Snipe Bulletin – Fall Issue
Read the latest Snipe Bulletin – now available for download! SnipeBulletinFall2019…
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.
Published on October 28th, 2019 by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful…
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…
by Luis Borba (From snipe.com.br) OK, so I didn’t qualify for the 2019 Worlds. Nothing new;after all, I’m just a mid-fleet sailor and only the best qualified. But this time was different…
By Carol Cronin (from Where Books Meet Boats – written on October 10, 2019, before the Snipe World Championship) I’m sailing the Snipe Open Worlds this…
From Carol Newman Cronin Blog By Carol Cronin What does it take to go to a world championship in sailing? Well, that’s like asking “how long…
By Sue Roberts (SCIRA Treasurer) There are many myths surrounding the SCIRA Board. When I became your SCIRA Treasurer a year and a half ago a few sailing friends…
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…
Sailors sharing ideas about boat set-up in the boat park. Photo by Kim Couranz By Kim Couranz (from Spinsheet) Big Regattas, Big Learning Opportunities Early last month,…
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by Kathleen Tocke Normally, a regatta on a tiny inland lake would not be considered a recipe for a successful international regatta, but this past weekend, the revival…
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,…
(Photo courtesy of Ted Morgan) By Carol Cronin (published on her blog: Carol Newman Cronin – Author, Editor, Olympian) A few weeks ago, Kim and I…
Regatta organizers, a protocol paper to assist in prizegivings at major championships has been created and can now be downloaded or viewed under Race…
Text: Luis Borba Photos: Will Carrara and Paola Prada The 70th edition of the Snipe Brazilian Nationals will go down in history as one of the most Serious Sailing,…