabela, Brazil, October 9, 2019 Number of Races at World Championship General consensus was 2 races/day and 9 races. Only have 3 races if behind in the schedule Number of…
What boat did Henrique Haddad (aka “Gigante”) and Gustavo Nascimento use to become 2019 Snipe World Champions in Ilhabela? The boat is a Lemao, built in 2001 in Brazil…
Hello Snipe Sailors, In recent months, two very successful international regattas took place. The first one, the Masters European Championship was hosted in May by SCIRA Spain, the Valencia…
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