Exchange of Views & Reading
The Longstanding Issue of Charter Fees (and a Call for Moral Suasion)
The old question periodically re-emerges: are charter fees often too high, and can they somehow be kept in check?…
Exchange of Views & Reading
All about the Snipe Class and the Snipe Sailors. Exchange of views, opinions, comments and new proposals. The Snipe is alive and exciting. And the discussion is lively as well.
Automated OCS Testing Report at the 2025 Don Q
The US Snipe Class requested and was granted a waiver to Snipe Class rule 5.1 which governs allowable electronics.
by SnipeTonight
Open or Closed Events?
The Debate Ignited by Spain's Massive Snipe Nationals…
YES to Vakaros, Without any Doubt!
Comments by Pepe Perez, a well-known and appreciated Spanish measurer, on the use of electronic instruments during the starting procedure.
by Pepe Perez
Snipes are back in Los Angeles!
Last weekend we had a great turnout with seven Snipes racing on the ocean outside of Marina del Rey. Newly elected fleet captain Gabe Rios with crew Chloe Rodriguez had…
by SCIRA Office
Race Sense: A Game Changer?
As promised, and while awaiting the survey results (if made public) from the Miami regattas (Bacardi and Don Q), here is my feedback after testing the Vakaros units and Race…
Message from Commodore Martin Bermudez
Analysis of Accounts - Executive Director - Rules Proposals - Our Future…
Attention Snipe Sailors! April Fool Stories
Miami, FL, USA, April 1st, 2025 We hope you have enjoyed our April Fool’s stories.
by SnipeTonight
A Tribute to Giorgio Brezich
It's difficult for me to write about Giorgio Brezich without resorting to rhetoric and sentimentality, things he certainly didn't appreciate and would have disliked.
The Strength of the Snipe Class
More than 32000 boats have been built since 1931, when the naval architect Bill Crosby published the plans of the Snipe on the magazine "The Rudder". As someone noticed, this…
Electronic Device Allowed for a Test at the Bacardi Invitational
The SCIRA Technical Committee has just allowed the Vakaros Race Sense at the Bacardi Invitational Regatta, which starts today in Miami, FL, USA.
Eight Bells: Giorgio Brezich
Giorgio Brezich passed away today in Trieste.
Rules Compliance or Iconoclastic Fury?
This is a deliberately provocative article, because provocation often leads to reflection.
Remembering Gilles Boisaubert
We have the great sadness to announce the passing of Gilles Boisaubert. Gilles worked for the Class for many years, more particularly as National Secretary for France from 1987 to…
by SCIRA Office
Snipe Clinic at the University in Madrid
This past Monday, 3rd of February, a Snipe Clinic was held at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Navales, in Madrid.
by SnipeTonight