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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SCIRA announces Hall of Fame The Snipe Class has a long history of which very few other classes can be boast. It is a history of people, sailors, champions,…
A sad news from Italy. Ezio Braga, 61 years old, passed away yesterday after a long battle. Ezio was a passionate Snipe sailor, Italian National Secretary (1996 – 1999)…
Regatta organizers, a protocol paper to assist in prizegivings at major championships has been created and can now be downloaded or viewed under Race…
Hello Snipe Sailors! The 2019 season began with the first important regattas. Later in the spring, two regattas will be very interesting: the Master European Championship in Valencia, Spain,…
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE Laifos Sails, from Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Greece, the remote sail loft that does not like advertising, is secretly testing a new…
