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By Gweneth Crook, SCIRA Commodore Let me introduce myself. I grew up sailing Snipes and come from a Snipe family. My parents' first big purchase after they immigrated to Canada in 1954 was a Snipe. From May to September each year we would travel around to Snipe regattas in Michigan, Ohio, New York and Maryland. There was also the Mid-Winter…
By Gweneth Crook, SCIRA Commodore Happy New Year! I have heard that people are asking about the 2016 decals, who chose the colours? One of the duties of the…
By Kim Couranz - originally published on SpinSheet Magazine - December 2015 How did you get into sailing small boats—and more specifically, how were you introduced to racing…
By Raul Rios This year I had the opportunity to sail with many friends and achieve many goals. All of that would not have been possible without all my crews,…
Here you can find a collection of pieces (articles, stories, interviews, reports, video) of the last 12 months. If you missed these stories the first time, we highly recommend reading…
'Tis the week before Christmasand in SnipeToday's worldThe regattas are overThe sails are all furled Hiking pants have been hungBy the chimney with careIn hopes…
By Carol Cronin The Snipe is a two person dinghy that brings the well-balanced class motto “serious sailing, serious fun” to life at every regatta. With a range of ages…
Read the latest Snipe Bulletin – before it hits your mailbox……
[caption id="attachment_14474" align="alignnone" width=""]A proud moment, leading race 3 of the Snipe Worlds. We eventually posted a fourth in that race[/caption]By Carol Cronin - From Where Books Meet…
By Carol Cronin Over the past several years, there has been a lot of discussion about how to provide good charter boats for international championships—and how to get them returned…
From SCIRA UK the Autumn Magazine … attachment … Autumn_Newsletter_2015.pdf…
The compilation of photos from both Jr & Sr Worlds in Talamone, Italy this September. Enjoy Matias’ work!…
By Antonio Espada, SCIRA Chief Measurer I'd like to write down my thoughts regarding the measuring process in Talamone, following Pietro Fantoni's request. The first thing I'd like to stand…
Read the latest Snipe Bulletin – fresh off the press! Jr & Sr World regatta reports, interview with the World Champion, equipment choices and much more!!!…
By Pietro Fantoni Speaking with other Snipe sailors, the general impression is that the Board does not want to make an effort to reinstate and revitalize the Women's Worlds. The…